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I live in South Africa and hunt with a 338 Sabi, which is essentially a 338-06. I shot an eland bull with a 220 grain Peregrine VRG4 last year with no issues

Here is my recipe that I use on my leather goods: Ingredient Weight Dales Neatsfoot Oil 45 g (≈ 50 ml) Lanolin (Anhydrous or Medical-Grade) 25 g (≈ 25 ml) Pure Beeswax 20 g (≈ 20 ml melted) Essential Oil (Cedarwood) [Optional] <1 ml (≈10 drops) You can swop out the...

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Here is a balanced article on the matter. https://africaunauthorised.com/a-lion-called-blondie/

The hunt was perfectly legal.

"Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!"

I rub liquid paraffin on mine a couple of times a year and never had a problem

The 458 SABI might fit the bill. Its a 500 Jeffery necked down to a 458. Only made by Sabi Rifles/Magnum Arm in Nelspruit in South Africa though.

They expand but will exit. I am very happy with Peregrines. I use the VLR4 in my 30-06 and the VRG3 in my 404 Jeffery.

I hunt with a 338 Sabi, which is basically the same thing and use Peregrine 220 grain VRG4 bullets with a muzzle velocity of 2,550 fps. In the 12 or so years I have been hunting with it here in South Africa I have hunted a multiple species with one shot kills out to 300 metres.

I have a GPO 1-8 x 24 on my 404 Jeffery. Shot about 60 rounds with the scope and have had no issues

You misinterpret my post. I am not disparaging either outfitter, I was simply posted the article so that Redfish64 could read what was reported on the matter in that it was the Rural District Council official who was implicated in the wrongdoing. Unfortunately there is no updated news...

https://www.newzimbabwe.com/rural-council-ceo-up-for-dodgy-us900k-safari-hunting-deals/ This may enlighten you as to what happened with the award of the tender.

I have used the various models of Viperflex over the years and highly recommend them. They are a bit pricey but I think they are worth it. https://www.viper-flex.com/