Recent content by The Engineer

4 trips to Africa with key lock. No issues. I pack the rifles in soft rifle cases surrounded with padded items inside the Tuffpak. I leave the soft cases unzipped down to the widest part which makes inspection easy as you can slide the rifles in and out. With a soft "plug" between the soft...

I was not trying to start a controversy just passing on an observation. That observation was based on and supported by a video of an unexpected lion charge while hunting buffalo. The PH and the client each fired a shot and hit the lion as it charged. The lion hit the PH and had him down. The...

The performance would be essentially the same. The issue I have with the 416 Ruger is it is a much higher pressure cartridge and therefore much more susceptible to extraction issues. A PH I know was mauled when the high pressure 416 locked up the action.

I have 10 boxes of solids and 5 boxes of bonded soft points. I would sell the solids for $175/Box or 10@ for $1500. The bonded softpoints would be $200/box or 5@ for $900. That would be cash with a driver's license for local pickup in the DGW area.

I have loaded Hornady ammunition and new cases. I would prefer selling loaded ammo but would consider selling cases. I see you are in Ft. Worth. I am in Grand Prairie.

I do not have that problem with my 89B 450NE but both my Merkel and Heym 88Bs would bruise the middle finger. The very similar NECG pad totally solved the problem and it does not modify the rifle.

If they are the QD mounts with a stud coming down from the rings, I had a stud fail on a much smaller caliber. I am not sure it was due to recoil as it was a used rifle and the someone may have over tightened the locking lever. Either way, i decided I would not use the Leupold QD mount/rings...

My suggestion for someone who was a bit recoil shy (Flinched with big bores.) was to shoot the big bore only enough to insure it was sighted in then put it away and practice with a full size 22 concentrating on the trigger squeeze and calling the shot. When you get to the point of being able to...

My investment banker took a large eland with a 270. Bullet placement is everything.

Ditto on the RMR. I have RMRs on both my 450 and 470 Heym's. With respect to a scope, you may very well run into regulation issues between the bare rifle and/or the rifle when the scope is installed.

I have both a 88b and an 89b with RMRs and am quite happy with them. On my 88Bs the rib was not machined for the RMS but I had it machined instead of using a screw on base. It is a simple machining job.

+1 for Bullseye. I have used them several times and been quite happy.

I competed with a push feed Remington 40x and you learn to hit the bolt stop every time you cycle the action. Doing that I never had a misfeed in thousands of rounds. I did have a failure to extract due to an extractor failure. For hunting a PF rifle is bit noisier chambering a round from the...

As i get older, now late 70s; my scope powers are being reduced for anything but varmints or target shooting. I find the higher upper magnification scopes have several disadvantages for me: 1. They are heavier. A few ounces become a few pounds by the end of a long stalk. 2. They are bulkier...

All my doubles (Heym, Merkel, Chapuis) have studs for a sling.