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Can one of you Mauser experts please tell me if the bottom metal for a mod 93 will fit a mod 98? or does it need to be modified?

Hi Guys, Just after your thoughts on a scope for a .338 win mag im thinking of a Zeiss Conquest HD5 3-15x42 I will mostly be stalking Sambar Deer on foot but the odd long shot will most likley present itself at some time.

I was out for a walk one afternoon and stumbled onto this, the red mud wallow that I nearly dismissed as a wombat hole when I first saw it in the binoculars was what led me to the game trail that I followed to find all of this in a secluded gully. Sambarhunter and Bluey please give me all the...

I am hoping one of you guy's has either done this or can advise me as to what is the easiest caliber to convert to .300H&H. Is it easier to open up the bolt face on a 30-06 and rechamber for instance or is it easier to cut and rechamber a 300win mag? Or do I get a .375H&H and rebarrel? Also...

A Hunters Reflections After the previous two days success and with two days of hunting remaining I was very hopeful of getting a Bushbuck. The areas we had glassed the evening before were very promising and we planned on spending the remaining time there glassing the bush edges. Overnight the...

Here is the latest write up on my November 2016 trip to South Africa, I hope you enjoy it. http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au/ I finally get my Kudu. With a big lunch under my belt and a couple of hours rest I felt ready to go again, after such a successful morning hunting Nyala we...

http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au/ Hunting Nyala With Hunthoek Safaris. I woke in the morning before first light and made my way to the lodge to sit on the deck with some coffee and rusks and watch the sun rise over the river. Hendrick and the others joined me and we discussed our plans...

Hi Guys I just got invited to hunt elk in Colorado in 2017 can someone wizen me up to what I need to do to bring a rifle into the US or am I better off just borrowing one when I arrive. Thanks in advance.

A Hunters Reflections Thoughts, Reflections, Recollections and Hunting Tales. Saturday, 27 August 2016 Sambar Hunt August 2016 Part 2[/paste:font] After a day and a night thawing out and recuperating in Lakes Entrance I headed out into the hills once again, I went back to the same area and...

http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au/ Sambar Hunt August 2016 Part 1. I left Perth in the early hours of Sunday the 7th of August and after 3 days of driving I arrived in the town of Lakes Entrance Victoria on the 9th. I booked a room at the Comfort Inn and had a long hot shower and a...

I have a question for all you guy's with way more experience than me, can I fit a gas check to a cast projectile that does not have a gas check base? and if yes is it safe to do so? Regards. Chris

A Hunters Reflections http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au/ Thoughts, Reflections, Recollections and Hunting Tales. My last hunting trip with my Son for a while. Jack with his Goat from our last hunt together for some time. I took the opportunity to get away for a couple of days last...

A Hunters Reflections http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au/ Reloading my 45-70 with Trail Boss Powder. I was looking for a way to practice my field shooting with my 45-70 cheaply and decided to give some Trail Boss powder a go, I have used it quite successfully before in my .222 so I had a...

http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au Thoughts, Reflections, Recollections and Hunting Tales. Reloading my 45-70 withTrail Boss powder I was looking for a way to practice my field shooting with my 45-70 cheaply and decided to give some Trail Boss powder a go, I have used it quite...

Hi Guy's below are the results of some .22 ammunition testing I did recently. A Hunters Reflections Testing a new .22 Having recently purchased a new Lithgow Crossover .22 rifle to use as a hunting rifle and Field Rifle competition rifle I set about the task of finding the most accurate...

The finale to my African Hunting Adventure. Africa once again throws up a surprise!! A Hunters Reflections Africa has the last laugh!!! We all slept well after the previous days events but were up early as we had a long way to travel, we would be driving all the way back to Port Elizabeth. We...

Hi Guy's I am just wondering does anyone know where or who can make a replica set of tusks, I have some very old tusks and unfortunately they are split, and I would like if possible to have some replicas made. Regards. Chris.

The Sands of the Kalahari Part III, Stalking Sable, The Grey Ghost and the Eland After a very restful nights sleep I woke feeling refreshed and eager to head out, I headed over to the dining room for breakfast and coffee and met up with Richard, Jacu and Fabian, Whitey was not far behind and...

http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au The Sands of the Kalahari, Part 2, Gemsbok and Hartebeest. Early morning panorama of the Lodge. After a restful nights sleep I woke to discover that the wind had indeed dropped, I woke Jack and headed over to the dining room for coffee and rusks...

A Hunters Reflections Thoughts, Reflections, Recollections and Hunting Tales. http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au The Sands of the Kalahari. Sunrise over the Kalahari. I slept well after our long day of travel and was woken at 6am by my alarm, I woke Jack and got dressed, then...

Hi Guys I have just done some work with Trailboss powder in my .222 and thought I would share. http://ahuntersreflection.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/reloading-ramblings.html Chris

Hi Guy's. I will most likely make the trip across from WA to Vic some time in 2016 to hunt Sambar, would anyone like to join me or meet up somewhere for a couple of days? Sort of have an AH get together somewhere, as I am travelling from WA I am open to suggestions as to where. Chris.

Hi Guys I have hunted for a number of years and have just returned from my first African Hunting Adventure, Thanks to all the people on this forum that gave me advice and pointed me in the right direction you helped make my trip the success it was. In order to show you what you helped me achieve...

Hello all. Just introducing myself as I am new to the forum., I have been hunting for a number of years and started out in my late teens shooting foxes. I then became a professional meat shooter for a number of years. I have since left that profession and now enjoy taking my rifle for a walk. I...