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If you are struggling with eyesight, the red dot might be problematic. Normal aging of the eyes means that our close sight starts to diminish, thus the red dot forms a ghost ring and appears much bigger, making it difficult to see the target. The big advantage of the red dot is that the action...

Congratulations on your new baby, believe you will dearly enjoy it (seems you already do). Just some advice on load development and shooting of the bench, never easy with these big bores. I own and shoot a .458 Lott and bench work is hard, so I devised a sling that I throw over a tree or roof...

Hi Rob Just my little comment to all the above. Yes, the 458 is a big gun, but rather push than kick in the recoil. I have a CZ 550 458 Lott with a straight stock. the fit of the gun is utterly important. Make sure the gun fits you properly. If possible avoid shooting from the bench and...

It was really interesting to read all the comments and see the difference in opinions. I hunt with rifle and bow and both kill as long as the shot is in the correct place. I have never seen any animal shot through the heart and or lungs that did not die, if the animals doesn't die, you did not...

Don't worry so much about the gun, make sure you know where to place the bullet.... People are easily fooled by deep chested animals (WB, gemsbuck, eland). Remember, the bigger the target the bigger the miss! aim small and miss small. I don't know of any animal that has been shot through the...

Hi WildRose Firstly, the definition of a "gun nut" is when you have more rifles than you can shoot in one calendar year (a rifle a day keeps the insaneness away!) Hunting in Africa, bring the .375 and 300WM (it is just more fun shooting with 2 rifles than one). I normally travel with an...

Sorry, Don't need "flat" shooter in bush!

If you are reloading with softer bullets, just keep speeds under 2,300 fps. I am not a real fan of using softer bullets, but for putting holes in paper its fine. In Africa you are always shooting at something in a bush, thus avoid softer bullets and use the best you can buy. A 300gr soft type...

Will do...

Status update, I received my rifle back but was unable yet to shoot it. Cant wait to see if we solved the problem. Most likely will go to the range during next week and push couple of rounds through it....keep your fingers crossed!

I had to take this bull down as it had a broken right shoulder and was unable to walk. the shot was taken after running 800m after him in very thick bush. Luckily I had my .375 H&H loaded with 300gr Hornady DGX with me and could take the shot through thick bush at 60m at him. The bullet broke...

Hi Gert I 100% agree with you on the 404 Jeffery, it has soul!! But like the .416 Rigby it is close to the .375 H&H. Maybe I should just re-think this plan... I want something BIG, but also want to shoot with it regularly and as I thought, there are enough different opinions out there as to...

Many novice hunters want to follow after the animal directly after the shot. A badly injured gemsbuck will reverse into a thicket and wait head-on for his assailant to arrive, ready with those deadly horns pointed forward. many hunters have been injured by the presumed dead buck that with his...

I am probably the most addicted hunter of Blue wildebeest (rifle and bow) and I am always lucky to find one, even when I said that I am not going to shoot one on this trip, they just keep on appearing in my scope... They do make beautiful floor rugs with that unique black/blue shade skin and...

Welcome to AH. Its very nice to see more and more females joining in this incredible sport of hunting. very nice heavily bossed black wildebeest. They are called the clowns of the bush and if you have hunted them regularly or had the opportunity to study them for some time, you will know...

I don't really know about that, some of these warthogs can be very dedicated on ripping you to threads and don't like dying easy, bullets smaller than .30 seem to bounce of their hides like air gun pellets from and elephants behind!! You really do need a lot of gun to hunt them with... Only...

If you need a good explanation to get the new gun and don't want to end up on the couch, I have plenty of good reasons (can write a book...maybe not such a bad Idea..."Explain to your wife why an additional gun in one minute!") I do fancy the .450 Rigby (not afraid of the thump), so maybe I will...

I like the way you think... I fully agree on the .458 Lott, making a .458WM better doesn't have the same nostalgia as a classic (that is exactly why I have a .375 H&H). I use all my rifles to hunt with and love shooting then regularly, so going big sounds like getting a .450 Rigby. The .416...

Yes I reload everything. I have tried various factory ammo, but same results. My reloads seem very accurate over the chrony with extreme spread of only 10 fps and std deviation of 6 fps (5 shot groups). On paper this should be as accurate as you can get.... as far as myself, I don't flinch at...

You have now put me on a completely different track! This looks like a very special caliber.... will definitely look into this and do a little more google work.

Is the .458 Lott not a bit lengthy with the long action, specifically when shooting rounds in quick succession?

Two important days in my life, the day I was born and the day I started hunting....

I know this question will have as many opinions and answers as would asking "what is the best whiskey" be, but I am interested in your opinion as I want something bigger. I have shot with almost all size calibers in different makes and models and want to own something worthy of being called BIG...

Hi Brushmore Sorry I missed the cut of date for you vote, but still my opinion. there is nothing you can not shoot and kill with the .375. From elephant to hares.... When travelling to different African countries, there is always the possibility of loosing your ammo box or somebody mistakenly...

unless you are hunting in Namibia or the Kalahari region, most shots will be 100m or less. you don't need a "flat" shooting cartridge, just use normal 270gr or 300gr Hornady or Federal ammo (not sure if you are reloading or use factory ammo). 235gr TSX works great for the "lighter side of the...

I really enjoy hunting blue wildebeest and have shot many over the years with rifles from .308 to .375. taken quite a couple with my bow as well and found them to be easier with the bow as they present a large kill zone and are not skittish (prone to string jump). The biggest mistake new...

Just an update. I have read through all your advice and tested everything, from removing and re-fitting the optics, to changing and holding the rifle differently. Still the same result. And it's not consistently shooting the first 3 rounds sub MOA, out of any 5 shot group, 3 would be close (MOA...

Hi Jaco I agree with your statement, but then the barrel would shoot consistently larger groups, not shoot sub-MOA and suddenly a flyer or two. this looks like a disturbance somewhere on the barrel. I hope changing the lug will sort this out, waiting to get time to go to the range and test again....

Hi Yes it is, but I have and shoot regularly other big bores. I do shoot with my off-hand on the sand bag, etc... I will try holding on to the front of the rifle. I might have found another possible problem. Directly behind the front lug screw on the barrel, it is touching the F shaped lug...

Hi I used Burris mounts and rings (have already changed from other brand to test) and a Zeis Duralyt 3-12 x 50 scope. I have re fitted all to ensure no funny stuff wrong with the optics or mounting of the scope. Tested the scope on another rifle and functions perfectly. I had the same issue...

Hi Brickburn I wish I knew why not all the shot end up in the same spot. I own several guns and shoot quite a lot (+- 5000 rounds a year). I use a sturdy Caldwell front rest with stock stop block to ensure the weapon is placed on the exact same position for every shot. A leather bean/sand bag...

Thanks. I believe with the correct equipment and many hours behind the scope I will succeed.

Thanks, I am sure I will.

I fully support this, rather buy new if there is any doubt about the history of the rifle....

the antlers in you previous picture is the proof mark. if this is a Musgrave, most probably built by Vektor (after the factory closed in Bloem, moved to Pretoria and rifles was built by Vektor) If rifle was built by Musgrave (Bloem) or JJ in Ermelo, there will be a name "Musgrave" engraved in...

it doesn't look like a Musgrave. they normally write their name on the barrel, will be in front of the sights

is there any other markings on the barrel (name, etc...) will normally be on the top side of the barrel, if possible send foto. this will help to tell if it was made in Ermelo or earlier in Bloem

the k98 is the type of action, also referred to as a model 98

Hi Cornelius. A very important question is, are you going to reload or buy ammo? If buying ammo is your choice, the 30-06 is better as you are able to purchase 200 and 220gr rounds for the 30-06 (if you are going after blue wildebeest, zebra or eland). The 308 is slightly more limited as to...

Thanks for advice on the screws, will try that. I have almost done everything else... did a real proper job cleaning the barrel, re-crowned the barrel and clean and cleared all compound everywhere. I am now going to try to really tighten the action and recoil lug screws, without the barrel...

Hi bassasdaindia, yes I am in SA...

No, I have used different powders....S341, S335, S355 (all South African powders) with CCI250 and CCI200 primers.

I have problems getting my .375 H&H to shoot below 2" groups at 100 meters. I have now tried almost everything; free floating the barrel (except for recoil lug under barrel), fully glass bedding the entire barrel, only bedding the lug section of the barrel..... My next option is to remove the...

Hi jduckhunter, thanks for the welcome. I realized the 4" is tough, specially trying to understand wind at that distance. I regularly practice shooting at 500 meters (shooting range only 500m) and have shot some 1-1,5" groups. Reading the wind remains the biggest challenge.

I have just joined because it seems that this forum has really good info to read. I am really serious hunter (rifle and bow) and have a huge passion for firearms. I reload for several calibers for the past 20 years and still learn new stuff everyday. I have just started with long range...