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Midway isn’t the cheapest on anything anymore. I’d say if you can find a m70 current production in the low to mid 2k’s it’s a fantastic value

If that’s all Winchester factory work,..stock and engraving, which it may be, it’s worth more than if an unknown did all the fancy work on it. I’d contact Winchester with the serial number and inquire. Looks like a nice rifle, clearly someone had their sights on Alaska with it.

I tend to agree that SA isn’t as bad a as some would make it out to be,….however comparing it or its people to a US city is ridiculous. US cities are some of the safest metropolitan areas in the world IMO. Also, saying you’re with a ph and he’ll take care of you is also nonsensical. Is he...

That’s sad,…feel for his family. He sounded like a decent guy into the outdoors. Lions are no good

Buy the RCBS Supreme, get the rcbs dies and you are good to go. Been using the big RCBS press for many years. You'll need a way to trim cases and prep them, and measure powder (inexpensive digital scale) and you'll be good to go. If you need a list of what I would buy to get started I'd be...

I’d do a a 22 hornet and shoot the tiny’s with it.

The 269 weatherby imo is the best round he ever created. Standard action size, extreme speed and flat shooting, for anything up to deer, elk, and any medium size plains game in Africa it’s perfect. Once you get to something 800-1000lbs I’d probably go a little bigger with a heavier bullet.

Never had any trouble with Barnes TSX or Solids, been using them for 20 years. It would be great to have more options. I like Hornady's as well, especially now that they are bonded. Swift A Frames would be great but he can't seem to produce bullets. I won't use anything where there is...

Very Simple, if a rifle is beating you up and giving you headaches you need to move down in recoil. I recently went through the same thing. I had a 500 Jeffery I loved but I just couldn't practice and shoot it much. It has been my experience that around 60- ft lbs is about top recoil for me...

For me, it's more about the location and the rifle....

Used Leica Trinovid 8x32, there are at least 3 pair at first glance on ebay that are sub $800, even if you have to send them in for clean and re-furb, you are still well ahead when compared to off brands. the big three are where it's at for binos, I've learned my lesson and will never trust...

Hire a camera man.

Much of the short barrel stuff is meant to be suppressed, otherwise barrels wouldn’t be that short.

Great book. I enjoyed reading it, is it all true, who knows, it did seem novel like when I read it? If I had to guess I'd say the guy shot a lot of big elephants. Seems like a lot written about Africa in the 20th century may be a bit farcical and had some base in romanticism.

It’s a very classy look, and couldn’t be more solid, the gma 416 rigby I have is never going to leave my possession. It’s one of the first 100, made by Dennis Olson. timeless piece, dreamt of having one ever since I saw the first rifles that they used for pictures on their website 25 or so...

Many of the rifles that were built by Mike Roden of Granite Mountain Arms had this same pattern as well and everything is integral. I think they look fantastic but it's expensive to do.

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I wouldn't hesitate to use 400's, and with a 416 rigby where you could get some real horsepower behind it, heck ya on the 450's.

Murray leather makes the best one IMO, however, the full cull belt has always seemed a little much for the visiting hunter. I get the pageantry of it all, however, I have always felt like a Murray shell holder holding 8-10 rds on a second belt with perhaps a pouch and a small belt knife, is...

I always do 8-10 full days of hunting, 12 is even better (did that once)I’ve never had the transport days count as hunt days as previously mentioned…make sure you have a day to travel in from the airport, and a day to travel back to the airport.

Classics are more relevant than ever, they are going to be the only thing that hold their value for the ages and its unlikely governments will be taking high end classics sporters away from people, much like classic shotguns. I completely agree with the guys statement about the things...

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Not a fan of snakes, only seen pythons so far, I’d like to keep it that way. There is no doubt Africa holds a lot of things that can kill you, but I’d rather be ripped apart by a lion or stomped out by an elephant rather than get bitten by a mamba or a big cobra.

That seems like a lot of powder, I've been able to get my 404 with a 24" barrel to 2200-2250 fps with 70-72 grains of either H Varget or IMR 4320,......400 grain bullets. Haven't tried any 350's in my 404. In my 416 rigby however, that's the exact performance I get with 350 grainers, albeit 92...

Dakota/Parkwest

375 HH

Here is a very specific problem I had with a really nice mauser 98 375HH I have. The bolt face on the ride side would not pick up the rim of the shell every time, only on the right side of the staggered magazine, It drove me mad , quit using the rifle, which was a shame because its a beauty...

Agreed on Don't file anything on your rifle,...this is a brass issue. Am I understanding you that the bolt face is not picking up the rim when moving the bolt forward to feed? Want to make sure I understand the problem correctly. You need to look at and measure the rim of the cases to...

Best Value in a safari rifle easily....

That would be a very interesting one to find handloading components for. What a beauty, there is nothing else like that era of double.

Shooting up some animals is not worth risking life and limb,...go somewhere else. Any information coming out of that area, even from the outfitters is suspect. The last thing they want over there is word to get out its dangerous as hell, well, I think we are going to see a lot of instability...

In darkest Africa, vol 1, Stanley

M70,...but you should probably upgrade the scope, which will require a new ringset,....I would go through the trouble and do it.

Hk cc9, inside the waistband appendix carry. iMO a really good carry gun. There is no other pistol in that size range that would be able to pass the testing that model went through to get approved by Germany.

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With the whole Bertram thing going sideways and Norma being unobtainable, it’s a real bummer. Does anyone know if Bertram is going to sell in the USA anymore?

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22-24 is ideal, no loss of performance at all with modern powders. I've gotten 2700fps out of a 22" barrel with 270gr barnes. Long barrels are no good in Africa.

I really like it all, never had waterbuck though. Eland is probably my favorite. Ate lots of impala on one of my last trips, I could eat that every day.

Tom---if we really wanted to score a big hit with this crowd, we need to make a Farquharson action true to form of a Gibbs and chamber it in some interesting caliber like this 375 2.5". I'd have one....has anyone ever dissected one of those to see if it could be done?

If it’s a first edition and it good shape probably worth 150-200 tops

425 westley Richards. It’s a really cool round, and it’s small in stature for the power it renders. I’m surprised blaser hasn’t done it, it fits their r8 platform and would work perfectly with the way that action operates

My 31" Nyala from Coutada 9 in Mozambique, great hunt, great shot, beautiful day.

I agree with Mr Peacocke, a double at close range (only way to hunt buff IMO),...very appropriate

ebay is a good place to start. Looks like there are a bunch of them on there now that are pretty low priced, may be new old stock, refurbed at factory, don't know....I'd check it out.

Nothing quite like hitting them with a 500 Jeffery, but I just sold it. It will be a 416 Rigby, 458 Lott, or 470 double on the next one...first world choices for sure

For a lot of Safari Club Guys probably to get their patch or pin or whatever it is they get for the dangerous game

Leupold at 1k level is hard to beat, but you can buy Schmidt & Bender Klassics for about that as well and the glass is way better. Swaro z3 is fantastic scope for the money and would probably be my choice. In the last 25 years I have had many, many, many leupolds that have had to go back for...

There is a real whole in the market since Bertram bailed out of US, or whatever is happening there