Recent content by Bert the Turtle

I liked it so much that I buffed them all up with a cloth to remove any hand sweat residue in hopes they will stay shiny. there will be.

375 H&H 300g Cutting Edge Solids I just finished loading up for my son’s buffalo hunt. I’ve done everything I can think of to maximize reliability from inspecting the flash holes to crimping the rims. 8 weeks to departure!

Would need a photo from the same angle. You can see how the shape of the horns look different from different angles on the mount.

An expanding bullet for sure for the opening shot. What you use for your second shot is negotiable. In the books, the second shot is taken at a buffalo that is running away. For that shot, a solid beats a soft because of superior penetration. My buffalo(es) apparently did not read the...

Wow, I am feeling really good about that Lee collet die set I bought to maximize case life.

A TSX through the ribs will do the job well with minimal meat damage. As above, the risk of meat loss is from losing the animal, not a bit of blood-shot meat. And if you do ruin a shoulder, it’s not that much meat anyway and the dogs need to eat, too

Or he kept it and didn’t want to be bothered about it so he said he sold it and had no info.

What does she enjoy? After 12 days observing your hunt, she may find it a bit redundant to go observe game, even if it’s different game than what you’d been seeing. Star viewing and gourmet dinners in Sousousvlei look amazing to me but she’ll probably be happiest if those days center on her...

Also, a solid is perfectly suitable for a side brain shot so even if that's the only shot you'll take, a solid is still the right bullet

With due respect to the quality of Woodleigh bullets and the valuable contributions they have made, there are a lot of really good bullets made these days and while Woodleighs are excellent bullets and may well be equal to other premium bullets, it would be hard to make the case that they are...

Sorry to hear about your mom. One never wants to be “an interesting case”.

Fair enough. That’s the way it works for most people: don’t really end up spending less, just end up shooting more for the money spent. At the price of 470 ammo, it wouldn’t take long to make it worthwhile, especially when you consider that the cost per shot includes the price of the rifle...

Boonie

don’t start reloading to save money: you won’t. It will open a whole new aspect of shooting and give you access to a much wider world of projectiles. But you’ll only save money in the same way as you save money by buying $1800 worth of new tools and $500 worth of parts to fix something you...

An intern in Johannesburg could probably diagnose you in about 5 minutes but as others have pointed out, you’ll need an expert specialist here. What’s common in one place is exotic somewhere else. The way we were taught the common things are common was “when you hear hoofbeats think horses...