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I have hunted with the Barnes 250g TTSX a bit and shot Kudu, , Zebra, Mountain Reedbuck and Impala with total satisfaction in Limpopo. My load uses Reload Swiss RS60 (which is the same powder as Reloader 17) and gave me 2860fps and silly small groups as you can see on the picture below. I was...

This is not the case. Import of all firearms is illegal regardless of route of travel.

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I have purchased the larger RCBS tool and am very satisfied with it. Thanks for the advice

In Zimbabwe I borrowed the camp .375 (CZ550) and was impressed how smooth it was. Better than any I have handled in the UK. I wondered if the very fine dust that it was exposed to daily was responsible for lapping the bearing surface of the bolt? Possible or not??

Very impressive. He toed the line when it counted and didn’t give up. Excellent mental and physical fortitude !

Careful with using abrasives that you don’t close the bolt as this could affect headspace if done repeatedly. You don’t want to lap metal off the rear of the lugs. Running the bolt backwards and forwards with some lapping compound on the underside of the lugs should help smooth things out.

Sounds like an interesting project indeed. Keep us posted how things go. Have you been in touch with regards price? I have been mulling over a similar thing myself so a vague price range would be useful if you can.

Fantastic video Mark. Great that you showed the meat distribution and the benefits to the community so well. You are a credit to the hunting community!

Gentleman, I have trimmed some .458 Lott cases and am struggling to outside neck deburr using my normal RCBS tool. The inside deburr works fine but the case mouth is so large it barely engages with the case mouth. Is there a better tool to use?

My .375 is my favourite rifle and I cannot envisage a trip without it. It works great on plains game and backs up the 458 Lott nicely for larger species.

Welcome on board Sam. We have perhaps met both in person where I think you were helping at one of BB’s marksmanship training days in the Lakes but also virtually as I bought some Spuhr Blaser rings off you on SD. Great to hear you are travelling to Africa for a buffalo. I know you will have a...

Sure have experienced this, several times in fact. The photo shows the pitting at the crown of my 7mm Rem Mag after about 400 shots. The moderator was never left on after use but the rifle was not cleaned until I had shot 30-40 shots unless it got wet. This meant the barrel could easily have...

I use a moderated rifle almost daily and the biggest frustration in my mind is how they carry on a sling. They often constantly try to rotate backwards when walking. The heavier the moderator the worse this happens. The length aspect can be offset by shortening the barrel at the expense of...

So long as they converged within the same country I would be content!! Are you answering a different question??

In 2024 my friends and I hunted Zimbabwe and had a truly great time. Due to EU embargo’s we were unable to take our own rifles into Zimbabwe so ended up using the camp .375s which were adequate. This got me thinking if it would be possible for my spare DG rifle to be imported or another rifle...