Recent content by tygersman1

50 yards is good. But check it at 25 and 100 for piece of mind. My 404s are good to go set this way with CEB hand loads - also shoot Hornady factory ammo to nearly the same POI in case ammo gets lost. The 404 is just so versatile for everything. Solids and softs from ele to cats to buff to...

As much as it takes. I literally just racked up $4k in leopard bait on a successful hunt. Yes, I’ve also done it for less. But this is one of those it costs what it costs kind of deals. Certainly helps if there’s a bait zebra option - essentially 9 baits per two zebra. I find Zebra lasts...

A dealer or two or three will bid that Rigby up way out of standard market range, so it can sit their website hoping to get a fellow with more money than sense to ultimately pay $55-70k+ for it because it's a Rigby bought from an established dealer. It's not really worth anywhere near that.

In Zim, the highest density and highest success rate areas tend to be booked several years in advance and are disproportionately expensive to other areas. But they are 90+% on spots with PHs that frequent those areas. In my book that’s still a significantly better investment than 50-75% chance...

Of which most probably are unavailable because they sold or were withdrawn from sale sometime over the last decade ....

There are some different ways you can go about this. If you do not want to reload, one of the best, surefire methods is to send the double to JJ Perodeau with whatever factory ammo you want to shoot. Chances are he can regulate it to that load without much trouble. If you want to have an more...

It’s apples to oranges. One is a quality boxlock and the other is a quality sidelock. Both will get the job done. But aside from brand loyalty (which I totally get), there’s no moving “up” from a 160 Merkel to a standard Heym boxlock.

I've shot a few Merkel 140s - they were fine. They may be rather basic, but they are a totally fine double rifle - well priced for the quality. The last very well-regarded PH I hunted with swore by his Merkel 140 500 Nitro express. I'm sure like every manufacturer, there are some that make it...

Almost exactly the same set up for me from Dennis Olson as well. It's been a great rifle. I also have a 24" barreled Lon Paul 404 that's just a little heavier due to the stock configuration. I cant tell any difference in barrel length when handling the two.

If you don't have a sling stud, but really want to use a sling, check out the loop sling from specialty outdoor products. Works like a charm.

Thanks for talking the time to respond. But see my prior post. The shot on this cat was appropriate and called by an experienced PH. The bullet failed to maintain integrity and did not perform in this circumstance.

Yes, that was the entry point. But because of geography this cat was shot from elevated machan position (shooter was well above the cat) not from below or on the same plane. The camera angle is not the same as the shot angle. It was just the camera used to monitor the bait. The bullet...

Sorry, I wasn't intending to be technical and just meant that the bullet may not perform as may be ideal at close range and highest velocity. It's my understanding that it takes some time/distance for bullets to stabilize after leaving the barrel (perhaps mostly an accuracy issue not at play...

Leopards aren't tough to kill. I've killed far bigger game with Accubonds too. But rarely do I have occasion to shoot any of them at less than 50 yards out of a high velocity rifle such as 300 win mag. I don't believe it's purely an Accubond or Partition issue per se - I suspect it could...

Here’s an actual frozen frame from a vid (stopped to see bullet) of leopard being struck by a 180 gr Nosler Accubond (300 win mag) at less than 50 yds. Dead at bottom of the tree? Hardly. Again, it may or may not work at close range out of a high velocity magnum. Why chance it? Just get more...