Recent content by matt85

All my precious Blue Dot would ruined... This meme makes me uncomfortable! Mods ban this man immediately! ;)

You know this thread is 3 years old right?

Not a shock, most modern rifles have shorter barrels so most ammunition will likely be optimized for these.

I've never seen a poisonous snake, but i did see some venomous snakes. ;) While hunting pigs in RSA, we saw an extremely long black snake in the vines we were walking through. We suspected a mamba, but it was too fast and the brush was too dense to get a good look. Thankfully it decided we...

I have spent a small fortune at some of those shows. So at least some of them made money ;). For furniture and things like taxidermy. You pay for the item and have it delivered to your home. So you wouldnt see someone carrying out something like a chair.

I owned a Sabatti in 450-400 NE... It was a waste of money. Everyone tries to cheap out on double rifles. Some people get lucky but most don't. Fact of the matter is that a good double rifle starts around $11k and anything that costs less is a roll of the dice.

Bring two guns suitable for all the game you plan to hunt. Have one of them be in a widely available cartridge. If i ever make it back, i will likely be in a similar possition. I want to take a hippo on land with my 8-bore. As a backup rifle i have a Win M70 in 416RM.

Probably a scam. A good way to tell is to see if they accept credit cards. Credit card purchases can be contested. But as a general rule, if it seems too good to be true, dont trust it.

As far as i can remember, my ammunition was not checked in RSA or Namibia. I would be fine taking your setup to either of those countries. With that said, we are talking about Africa here. Be prepared for something to go wrong.

While i have nothing against the 350, this is a dangerous arguement. I know a guy who hunted deer exclusively with a 22LR and swore by it. His arguement was the same as yours, if the 22LR didnt kill the deer then you made a bad shot and its your fault. In my humble opinion, what makes a...

Still commonly used today and found in nearly every grocery store.

If the choice is Blaser or Sabatti, that is an easy choice! Blaser is superior in every possible way. Ive owned a Sabatti... Never could get it to work right. I wouldnt waste my money on one again.

Welcome from Arlington, WA!

W.J. Jeffery 8-bore 3.25" double rifle manufactured October 21st 1895. The old girl is regulated for an 85 caliber ball/bullet over 10 drams of black powder and i shoot it quite often when the weather is nice.

Interested in carrying an 8-bore? ;) In my own experience, the ideal weights for cartridges are around: 450/470 NE: 10-11lb 500 NE: 11-12lb 577 NE: 15-16lb 8-bore: 16-17lb