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I will take all the Woodleigh 570's. Thanks

Quickload is designed for bottle neck cases and isn't as accurate with straight wall cases. The author confirms this.....suspect part of your problem. Hogdons website is showing 42k pressure with a max 106.3 gr. load. Suspect Quickload is your issue. Try Hogdons online load data.

I don't have data for 600 grains. Since most .500 Nitro reloaders are for a double rifles, for us it is more about regulation than maximizing velocity. I have had good luck with 103 to 106 grains of H4350. I would work your way up until you achieve desired velocity without over pressure.

Love those Army Navy working rifles!

Welcome!

I am glad you started this thread. As a dedicated reloader who hunts only with reloads, for me reloading is all part of the joy of hunting. Hunting with my rifle, my chosen bullet, powder and primer gives me the ultimate control over the process and extends my hunting season into the off-season...

I am not a fan of a 6 o'clock hold. If you want to resolve the issue you actually need a taller front sight. This will lower your impact. They can be purchased at New England Custom Guns. Good luck!

I have not heard of them and I have hunted Niassa a few times including last year. If you want to hunt Niassa I can highly recommend Kwalata(Jaco Strauss) or Kambako(Jumbo Moore). Kwalata is a site sponsor and they run a nice camp and have great logistics to get you to their camp and home safely.

Thanks for sharing. What an exciting hunt! I booked this same hunt at SCI with Karl for 2025. I am looking forward to it.

International hunting has never been in more jeopardy. The UK was close to banning trophy imports from Africa last year. They managed to kill it in the House of Lord's. A new bill has already been reintroduced this year. It would be surprising if it didn't eventually pass. European liberal ideas...

The solid vs soft discussion is not quite so straight forward as many like to make it seem. Bullet performance at impact is only part of the equation. Depending upon what vegetation you are shooting through you are much less likely to have a significant deflection with a solid than a soft...

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. D.H. Lawrence, 1923