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Your thoughts are Yours… for sure. But they aren’t and do affect other people the moment You make it puplic! I‘m always busy, giving youngsters or newbies to hunting issues good basics to enjoy and live a good hunters live with rules and regulations concerning fairness and culture while hunting...

The issue is not about ability, its about „going wrong“! How many animals are injured and lost? Watching this „brave“ guys hunting for african dangerous game with bows there is always a PH with lots of Hellfire out of a big game rifle strolling around in the background for backup if the going...

In another post they write about a monster calibre like 700 NE shooting Elefant, in this post some dream about throwing toothpicks at Elefants ?? Its not about what can be done, its about what should be done! The human obligation to kill an animal instantly in shortest time the safest way...

This is very true and can't be said better : Know Your limits! Yeah, my words all the way!!

If You're out there in the bush, ready for shooting, there is in the most cases a long pre-story means, You were first flying there, driving there, going out searching for game, tracking game, stalking game and then observing game. All this makes You hot, so hot that You are in a shaking...

It's a sort of foreplay....sitting on Your loading bench and test and test and test... Good side effect: You handle and shot Your gun regular! I was never a friend of this high-precision-hole-in-hole-accuracy. My hard spots at loading ammo were first -bullet performance (if the bullet with...

Oh man, having such a canon in Your gunsafe makes You really really special, but what then? I can‘t imagine Your doctor likes that sort of recoil on You! It‘s like playing punching ball for Mike Tyson!!

Big bore for all african and plains hunting? I tried this with my .425 Magnum Express with 350 Grain bullets for some time. The result was quiet sobering! Those big bore bullets are too stout, that they don't open enough because of missing tough skin and tissue, so they work actually like...

Real good story! Thank You! And feeds my believe: Mauser K98 .... the action!

I did quiet some plain game shooting with my custom .425 Magnum Express (400 Grain at 2400 fps, so it's about the same language), with the idea of getting used to the gun and being prepared when hunting the bigger chaps. The problem is, that if You have to do quick shooting (that happens all the...

Around 1982, I came to Southern Africa to spend some voluntary time on a farm, which finally turned into 15 great years, or better into "best-time-of-my-life" which I never will forget! Now in Europe, most things have changed! I spend my offtime not in the wild, as I did in Africa. No, my "wild"...

Hey guys, rebated rim? Here's the interesting story (from Wikipedia) about that rebated rim and a big game cartridge, which never made it actually: The .425 Westley Richards (11x67mmRB) is one of the classic African big-game rounds. It is a cartridge invented by Leslie Bown Taylor of Westley...

Hi guys, just made another owner of a .425 Express magnum happy with lots of brass and the dies! Shipment from Germany to US was no problem with UPS. If anybody is interested, there are no more dies but still some shells around! So don't hesitate and contact me! Best regards and good luck out...

Yeah, around 2400 feet is always a good level to be in. The .411 diameter brings also some more "juice" into business. I experienced the same with those parameters and had great success on my hunts and wonderful times on african grounds. Isn't it all about that? Recoil: I believe that the 400...

I had once this sort of cartridge in my hand and that was the 400 (Pondoro?) from A-square, Alphin advertised personal when displaying on the Nürnberg gun Show more than 20 years ago. In my opinion its too close to 375, which has good parameters in speed and bullet weight, and not far enough...

In my opinion, get a gun that fits your body and mental condition. My best results were achived with custom guns. Go to a gun smith of Your choice, sit down, drink coffee and talk with him for a while. After that, You will get what You want and need!

Sorry, but I'm allready out of office !

@Doug Hamilton The link of the picture I'm refering to is beneath the quote in the post .....:sneaky:. Yellow bright marked. Look closer....... helps sometimes ;) I do critisize Your post, that You think You're ".....not feeling undergunned" with a 300 Win and 200 grain shooting at giraffe or...

@Doug Hamilton Look at this whopper of animal and You wanna hunt it with a tiny 30-06 ? You can’t be serious !! You should overthink Your whole attitude about what You say and what You do ! Never mind the wrong smell You spray out here for guys dreaming about this sort of adventure, still busy...

In Your answer I can see, that You don‘t even catch, what I‘m talking about. You can take an Eland or Giraffe even with a 22lfb. Hit the right spot and You are done. So why do You use a 30-06 then? By the way too: A moose falls dead if You talk loud at it. To compare it to african game in any...

Oh yes mate, with a 300 Win You would have been undergunned for sure. A 300 Win Mag is great for plains, but a good Eland or giraffe bull go about or higher 1000 kg. Thats the floor of Buffalo allready. Even a Zebra stud has some surprises for You. Just a little move by the animal or mistake...

If the 9,3x64 would have the bullet selection available like the 375, there would be much more demand for sure. This cartridge is truly hell, well designed and highly effective. The kick from it is also royal class. Donˋt buy this gun from the shelf. It must weight some good kilos and the stock...

@forest Halley I'm not mad, are You ?? The one who needs help, seems to be You! But wait, I will help You! To make me clear: No, I don't refer to a RUGER in 375H&H, I really do mean the 375 Ruger, best for me in a original Mauser action. You know I like it easy !! And I'm also not close to any...

That is also my very first thought, when I read this australian thread starter. Put one of these 375's (375 H&H, 375 Ruger, 376 Steyr, a.s.o) into Your locker and You can go anywhere and hunt anything in the whole world including Jurassic Park. I personally would go today for the 375 Ruger...

Yes, 450 Grain Bullets for the 458 Winni is that what makes me real hot for this cartridge. Easy brass, easy reloading and equipment, normal sized action, easy recoil, handable rIfle weight and so on. In combination with 350 grainers for plainsgame, the good old .458 is versatile like rubber...

Really good idea.....fast aiming because of enclosing area to look at.....I think that works great !!

Oh…its just about fun ? Then I haven‘t said anything.

Hell no .....310 Grain out of a .35 Whelen?? Is the Whelen meant for something like that, shoving POPEYE into Your gun ? ;) In my opinion (and You know I like easy), much well-thought-out would be in this weight class .375 (H&H or RUGER) and You can do 300 Grain all day long never being...

The .358 Norma is something like a thick goldchain around Your neck, its nice to have, but You really don't need it. The .358 is the same, too close to the .338 Winni and not too far away from .375 H&H. To test it the ultimative way, built three guns, all the same with 338, 358 and 375H&H...

My personal answer on "..having fun going hunting?" is clear and obviously: YES !!!!! I go hunting, because I feel happy (=fun) to be outdoors, I like to walk , hide, creep in the woods and track trails (=fun), I like to observe and ambush anmials (=fun) and I feel proud after all, if I did good...

As I can see You live in Zim Kevin, that means You guys know what Murphy has available. I agree with You, practise is THE way to create good results out in the veld. That´s why those PHers and farmers are mostly good shots because they do it all day. Shooting successfull Offhands is the real...

Being around a while in africa, I saw lots of „problems“ foreign hunters had with their equipment. The most appearing fail I noticed was the …… safety of the gun. So many hunters did, when being in pre-shot contact with game, just forgot to release the safety before doing the trigger which...

Nice Elands...nice hunting! What I'm worried about ist, that some calibers mentioned, won't be a good choice for hunting such a big animal. 30-06 even with 220 Grain are beneath the lowest caliber I would advise any hunter, if the bugget list shows also Eland. On the pictures which show those...

Dear Big Bore Fans, as mentioned in another "425 Express" thread, I have lot's of brass available, which I never will need in the rest of my life. Thats why I try to make somebody else happy (and me for sure) to use that great brandnew never used brass. It's stamped " RO SCH .425 EXP", which...

I like to tell You, why I have choosen the 358 Winchester: First of all, I'm a 308 Win lover since I'm going hunting. Easy brass, easy bullets, easy reloading, easy shooting, easy....easy....easy !! Did I tell You yet ? I really do like easy !! The only bitter taste with this dream 308...

Jeffery, Cogswell & Harrison and many others were using the standard k98 action for lots of oversized cartridges, because they had no others! Not because of being a good idea. The for this lenght cartridges designed magnum version 98 was too expensive or just not available. These british gun...

First, I wrote my story to contribute something positive to this forum and offer brass to somebody who's looking for, because it's really quiet scarce. To built a .404 Jeffrey in a standard Mauser action means to grind immense amount of material away to give space for such a bulky cartridge as...

Dear Big Bore Friends, Surfing for all interesting things about Big Game and Co. I stumbled over this thread. This is quiet some days back but I like to contribute some more information about this great cartridge, the .425 Express Magnum. First I like to tell You, that I've lived more than 15...

Yes, we do have a new owner. I will foward Your mail to him. Thank You for Your interest !

No sorry, its gone !

To repeat and confirm, what is written : The bullet shown above is the so named "Express-Bullets-SAFARI" with the 2mm strong jacket and bonded core. This bullet is produced by the offered tools and machinery, believe me !! Its original weight in cal. 458 is 450 Grain. From this bullet the...

@sierraone: Thanks for the hunting details. Sorry, but I didn't saw Your hunting report. Did I miss a link ? And yes, thats my hunting buddy Moritz. He is fully trained, hard hunter and a real smart guy.

That's what I call a perfect gun for hunting all over the world. I owned myself a 300 H&H in a mauser k98 with ramlinestock and Leupold 6x42 when hunting in africa and it was real fun ! Features: Easy to reload, easy to shot and it does a hell of a job even on far out standing plains game. I...

A recovered bullet shows quiet nicely, what happend with it after hitting the animal. Very interesting for me would be the caliber, distance and how the animal did react on the hit !

Hi there.....where did You aim and how did the Eland react on the bullet ? And how far went the Oryx ? 165 Grains is not much for both of them. I think You used a .30 caliber, didn't You ?

Congratulations.... great trophy !! Some more infos about gun, caliber, and distance walked for this special hunt would be very much appreciated ( for those guys who are sitting all day long in front of a damned pc screen instead of stalking elephants in the swamps of Bostwana !!)

Hi folks, I just want to do a sort of interim result. Thank You so much for so many mails I have received. I am happy to spread some infos about "bullet-making" to all of You guys. Before this, I was more of a forum muffles, because hunters are different here in Europe, but now I have met so...

...and some pictures from the EXPRESS SAFARI Bullet, which is inspired and designed by the same ideas like the great DEAD TOUGH from Art Alphin at A-Square. All bullets were made by me or EXPRESS-CUSTOM-BULLETS, used for hunting in Africa and were recovered from Buffalo and Eland!

I do really think they hurt very much. I did some close pics to show the after condition. They were shot from 50 Meters distance with 2300 f/s into the medium. The gun was my custom .458 Winchester Magnum. Left telefonbook and acrylglas, right sand for concrete !

I do really think they hurt very much. I did some close pics to show the after condition. They were shot from 50 Meters distance with 2300 f/s into the medium. The gun was my custom .458 Winchester Magnum. Left telefonbook and acrylglas, right sand for concrete !