Recent content by Rem700stw

Krieger barrel is an option.

160 TSX worked for me. Impala, Warthog, Sable,Gemsbok, Blue Wildebeesrt, Kudu, Waterbuck, Blesbok, Zebra . All one and done except Waterbuck

Swarovski Z6i works great on my 416 Rigby CZ 550

No problem with 2 .30 calibers rifles transported together as long as the cartridges are not the same

I would highly recommend military knee and elbow protection for cactus and bikini wax for cactus removal if that fails.

On the Woodleigh website info and reference section they recommend reducing the soft point load by 5%. Hope this helps.

I would contact Woodleigh directly. They have been most responsive when I have reached out to them.

My youngest daughter is 26. Prayers sent!

My only mid bore double is a Chapuis 9.3x74. It also has 20 gauge barrels. I took it to Africa in 2024 and harvested a giraffe with 286 grain A-Frame handloads and sand grouse and francolin as well as a genet with shells containing #7 shot. I am still looking for the right .303 British.

I have had 3 instances that ABSOLUTELY required a 2nd shot in Africa. The first was a Golden Wildebeest shot with a 375 H&H. Shooter error, plain and simple, I jerked the trigger. I was fortunate to recover him later. No blood trail to follow. Trackers staged drives through likely cover. Last...

I just saw Hunter-Habib’s post and even though my shot was quartering away I must defer to his experience and expertise and will try to boost my loads in the future.

Yes. This represents the likely REAL velocity of the old tropical loads back in the day. I used Hornady DGX bonded bullets out of necessity in my vintage 450-400 on Buffalo in 2023. No complaints from me. The Buffalo however got very sick and died rather suddenly. My RL 15 load was similar in...

EVERY rifle I have used in Africa for plains game was sighted using MPBR. I use a six inch window so bullet is never more than 3 inches high or low to MPBR. Even with my mil dot reticles I do not touch the dials in the field. Too easy to “get lost” on the turrets. And yes most of my shots were...

As a follow up to my original reply regarding my experience in the Karoo with the 375 all animals were shot with a 300 grain Barnes TSX. Kudu at 280 yards facing me slightly quartering. Bullet in medial to left shoulder and exited right inner thigh near scrotum. Ran 40 yards. Common and Copper...

416 Rigby. Tough call. I have all but 375 Ruger and the 500 Nitro but for these parameters I would give the nod to the Rigby.