Recent content by mneilh

I have read your post with interest and can highly recommend Derian Koekemoer Safari’s as an outfitter that can provide what you are looking for. I hunted with Derian in August 2024 and within a week of returning home had booked a return hunt for July 2025. Derian and his wife Johlene run a...

Three friends and I hunted with Derian Koekemoer Safaris in August 2024. This was out third African Safari. We had a great time. Derian runs a really good operation with a wide range of game. Great accommodation and food. We took some outstanding trophies including old buffalo bulls, hyena...

Heym 89B in .450NE

I did my first alpine hunt at age 53 - hunting chamois and thar in New Zealand and did three more alpine hunts for those same species with the last at age 60. I prioritised alpine hunting over going to Africa on the basis that younger legs are needed in the mountains and Africa would wait a...

I have had wonderful service from a pair of Leica 10x42 Geovid HDB’s in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. They provide great clarity and the range finding ability is really useful. I carry them in a Kuiu harness, which is very effective at keeping dust, leaf litter and rain off them. A...

That looks like a Pelican camera case. I have a 450 Heym that I am considering taking to South Africa this coming August and was considering a Pelican case for the ammo to be carried in for the internal flights. A couple of questions if I may. Which model Pelican case is it that will handle...

Shot a 42” Cape Buffalo in July with my .470. I used a handload comprising of a .500gr Woodleigh soft point, 92 gr H4350, Federal 215 primer in a Hornady case. It worked a treat.

Buy some brass and a set of die’s and hand load for the .458. It is an easy round to load and there are a myriad of .458 projectiles out there. Start with the 300 grainers and work your way up. I have a current manufacture Winchester Model 70 Safari in .458 Win. I shoot it a lot with 500 grain...

Have a look at www.eyepalusa.com I think this is what you are looking for

My plains game load in my 375 Win M70 is 80 grains of H4350 and a 270 grain Woodleigh @ a smidge over 2,700 fps. Clover leaf 3 shot groups at 100 yards and no pressure signs even at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Flattened wildebeest, warthog and impala each with one shot on my last SA hunt

I don’t have a .416, but I have found my Winchester M70 458 Win Mag @ 2,140 FPS (chronographed) with 500gr soft points, to flatten deer. Never seen them drop so quickly. Much better than those little mouse calibres like .30-06

I have had great success using 210 .41 calibre pistol bullets in a Jeffery 450/400 3”. I used to shoot rabbits out to around 50 yards with them. Less rooting around than cast bullets. No recoil either.

Leica Geovid HDB - fantastic binoculars

I have installed a Burris Fastfire III on my .458 Win boltgun and also on my 470 double. Reliable, fast and a great aid to accurate shooting. The red dot (in my opinion) is all that is needed for these larger calibres - and no chance of getting smacked in the head from recoil, which is not hard...

I have used a Fastfire on a .375H&h, .458 Win Mag and a .470NE - many hundreds of rounds in total. Absolutely no problems whatsoever. They are a great sight, in my opinion