Recent content by Northern Shooter

Not Africa this year however 2024 does kick off my North American safari. I plan on taking everything with my 375, 416 and 458.

I run the same on my CZ with Warne detachable rings.

I found a local reloading site with component prices. The cheapest I'm seeing for bullets is the 350 grain Speers $1.21 ea, the Barnes 400 gr TSX are $2.38ea and the Hornady 400gr DGX are $2.78ea. I'm not seeing any 416 brass cases listed but I have over 100 factory rounds (Sako, Hornady &...

I'm new to reloading but would like to start with 416 Rigby to reduce the cost of feeding this rifle. I've been paying approximately $12/round (Canadian) for factory ammo. If I were to buy all components today, what would the approximate cost per round work out to?

Just to put some comparative numbers to this discussion on penetration: 700 NE - 1,000 grain - Section Density of .292 600 NE - 900 grain - Sectional Density of .334 577 NE - 750 grain - Sectional Density of .313 500 NE - 570 grain -Sectional Density of .313 .458 cal - 500 grain - Sectional...

So I decided to play around with some of the variables using this ballistics calculator (https://shooterscalculator.com/recoil-calculator.php). Starting with the following variables as my baseline: Bullet Weight: 400 gr Bullet Velocity: 2,000 FPS Powder Charge Weight: 100gr Rifle Weight: 10lbs...

So what seems to be the largest contributor to felt recoil? Powder charge? Velocity? Projectile weight? Max pressure? I know it's a combination of all of the above but curious if one input contributes more than the others. Where are the physicists here?

Same category animals count towards the Super Slam, how far are you into that? I plan on having a few "duplicates" as well in my journey. 1. White Tail & Mule Deer 2. Black Bear and Brown Bear 3. Mountain Caribou and Barren Ground Caribou. I'd love to hunt multiple sheep but I'm still...

I'm curious if anyone has shot the 416 Rigby back to back to back with the 416 RemMag and 416 Ruger and could comment on if there is any perciebable difference between them? The 416 Ruger has what, 20 grains less than the Rigby?

I had my 3 guns out for a shoot last weekend. My CZ in 375, my Model 70 in 458 WM and My CZ in 416 with the B and C stock. The 416 kicks less than the 458 WM shooting Hornady DGX but the CZ weighs atleast a pound heavier with rings and scope. It would be interesting to shoot a 458 Lott in the...

I try and convince the wife everyday to move to Alberta. She'll crack eventually.

I have a few buddies that live and hunt in SK. I was assuming that non-resident Canadians could hunt with a local SK resident to get around the guide system, similar to other provinces. I'm not seeing that detail in the reg summary though.

I just realized that a guided sheep hunt costs as much, if not more than the other 9 hunts combined...

I have a fairly aggressive plan kicking off this year. 2024 - DIY deer, black bear and Moose. I hunt these 3 every year so If I don't get one this year I will have reoccuring hunts each year until I'm successful. 2025 - Guided elk hunt in Alberta 2026 - Guided caribou hunt in Northern...

A Muskox hunt sounds like an adventure.