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Not on my list cause I cant get any. Send me some and ill load them up.

I started another thread here a while back after I purchased a new in the box (made in 1979) Ruger M77 in .338 Win Mag. for my next Africa hunt. Several members here helped me gather load data and components. Thankyou!!! I have spent the last six weeks working up loads. The six below were...

Huh?! I don't like mechanicals, I explained why, clearly stated it was MY opinion. Your recurve analogy makes no sense to me.

So.....I like guns but archery is my thing. Been at it for over 40 years, hundreds of animals taken with a bow from squirrel to Blue Wildebeest. Mechanical broad heads are prone to spectacular success and at times spectacular failures. Moving parts increase the variables and make results...

Very interesting! I don't know how you can get enough powder in that relatively small case to drive 225 grains at 2900 fps.

Okay....you made me look!;) What is the recipe for this 225gr, 2900fps 35 Whelen load? After a pretty extensive search of the published data the fastest 225gr 35 Whelen load I could find is 2618fps. Fastest .338 Win Mag .225gr load I could find 2944fps. I not selling the .338WM yet!!!:p

I'll do that. I'll shoot it at the shop as soon as I get my rifle back, should be next week. Just won't be able to take it home for 6-7 months.

B&T MonoBlock .338 Lap This....I ordered it never seen one before I got this one. Specs are really good, they are actually made in Switzerland. Everything else I have is either SilencerCo or Griffin.

I sell Silencers...and guns and other cool stuff. The approvals we are getting back right now on the E-Files were out for about 6 1/2 months. We still have a few paper submissions out that are 18 months old. When the E-file first started we were getting approvals in 60-70 days.....not anymore!

Thankyou! Some one else already hooked me up with brass. Yep my Ruger .338WM is the original M77 with the tang safety. The wood and bluing are beautiful. I dropped it off today to get the barrel threaded, already submitted the E-File for a .338 can.

Great info...thanks! Exactly the type of insight I was looking for.

Thanks! Load #4.....Nice!

Great tips! I will say I'll always go in July or August so your clothing commendations don't apply then. Very pleasant during their winter, averages were mid 40s at night and mid 70s during the day. I can do without the heat!!

(y) Thank you!

I decided I wanted a new rifle for my next plains game hunt in August so I headed to a gun show to see what jumped out at me. I ended up with a beautiful Ruger M77 in .338 Win Mag. It was made in 1979 and was new in the box! I have to admit I am totally infatuated with this Rifle. So its time...

Yep! I got a Gemsbok last time, #1 on my list on our first trip. I came within a heartbeat of getting a shot at a mountain Zebra twice last time but it didn't quite work out.

Throw in a Mountain Zebra and this matches my 2nd Safari wish list. My first Africa hunt was in August 2022, we are going back in August of 2024.

Sold...Sold...Sold...Thanks guys!

Dropping price to $350 for the case delivered.

The other Savage...308.

I have that savage, great rifle they only made for a couple of years. The walnut stock is even hollowed out to save weight. Mine weighs a tad under 5.5 lbs, 20 inch barrel. With the Leupold VX3-HD 2.5-8x36 and A Browning horse hair sling it weighs 6.4lbs. Here is a pic of the Savage with my...

Does anyone have experience with or opinions about Rudolph Optics based is South Africa? The only reference I could find about them on AH was about their shooting sticks. I have been in contact with them about putting their optics, mainly scopes in my store but am having trouble finding...

Welcome! You are Just like me, 1st trip to SA in the books and planning the next!

I have a case (10 boxes) of this ammo. $375.00 delivered for the lot, anywhere in the lower 48.

I reload just not set up for .338 WM. I should have plenty of once fired brass by the time I can track down some components.

They still have some, one box limit dangit!

I agree, 30-06 with the right bullet is plenty. The .338 was an impulse buy but I'm infatuated with it now! My main goal with this post was to whine about the price of ammo! :ROFLMAO:

I had a great experience on my first African plains game hunt last year, nine trophies in seven days of hunting. Seven with my .308 and two with a compound bow. Waterbuck, Wildebeest and A Gemsbuck were the largest animals I took. On our next trip Zebra, Kudu and Eland will be on the list so I...

Zebra, simply prepared. As fine a piece of meat as I have ever sampled. Has me seriously considering plating one of my neighbors donkeys....they do sound and behave just like Zebras, just no stipes! ;)

Rangefinder, knife, binos, rope, firestarter....everything that would normally be on my belt or in my day pack when I am hunting at home stayed in the vehicle when we set out. I just figured out after the first day that my PH had it covered. I carried a few extra rounds, water and my camea. I...

By the way. I did not like the angle on the bow shot. I was going to pass. My PH told me exactly where to shoot. I hit the spot and he was down within five seconds.

Distance you can dial up on a CDS scope depends on your scope and load. VX-3 HD on my .308 with a 200 yard zero I get a little over 600 yards. One revolution of the turret on the VX-3. VX-5 HD on my 300WM, and again a 200 yard zero it will dial to 1200 yards. The VX-5 allows two complete turns...

The Blue was a 40 yard bow shot, he stumbled a little over 30 yards and was done. The Black was a 303 yard shot, .308 with a 165gr Fed TBT bullet. He collapsed in place. You can see the the entries in both pics. Like everyone has said, hit them in the right spot and they will go down.

Chronographed Velocities....I wondered if I would get called out on my offsetting variables! :ROFLMAO: With my load it would be about a 3.5 inch difference at 500...starting to become significant. I agree with all you are saying. I just think for the vast majority extreme conditions and...

I would zero at 200. 1/2 my shots on our hunt in SA last year were between 200 and a little over 300 yards. 300 yards with a 200 yard zero is a 8-9 inch hold over.

For the VAST majority of hunters the Leupold CDS system is simple and effective for any situation they will find themselves in. For example, on my .300 WM 165 gr Federal TBT with a 200 yard zero: 300 Yards Sea level and 90 degrees F, 6.3 inch drop . 7500 Ft and 20 degrees F 6.1 inch drop...

Good stuff One of the biggest lessons I learned from my first Africa hunt last year was I took WAY too much gear. They really did do our laundry every day. I never used my knife or my rangefinder or a bunch of other stuff I took. It was just hard for me not to take all of my hunting stuff on a...

Kuche Safaries SA August 2022. My son got this one, mine is a few post above.

Limpopo SA with Kuche Safaries. Every animal they put me on was an amazing trophy including this Red Hartebeest Did not get any measurements on him during the hunt so that will have to wait until the taxidermy crate arrives. This was a long spot and stalk , my PH finally got me within 35...

Free State in South Africa with Kuche Safaries. My first shot in the field in Africa and my first African trophy so I'll always remember this one. 303 yards, Federal 165gr TBT in .308. He did not take a step, collapsed in place on the shot.

Both from Limpopo in August of 2022. 19 inch (white) and 17 inch.

Having multiple groups at the base camp seems to be an issue for some here. But it is absolutely not an issue with Kucke. They have access to many great properties. Never saw any hunters outside my group when we were in the field. And we enjoyed the interaction in camp with the other groups. I...

We let them know a couple of weeks out what we were interested in besides the included animals. That being said the first two animals I took were not on my list at all. You will see lots of animals. Kuche is doing my taxidermy. They own their own taxidermy studio and I talked to several people...

Don't worry about Kuche. Its a great outfit! I went on a DU auction hunt with them last August that my sons bought at a DU banquet. Kuche has been in business a long time. We met several return clients in camp that are experienced African hunters that said they would not go anywhere else...

I get that. The variable is the opportunity to spend a lot more on trophy fees on the Limpopo game farms than you could/would in other settings.

I disagree with his premise. South Africa offers something different in the game farm / game ranch packed areas. Its not necessarily cheaper. And I am middle class, maybe even lower upper middle class. All we can hope for is that safari prices SA don't drop enough that the upper lower class...

Wow, truth be told no one is allowed to hunt "wild Africa". Once again, snobery! I can hunt ANYWHERE I WANT! I've hunted in Spain, have you? My two boys and I took 26 animals last year in SA in six days of hunting. We all have good gear and know how to shoot. We had a ton of fun and spent a...

Everyone told me a .308 was not enough rifle for African Plains Game, but I took my Savage Lightweight Hunter in .308 because it has been my go to rifle for the last 10 years. Also traveled with a couple of Weatherby rifles in 7mm Rem Mag and .300 Rem Mag. Our first morning my PH said we would...

416 Ruger.......Hornady 400gr Bonded soft points or 400gr solids? Buffalo are on the list for our next trip. I have the rifle, Ruger Hawkeye African in .416 Ruger. The two Hornady loads loads are avalible, nothing else I can find.