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Posted a thread recently about a management buffalo bull hunt I had booked for September 2025 in the BVC with Dave Langerman. Since then there has been alot of discussions back and forth with Dave plus me trying to figure out my work commitments. After a few months of this we have settled on a...

Feels good to be back in the Blaser R8 family, I have been eyeing off this rifle for quite some time, a brand new Blaser R8 Kilombero in 458 Lott. My first introduction to R8's was a professional hunter model in 500 Jeffery that I had for a couple of years and absolutely loved that rifle. Now...

For those of you that have hunted the BVC which camp did you hunt from and how was it? Looks like I will be hunting out of Dyers camp which has been recommended by Dave Langerman who I will be hunting with, he says that it is a centrally placed camp so can have plenty of game moving through...

I don't know if it's just me but this new offering from Rigby doesn't really make sense to me? The Big Game rifles are chambered in exactly that, big game calibres- 375H&H, 416 Rigby & 450 Rigby. Rigby then offer the Highland Stalker in smaller calibres suitable for plains game etc but also...

I have finally made the decision to hunt Africa for the first time. Coming from Australia, I am used to hunting very large areas so the small fenced areas in SA just didn't sit well with me. I'm not criticising the small hunting blocks in SA, who knows maybe one day I will even hunt one of those...

From what I have found online, the SCI trophy record books have a membership fee? Is anyone able to share with me the scrub bull records from the SCI record books? I'm not usually one for worrying about trophy size too much, hence not having bothered with gaining access to records in the past...

Been a busy year hunting around the paddocks especially the last few months. Have cleaned up around 150-200 pigs this year, bought myself a new Ruger Guide Gun in 30-06 for my birthday to replace my old one that I've had for around 6-7 years now. In the first month that new 30-06 fired around...

I have known of the Mopani model rifles for a couple of years now and there is one I have been keeping an eye on for sometime, I have actually made a couple of offers on it over the last 12 months that were not accepted. Finally this morning my offer was accepted after some negotiation and...

The last week of hunting has produced a couple of once in a lifetime trophy's for me, a potential record scrub bull and maybe the most unique water buffalo bull you will ever see. My primary focus on this hunt was scrub bulls and I was looking for big bodied bulls as I wanted to turn them into...

As most of you would already know, Rigby has only ever offered the 450 Rigby chambering in the SSB configuration in their Big Game model. They are now offering the 450 Rigby chambering in a DSB in the Big Game model range, don't think it's "officially" released yet and also not on their website...

As a few of you probably already know, I recently purchased a Rigby Highland Stalker in 9.3X62. Finally got my hands on it today, haven't had it on the range yet but so far super happy with it. I have noticed quite a few different threads on here where people are asking about scope mounts for...

I posted a thread a few months ago that I was going to purchase a Heym Express and was just trying to decide on which calibre to go with. I finally made my decision and when I went back to the Australian Importer of Heym last week to confirm pricing and lead time, I was quoted a lead time of 2...

About 12 months ago I was very close to having a Rigby Highland Stalker Chambered in 9.3X62 in my hands but the deal fell through at the last minute (long story). I then managed to get my hands on a Ruger African in 9.3X62 and since then have absolutely fallen in love with the cartridge, I can...

Finally got my hands on some 320 grain Woodleighs for my 9.3X62 and I couldn't be happier with the results. Federal LR Primers RWS Brass Alliant RL15 320 grain RNSN Woodleigh Weldcores Ruger African 23" barrel 57 grains of RL15 averaged right on 2300fps 57.5 grains of RL15 averaged 2310fps 58...

So I have a brand new set of CH4D dies and I have also borrowed a brand new Redding FL resizing die from a friend and I'm having the same issue with both brands. Both brands of FL resizing dies are not resizing the neck properly, when I seat a bullet after resizing there is not enough neck...

So I managed to get to the range a couple of days earlier than I expected, testing 4 different loads. I still want to work up some loads with RL15 and RL19 when I get a chance, but the loads tested today are more than good enough and I have plenty of AR2209, Bertram bullets and Woodleighs on...

I have gone back and forth with the idea of a double for alot of years, I owned a secondhand Merkel 140ae in 470NE for a couple of years, I went down the road of a secondhand Merkel purely because of the price, I wanted to spend some time on the range and in the field with a double to see if I...

I have been wanting one of these revolvers for years, finally got one towards the end of last year and I absolutely love it. Ended up going with the 454 Casull with a 7.5" barrel, it's great being able to shoot 45 Colt and 454 Casull through the same revolver. The 45 Colt ammo is great to shoot...

As most of you probably already know I am a big Rigby fan boy and I have recently been looking at putting another Rigby in my safe. However the price point of the Heym Martini Express rifle, the good things I hear about it especially on this forum and the fact they make these rifles to order...

I have a scrub bull hunt coming up mid 2023 and I'm struggling to decide which rifle I want to take with me. All the rifles I have are suitable its just I like hunting with them all and cant make a final decision, good problem to have right. I'm going for scrub bulls however I will be in buffalo...

I posted a thread on here a few months ago about a Rigby Highland Stalker in 9.3X62 I was buying, unfortunately the deal fell through. Since then I have still been looking around for a rifle in this chambering, I have wanted a 9.3X62 for a long time. I was lucky enough to come across this Ruger...

After 3 years of cancelled hunts because of Covid, I finally managed to get out into buffalo country and do some hunting last week. The goal was a trophy buffalo and a big scrub bull to turn into a flat skin, all though there was no shortage of scrubbers it ended up being a hard and frustrating...

As alot of you probably already know I am a bit of a Rigby fan boy and all though I already have a Rigby Big Game SSB chambered in 450 Rigby, I have been tempted by the Rigby Highland Stalker for sometime now. Today I placed an order for a Highland Stalker in 9.3X62, I was able to choose from 3...

I'm in the process of purchasing a 9.3X62 rifle so I started looking a reloading components. There is not a whole lot available in Australia right now especially with Woodleigh still being out of production, does anyone have experience with the Hornady 286gr Interlock SP-RP projectiles on game...

I have zero experience in the RMR world and I am struggling to find the info I'm looking for on here or anywhere online. My Merkel 140ae double came with a removable plate in the rib for mounting a red dot, having said that at closer inspection the removable plate is actually also a dovetail...

Ran into an issue with the magazine floor pate on my Rigby Big Game in 450 Rigby over the weekend. I have put quite a few rounds through this rifle since buying it only 6-7 months ago and the rifle has been flawless up until this weekends range session. All of a sudden the magazine floor plate...

Evening All, As some of you already know I hunt alot of pigs on crop paddocks in Australia, my primary rifle for this work and hunting pigs in general in Australia is a Ruger Guide Gun chambered in 30-06 topped with a Leupold VX1 2-7 scope. In the last 5 years or so I have taken around 600 pigs...

My next buffalo hunt is only 5 months or so away now so I spent the afternoon reloading for the hunt. In my 450 Rigby I decided to go with heavy for calibre 550 grain Woodleigh Weldcore RNSN bullets on top of 103 grains of AR2209, Norma brass and LMR Federal gold medal primers, this is putting...

Who else has managed to get out for a hunt over the Christmas break so far? I nearly always try and get a hunt in if not on Christmas day, sometime during the Christmas period. Mind you where I am from the hunting conditions are less than favorable this time of the year which makes things alot...

Loads I have worked up so far in my new to me Merkel 140AE chambered in 470NE. Today I managed to put both barrels into groups well under an inch, couldn't be happier that my double has turned out to be this accurate, photo below of a 0.7 inch group at 40m. My double certainly seems to like the...

So I finally purchased my first double rifle last week. I was also seriously considering a Rigby "Big Game" single square bridge in 450 Rigby but in the end decided if I was going to have a big bore rifle for use with iron sights it would be a double. I looked at a few different brands, Merkel...

Morning All, It is Sunday morning and I should be out hunting but the good old tropical north wet season is still at it, we have had nearly 1 meter of rain in the last week! So instead of hunting I finally have some time to spend on this forum doing some research. Unfortunately I am not finding...

Spent some time today testing a couple of loads I have worked up for my 375 Ruger Alaskan. As I normally do I thought I would share the results as I think this would be a great plains game load for any of you heading to Africa with a 375Ruger. For me the rifle and ammo is primarily going to be...

I thought I would take some time to share my thoughts on the Ruger Guide Gun chambered in 30-06 as I have used this rifle in the field for around 4 years now. I bought one of these rifles new in mid 2017 and as of yesterday I have put around 1100 rounds through it (give or take 50 rounds) and...

Can any of you Ruger Alaskan owners answer this one for me? I have an old model Ruger Alaskan on it's way to me in almost new condition, couldn't be happier with the deal on got on this rifle. I needed another rugged stainless rifle badly as my blued rifles are just being murdered in the...

I'm hoping someone here can shed some light on this topic for me? I have had a bit of a look online and can't really find an answer. I have noticed that there is a few manufacturers making projectiles with a .510 diameter and then others making them at .509 diameter with the 2 different...

Spent some time at the reloading bench this morning, while I have the components I loaded up 22 rounds of 500 Jeffery to take on my next buffalo hunt even though it is still some time away. 600 grain Woodleigh protected points at an average velocity of 2205fps, around 6477ft/lbs at the muzzle...

Just a few photos of a couple of the biggest and best buffalo I have taken so far. Buffalo taken with my RSM in 375H&H using Norma factory ammo loaded with 300 grain Swift A-Frames. Already looking forward to getting back to the NT for my next buffalo hunt in 2021, it can't come soon enough.

The wet season is fast approaching over on this side of the world where I live, which means hunting season is coming to an end soon. During the hunting season I actually spend very little time at the range, I feel I do enough shooting when hunting to stay in pretty good form. The question is how...

Any of you Aussie hunters out there smacking any boars this year? I haven't been on this forum all that much the last few months as I have been spending nearly every spare second I have out hunting. I have been using my Kimber Caprivi in 458 Lott quite a bit this year, I know this is way over...

I was out hunting with my RSM in 375H&H yesterday using the load listed below. It's proving to be very accurate out of my RSM and also very deadly on all game used on so far (brumbies, scrub bulls, pigs). I know most people have a bit of a bad taste in their mouth because of the original Hornady...

It's been a while since I have had time to load and test more projectiles. Today I tested 3 different 500 Jeffery loads using Woodleigh Projectiles. Test was the same as I did previously with 375H&H & 458 Lott loads using 20L water drums. Awesome performance out of the Woodleighs again even...

Extremely happy with this load so far for the 500. In the last couple of days I have loaded 50 rounds and fired 25, my shoulder needs a bit of a rest now. Tested on the range, over the chrono and on game. Anyone else using the 535 grain Woodleighs in their 500 Jeffery? 535 grain Woodleigh RNSN...

Any other brumby hunters out there? I know shooting wild horses (Brumbies) can be a bit of a controversial topic at times even in hunting circles but at the end of the day a feral/wild horse is no different to a feral pig or buffalo in Australia. I believe Australia has the largest wild horse...

Anyone got any experience or tips when it comes to using dies with a 1" body? For now my plan is to just use my Hornady LNL classic press by taking the bushing insert out and replacing it with a 1-1/4" to 1" thread adapter to accommodate the 1" die body of the 500 Jeffery dies. But moving...

I joined the 500 club today, I landed on a Blaser R8 Professional Hunter in 500 Jeffery which has a steel receiver and a recoil reducer in the stock, I also bought a Blaser RD17 red dot to top it off. For reloading I bought a set of CH4D reloading dies along with some Bertram brass and 535grn...

Brains trust help me out please. I reloaded 50 rounds of 458 Lott using new Hornady brass and had no issues. I am now trying to reload some more rounds using once fired Hornady brass and the cases are bulging when seating the bullets, what am I doing wrong? After being fired the cases were FL...

As mentioned in my last ammo test, I said I would get around to testing Woodleigh bullets when I had a chance. I was going to test the Norma offering in my 458 Lott which is the 550grn Woodleigh RNSN Weldcore at an advertise muzzle velocity of 2100fps. I haven't managed to get my hands on any of...

Surprise surprise I'm still looking at big bore rifles even though I already have a 375H&H and a 458 Lott. The 2 rifles I have been looking at the most is the Mauser M98 Magnum in 450 Rigby and the Dakota 76 African in 458 Lott ( just because 1 Lott is better than 2 right?) I have zero...

I'm still crunching the numbers and weighing up costs etc when it comes to reloading vs buying factory ammo and I am after a bit of advice on reloading gear/kits/brands etc. Hornady seems the most simple to use with their bushing design? But Hornady also seems significantly cheaper than RCBS...