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Oddly enough I was talking to a PH about a possible hunt next year and he had detected a similar economic change. A general tightening of belts was mentioned.

4stable sticks are not as robust as Viper Flex Journeys. I have seen them fail in the field. I have abused my Viper flex mercilessly but they keep coming back for more after 5 plus years of hard use.

Great write up so far! Were you in RSA the first week of June? If so we shared the cold front !! From the UK I can recommend flying with Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow. It’s a direct flight and you just rock up with your rifle (and a broad smile!!) to check in. Bummer about your rifle… Did you...

Five softs in a pocket carrier and 10 solids on a belt slide. Spares in the truck

Thats my conclusion, hoping to access the NF bullets in the UK with Barnes or A frame as a backup plan

Good morning, I have already been in touch with Mark at 1967 Spud and will ring him again later this morning. I am after some .458 500 grain SS bullets as well as the matching 500 grain cup point solids and flat point solids. My intention is to hunt buffalo, elephant and hippo. Have many people...

You might be right, perhaps other bullets would have had the same or worse performance. The advice I received has changed my point of view on the Raptors to the extent that I won’t use them on buffalo again so I’m looking for a controlled expansion weight retention design rather than a...

That was my concern that the 550 grain might be a bit of a stretch from the Lott. I could however see them being excellent in the 450 Rigby or other large cased cartridges. Can you tell me more about your experiences with the 500g Peregrine VRG3 bushmaster, especially on frontal chest shots?

Roe buck .308 Win or 6.5x55 Red and Fallow deer 7mm Rem Mag, Wild Boar 30-06 Moose & bear 375 H&H Sable & Kudu 300 Win Mag Eland 375H&H Buffalo 458 Lott

Sounds interesting, have you shot many buff with that load?

The shot was not low and it hit where I aimed. It hit the humeral head immediately below the The shot was not low and it hit where I aimed. It hit the humeral head immediately below the shoulder joint not the mid shaft or distal humerus near the elbow joint as the buffalo was quartering. The...

Thanks for the feedback. I’m asking as a result of a situation that developed on a buffalo following my initial shot being with the 420 grain Raptor @2350fps. It was a quartering on shot that hit the top of the left humerus. To be fair the bullet base did penetrate the thorax and exit but the...

Has anyone used this combination for buffalo or other thick skinned game? What velocity did you achieve and what was on game performance like? I am unsure if the 550 grain SS bullet is best used in the 450 Rigby and 460 Weatherby with the 458 Lott being better restricted to 500 grain SS...

I did notice that the 300g TSX holds its velocity very well indeed. I wanted to try the 250g TTSX on plains game and they worked very well but in hindsight I would be happy to shoot everything with the 300g TSX. You live and learn !!

Any idea when bullets will be available in the UK?