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All 'banded' bullets are not true drive band bullets. They are grooved bullets. The difference is on this page: http://www.gsgroup.co.za/faqdrivebands.html

GSC designs to shed the petals after penetration, expansion and full wound channel forming. See the Expansion and Weight Retention item at FAQ on our website for a full explanation on what GSC found works best. We rolled many decades of personal hunting of game (more than a thousand), over...

GSC reduced the price lists for the Americas recently. This is because of increased demand and we figured that no amount of Black Friday discount beats a permanent reduction in price. Thank you to everyone who made this possible. GSC is in line with most other popular turned monometal bullets...

The GSC FN range works very well in the small animals and the .257" FN is 90gr in weight. I hope this information is not too late to be of use.

Getting all the lists up on the site took a little longer but the good news is that we managed to lower average prices by a fair amount. We managed to get to less than another manufacturer of turned bullets and less than that of two premium jacketed lead bullets. Of course quality stays where...

There is a postal strike going in South Africa and, even if the strike is resolved now, the backlog of post will only be cleared by early January. So far, the end of the strike is not in sight. I am looking for someone flying back to the USA from the Eastern Cape in South Africa, to take a...

Hello Matt, Forgive the slow reply, sometimes time is not one's friend. There is no doubt that the price is on the way down. In this day and age it does not happen often but circumstances sometimes allow it to happen. This is the result of volume caused by increased use. We expect to...

lcq, Differences between rifles chambered for the same cartridge sometimes play havoc with published loads and speeds. I have seen where start loads gave maximum pressure/speed and, in a different rifle of the same cartridge, where charge loads above the highest published maximum load gave...

Victor, that is a very difficult question and the short answer is to load both and see where they go. The long answer is that both bullets shoot over very similar trajectories but that is when both are zeroed at 200m. It would therefore depend on the weight of the rifle, the residual pressure...

Hello Victor, As Marius has said, the 265gr HV bullet is indeed strong medicine. I would reserve the use of solid bullets (FN) for elephant and other applications where a solid bullet is indicated, such as on the small five. With an FN bullet, cape damage on the exit side is limited but the...

Hi Gordon, GSC sells in the USA as well. Any bullet we make is also available and made in the USA. The RSA gun laws, as elsewhere in the world, was concocted by people who crave control. They have no idea about firearms related matters and disregard the fact that the law abiding gun owner...

Thanks Tarbe, I am sure that we can add value to the shooting activities of guys in the USA. We started exporting from South Africa to the USA in 2000 but, given that the bulk of our production in SA was exported to the USA and the cost and paperwork was becoming a nightmare, it made a lot of...

Just a heads up on the websites for GSC: We are migrating the websites from Webafrica to a company in the USA and, given the complexity and depth of the South African site, this may take a week or so. GSC is now manufactured in the USA as well and any tech questions can be directed via either...

When one builds rifles, the rifle is usually supplied ready to go. In other words, it is complete with optics and, usually, accessories. If something goes wrong or needs adjustment, the client brings the rifle back, complete with optics and accessories. This makes the builder acutely aware...

I would mount the scope in Thor bases and rings if there is no need for a detachable mounting system. You can pay more but I don't think you can buy better. Rosenthal should have stock as well. I do not agree with your choice of telescope but that is a debatable point. :)

I am not sure how many suppliers make hardware that will work on a rail mount. The only ones I have seen are EAW and of course custom made mounts. I went the custom route on one of my rifles but machined the rail off from the objective bell on the Zeiss I had at the time, to get the mounts as...

I have fitted a number of them to customer rifles and the range is mind boggling. When correctly fitted, they allow several scopes to be fitted to the same rifle without losing zero. They are very user friendly and will function flawlessly for many years. Very well made and something for...

The muzzle must be kept low, the swivel must not damage the fore-end hand, the sling must not pull on the barrel or the stock and there must be a place to mount the bi-pod without changing point of impact. All this is solved when the rifle is carried butt up and the front swivel stud is...

Barrel band sling swivels are traditional. Certain classic look/style rifles must have them otherwise they do not conform to "the look". You are entirely right about the way they mess up the accuracy and harmonics. It depends on which is more important to the owner: Practicality or how it...

There are a couple of things to bear in mind. All bullets will deform, even the hardest solids. Sooner or later, the chosen bullet will meet a force that it cannot resist and it will change shape. With softs, this is a given because, when a soft does not deform at all, it has failed. When a...

Humor is an essential part of daily life and respect is always a given. It is good to remember that always. Mike, I was hoping not to tell as it may tread on some toes, grown men can be so sensitive at times. Just exchanging ideas and info would be good and, no, that is not a Barnes bullet...

Gerrit, I am not going there. Many (so called) problems are deemed insoluble and, when one finds solutions and talk about it, those who deem the problem insoluble, turn to derision. :meyou: This leads to name calling and, when someone makes fun of me, I make fun right back at them. It does...

Thanks for the welcome. Gerrit, every so often I have a look for bad experiences due to bullet failure. I have spent the last 30 or so years chasing such things down and eliminating them. Bullet failures would fall into two categories: Bullet design that makes it difficult to hit what one...

Hello to the members here. Often when I research a subject, this forum comes up. I figured it is about time to join and learn more and also to contribute in those areas where I can. Thanks for the opportunity. Regards Gerard