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In Europe, the Lapua Mega has a very good reputation especially in 9.3. Used it on roebuck, fallow deer and wild boars. Being one of the harder bullets it delivers clean wound channels on lighter game and opens up quite nice in heavier game. Not being a professional I would say that the farer...

That clearly tops Gerd Odendahls 1885 black powder hunt!;)

Just listen to your inner voice, come to the conclusion that 7x57R/16 is sufficient and obey!:giggle:;)

Advice from my very experienced gun dealer for test shooting drillings: Load all barrels, let the gun cool down after each shot (roundabout15 mins), rest the forearm circa a hand's width in front of the trigger guard. Hope you enjoy your classic!

Mine is an old (50s) Krieghoff Drilling, 7x65R - 16/70 with a SuB 3-12x50 scope and an insert barrel .22 Hornet. It's a heavy setup! Even without a scope, your Drilling with one or two! inserts won't have the advantages of a good double rifle. A double rifle drilling might be the better choice...

As Firebird and VertigoBE suggested, one can find two of his videos on youtube. Watched both of them yesterday. Great videos! Best way to spend a day when forced to stay in bed due to man's flu.:E Cold:;)

A .416 Stutzen maybe?:unsure:;)

Just for thoughts: a Stutzen is something special. If done tasteful, it's just beautiful! Slim, handy, short and a joy to handle. My Mauser66 Stutzen has a length of 38,5", daughters Model 98 Stutzen is at 40" (98 cm, 104 cm). Your 35 Whelen could be a very nice Stutzen! In Europe, quite a lot...

@Sika98k: Waidmannsdank! :giggle: ;)

Thanks for the congratulations. I'll tell her about it. She's very proud. Me too! :giggle:

Daughter shot a young female fallow this morning. Model 98, full stock with an older Zeiss 1,5-6x36 Diavari. Distance at a good 90 meters.

Ah, just learned, that the term "flat shooting" isn't adequate at all. ;)

Sorry, no pictures. Sauer 80, a FN-Mauser and a Krieghoff Drilling are my 7x64(65R) family. Reliable and relatively flat shooting cartridge.

@TOM: Enjoyed reading your post. :giggle:(y) Would like to hunt warthogs in Africa some day. Even if they were no former film stars...

Just as a side note: I'm using an old Simson/Suhl sxs for shooting clays and hunting. It"s got an english stock and double triggers. So far so good! Got a nice Wingmaster for a very good price, too good to pass. Went to the range, clay shooting. Got all of the clays I did hit with the first...

That's mine. 7x57, Swarovski 1,5-6x42, reticle 4. Nosler Partition 175 grs.

Otto Repa is the last apprentice of Mauser/Oberndorf. He is still working on M66s and customizing specially the M66. A quick google search should give you the contact data. As far as I know, he is overseas from time to time. www.otto-repa.de

Buy it and you'll be done with it! The M66, invented by Gehmann and bought by Mauser, is even sturdier than the M98. It's telescopic receiver makes it a short and handy rifle compared to the classic M98. The M66, the Sauer 80/90 and the Steyr Mannlichers were the best manufacture rifles you...

She surely knows how to speed up the recovery process! Wish you all the best!

Great rifle! Mine is a Musgrave 98 in 9,3x62. Will be my choice for moose hunting in Sweden. Those Musgraves are built well and sturdy.

De nada! No better time than hunting or shooting with own kids or enabling other kids to do so. Even here in Germany it is possible to help interested kids to enjoy outdoor hobbies. Thanks for all the kind comments!

Mauser 66, full stock, 7x57, 175 grs Partition.

Still have to work on her choice of "hunting boots"...

Yesterday our daughter shot her first roebuck. Mauser 66, full stock, 7x57, 175 grs Partition. Proud daughter, even prouder old man.

Former half stock rifle. After some modifications it turned into a stutzen. Shot everything from hare to wild boars and fallow deer with it. Even some black angus bulls, which were not willing to enter the trailer that should bring them to the butcher.

Wow! What a beauty! Congratulations to your purchase.

When hunting by night I often carry Ruger Super Blackhawk (.44 Magnum) or Peters Stahl Multicaliber (.45 ACP). Handling a torch and a revolver/pistol for finishing is easier than with a rifle. Needed it only once years ago.

286 grs Lapua Mega. Works good, reasonable price.

286 grs Lapua Mega. Works good, reasonable price.

Did you ask the friend of your friend about his .256 Mannlicher? Asking for a friend.

Methinks you just made half of the way to arrival ...;)

I really like the 7x57 with 175 grs Partitions. But what about a nice South African classic, Musgrave 98 in 9,3x62?

Absolutely! Seems to be great wood work!

(y)175 grs Nosler Partition works great in my 7x57s.

Hunting rifles were produced till nearly the last days of WWII. From, I think, may 45 on the Suhl gunsmiths build hunting guns again for some soviet officers/political commissioners. There was no great delay, as far as I read in texts by AxelE.

What a wonderful classic rifle. Enjoy it on your hunting trips!

You might find this helpful, Sir:

"We manufacture these selfcocking drillings especially for hunting elephants, rhinos, buffalo, lion, tiger and so on in foreign countries."

Nice old drilling and kind of special. You could try to do a research on the subject "Tropendrilling". Some manufacturers build them especially for use in the collonies. The engraving of your drilling seems to fit in this category.

Beauty! :love:

Congratulations, good looking rifle. Waidmannsheil with it!

What about a nice full stocked rifle?

Yup, right on.

Use it in 9,3x62. Shot some fallow dear and hogs with it and that gave ood and satisfying results. The Lapua Mega has a very good reputation in Europe.

Jezza Clarkson at his best! Last week, some kids who are sure, they are" the last generation" due to global warming which will cause the end of the world glued their hands to a Berlin Autobahn, waiting for LEOs. One declared that he would enjoy skiing holidays with his parents after the...

Thank you, sir! Learned a lot reading your posts.

In rural areas, the principle of "child labour" has it's own merits and seems to work out most of the times if connected to hunting.:giggle:;)

Thanks for your welcome! @reineke: Are you sure that we're the only ones? Don't think so. Foxi, for example, and there might be more "krauts". ;)

At the age of 16 kids in Germany are allowed to absolve their youth hunters exam. From this point on they might go hunting when in company of an experienced adult hunter. No driven hunts. Owning rifles and shotguns when 18 years old, pistols/revolvers from 25 on or with a psychological exam at...