Recent content by Rem700stw

I will Magna Port my double rifles just as soon as they finish installing curb feelers on my Land Cruiser.

I used a custom built 318 in Africa in 2023. I shot a Tessebee, Red Lechwe, a rogue Blesbok, and an Impala with a broken leg for meat to bribe an ESCOM worker. I planned to use it for a Springbok slam and Bontebok but due to a mechanical failure was forced to use a 375 I had for back up. The...

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...