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In this case I'd go with the 404 BUT if I were making a custom rifle in this league I would actually go with something even more obscure. I would build a .425 Westly Richards, just to be different. In it's original loading it will do everything the 404 and all the 416's will with exception to...

What equipment do you have for others to use? I would feel more comfortable using my own firearms and ammunition even if the quarry isn't dangerous! For me it's like touching some one else's wife or girl friend, you can think BUT don't do it!

Cost of a projectile is the most overlooked part of the safari when you are paying +$10000 USD to watch the animal run over the horizon! The availability of the "top of the line" US made projectiles here in regional Australia is like finding rocking horse droppings! The Woodleighs are more...

Yeah. IF I could buy them here without losing a trophy fee for another animal, I would! However all my Woodleigh shot animals are now hanging on the wall , being walked over as rugs or being treated at the sewage treatment plant!!

Woodleigh all the way for me too! Available, accurate, tried, tested and priced in the "affordable" range. Biased being Australian, I know but speaking from experience not from "the heart". A good Zimbabwe PH I know get's the shit's with me and my friends as we always show up with those "bloody...

I am not sure about what is available in Poland now, after all it was 2005 since I was last there. The best performance in my 416RM has come from the medium burning rate range. Powders like or equivalent to AR 2208/ Varget maybe even Norma 202? In fact the best accuracy group shot in my...

My Winchester M70 Safari 416RM has performed excellently from day one. Straight out of the box they are ready to be taken on a hunt. Not that I did that, of course. I stripped my down to take a closer "look" at it with a gunsmith friend of mine. We were both surprised to see the quality and...

Old news yes, but yet it seems history keeps repeating itself. In 1996 when "National Uniform Gun Laws' were introduced ( bit of a laugh here at there is nothing uniform about them as the laws differ from state to state) it was argued by SSAA and other organisations supporting not just hunters...

Let me echo what the experienced men above have stated- A magnum velocity projectiles need to hold together at it's intended "IMPACT VELOCITY" Though I have never taken my 7mm Rem Mag to Africa, loaded with 175gn Woodeigh PP, they exit on broadside shoulder shots on large wild Boar, at all...

Doesn't matter how hot she may look- I'll bet there is some bloke out there that is sick of putting up with her shit! Yes a trophy is something to behold. But a trophy wife/gf as compared to a wall/ pedestal mount, rug or even full mount only costs one initial outlay as compared to ongoing...

I in in New Caledonia at the moment with work. I am trying to do the same thing as I have weekends off. I have been in correspondence with this bloke- www.bellenewcaledoniasafaris.com He will be in country from 30th July to end of August only. This is the best time of year to chase a quality...

Yes Bluey, What I said is true.

For once Australia has something over the US. Even with our do-gooder, tree- hugging minority groups who have lobbied many a government into the strictest laws for importing trophy taken animals, we are allowed to bring in Brown Hyena. They make a very fine full mount. I am returning to Namibia...

I bought mine in May 2011 and it says "Made in USA" on the box too. I have never, to this day, bought a brand new rifle, ready to go, straight out of the box! The finish and fitting on the Model 70 Safari Express is superb. From brand new( my 416 rem) you could load a round with the projectile...

I personally love to see as many pictures as possible too, though sometimes we forget to set our cameras to a low resolution and make it impossible to upload. I am a stickler for the little things and specifics. I love to know what load you had in your firearm, what brand of scope you lined him...

Don't know about American Customs officers, but on my two African Safaris, Australian Customs officers have inspected my empty brass and remaining live ammo to ensure headstamp matches paperwork and what is stamped on the firearm on my return into my country. All this and I am a lovable...

I would like to see how old mate goes shooting a proper Howdah Pistol in .50 cal +. Yeah that brings the other question- we see him fire all those shots, but don't see the target at the end.

An interesting and informative read- well done! Some very fine trophies will be gracing your house once back from the taxidermist. Here I am spending literally thousands of Australian dollars on fine large caliber firearms, when all I needed was a dirty old small Magnum! That Cheetah is...

450-400, 416 Rigby, Hoffman, Dakota, Cappstick, Remington, Ruger and Taylor and 404 Jeffery are all pretty much in the same league in their original factory loadings. With today's modern powders hot weather and pressure went out with Cordite! Projectile development too has leap forward in...

I resemble that remark! Doesn't change the fact it is a very good idea and looks a very good way to pedestal mount. No matter what the animal, nothing displays it better than a pedestal mount IMO.

That looks pretty bloody good, though I don't think I would want him looking over the bed. I would loose concentration by stopping mid-way through an amorous session just to admire the mount!

The old bugger watches me sip a cool beer every day now! Thanks- it took more work to mount him than it did to take him. Only makes me appreciate him even more!

It has taken nearly 12 months to source, cut out, flatten, plane, glue and finish my base together. Taxidermist in Bulawayo sells them with your pedestal mount, but no I thought I could save money on freight( which is really expensive to/from/ or around Australia!). Final outcome is something...

Thought I could share this here-. 8mm Rem Mag vs Jackal@120m. Full credit to the Jackal as they make excellent Leopard bait!

No went in there with an open mind and attitude. have formed this opinion because of my, our, treatment. Not to say that you had the exact same people on duty that we had on our arrival. And like I have stated before on this site- my treatment by the Zim customs officials at Bulawayo would not...

I hunted in Bubye in 2013 with Mazunga, marketed by Tracy Safari Adventures. Our PH was the very capable Mr Craig Robinson. We stayed at Nengo Camp. Malangani is the new one and will be interested to see your full trip report with many photos. You can't go wrong in the Bubye, no matter what...

If If you really want to turn your 8x68S up a notch, try and obtain the 250gn Woodleigh Cat 64D bullets and load them. They work very well in my 8mm Rem Mag which is very close ballistically to your 8X68S.

The 286gn lapua Mega projectile leaves a nice X shape exit on brumbies when shot broadside at no more than 100m with my 9.3x62. They also group MOA all day long.

Awesome footage. By the looks of your target you hold the rifle steadier than your phone. Ha Ha. Would you believe I am starting to play with 160gn PP and RN Woodleigh's in my 6.5X55 M38 Mauser. Nic I have no experience with North Fork. They are not really on the shelves in gun shops in...

Wow Von Gruff, very impressive. Way more technical than what I do. I Shoot a Ruger No.1 rebarrelled to 500X3". I shoot full black powder loads in it as well as Nitro. With the full black powder loads I use cast lead 650Gn projectiles. To seat these projectiles correctly I have to slightly bell...

What sort of 416 do you have? I have had what I would call excellent results with the Woodleigh 416 cal Cat #37C- 400Gn Rn in my Model70 Winchester in 416 Rem Mag driven @2350fps. This is on the upper end of their recommended impact velocity. I would love to try the 450Gn RN one day. They even...

Why not indeed? This is what I call getting back to basics hunting and I love it! When money permits I intend on retuning to Africa and chase the smaller antilope species-Duiker,Klipspringer, Steenbok ect. I will take my Marlin 1894CL in.32/20. I'll put a fixed 4x Leupold scope on top. I...

A very good friend of mine who took me along to Zim in 2013 bought one of the Simpson- Suhl 318WR doubles that Graeme Wright used to develop loads to regulate in his 3rd edition, Shooting the Britsh Double book. It is an amazing little rifle with the same EAW claw swing off mounts. Though his...

The only times I have seen or experienced feeding issues with both fine CRF and push feed rifles is when the action is not cycled correctly. This is taking into account that the firearms are in good working order and all ammunition is consistent reloads OR factory made. We were taught in the...

I have used Hornady unprimed cases for reloading in my .416 Rem Mag and 500x3" Nitro for years now. Never have I experienced any problems. A bit more expensive, granted, but you get what you pay for! Very good quality brass, consistent in every way between individual cases and batches. I don't...

Been playing with my M38 swede earlier this year. Am thinking of taking it with me on my next hunt? I have a matching serial number as issued 24" barrel huskvarna living in a Boyds laminate stock. No work done on trigger, no bedding just dropped it in, no cock on open modification. As issued...

My Win M70 in 416 Rem wears a 2-7x33 VXII in Leuopold QD mounts. Never had a problem with the return to zero, target acquisition, or change of impact from recoil or bouncing around on the seat or gun rack of the hunting vehicle . I would go with the leupold. It will do the same job, to the...

My 8mm Rem Mag with my two favorite loads( which both shoot within half an inch of each other) are zeroed to shoot 1" high at 100m. This makes it zeroed at 50m and 200m. This is on the range. In real life my longest shot, in Africa, was a 283m( GPS verified) one shot kill on a Zebra. Never shot...

Congrats on the bwb. Fine looking specimen. I have recently returned from Namibia where Black Wildebeest have been introduced from ZA. Of all the many that I personally saw, their forward facing horns are closer together and a bit shorter in length than yours. Is this a genetic thing or have...

Bugger, I thought that I had a prick of a time before and after my last hunt! Just goes to show no matter how bad you think you've got it- someone out there has it worse! Glad you are o.k. in the short term, who knows what sort of arthritis this sort of injury will bring on? What I want to...

Constantly. They are in one trail camera picture I uploaded. Janet can do a nice full mount of one too but I didn't take one. Just like the fine specimens of Brown Hyenas seen on bait, I didn't want to shoot in case a cat was within earshot. I think that the Hyena would really make an awesome...

That was not the end of the hardships... Oh no... I still had to get home! Roy and I literally get out of the blind, drive back to his farm. I have a few hours to clean, pack and try and get some broken sleep, then literally off to Hosea Kutako International Airport. No dramas checking in my...

Mate, you would be surprised just how many of us Roy has hosted. In fact next year he is hoping to expand his Australian clientele by offering some super, flexible deals for SSAA members. Of coarse not everyone can bag a Leopard( Otjandaue is only issued 2 tags per year), but there are many...

There have been stock losses due to the Rabies viral disease is only really found in the Kudu and Eland populations, so far. It was only Kudu and Eland carcasses we found. A dead young animal with no snake bite puncture wounds or cutting wounds to suggest a cat bringing it down, can only be put...

Please excuse my lateness. I have been busy catching up with everything since my return, let me now conclude the rest of what transpired...... Roy and I leave George and Leonard at the main house and workshop yard and drive down to the area behind a small dam. In fact the bait was moved...

O.K. The spur of the moment trip to George's is delayed till next morning. We must go on the road back to Omaruru, go through town, turn right and continue on for another 25km. Once at the turn off to Kassandara there are no less than 4 locked gates one must go through before reaching the house...

Red Leg: I believe that Roy told be that story too. The good wounded Leopard tracking dogs actually belong to Nick's brother. The farming community out that way is pretty tight-knit. Everybody looks after each other. I never met Nick, he was out with a client too, but Isabelle Nolte visited...

With baits out on all the major hotspots, that were/ are showing signs of cat activity, we found time to cram in some more plains game hunting during the daytime. On day Roy suggested that we sit in one of his Custom made blinds on his large dam out the back, and see what comes in during the...

We head back out to Ziggy's, again in the afternoon that day. Do the customary vehicle swap again and head out from the house complex to the river systems once again. This time both Roy and I spot a Bull that "wasn't there this morning". Roy says he's not the biggest he's seen but he is...