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He only has a 6.5x55 left, the rest I am not sure if he sold or gave them away.

No unfortunately not.

Hi Wheels, thanks for interest. Thanks @VertigoBE for the update! Yes, as mentioned, one of our members bought the rifle, which we are very pleased with, exactly for the question raised, the rifle will remain in Africa. Maybe some more information that the rest may find interesting. We already...

Here is the letter from Ron, mentioned in OP, that will be added to rifle. * there is an error, the first sentence 375 will be fixed to 458

Hi Wheels, Sure attached some more pic's. Kind regards

Great questions gents. Yes we do have more information and luckily we can still get it from Rom himself. As mentioned he indicated he will in all likely hood give a letter with information etc. To answer a portion of question in the meantime… He mostly culled with an FN in 7,62×51 (308Win)...

Yes that is correct - full purchase price goes to Ron

With permission from and thanks to Jerome I am posting this. On behalf of the Big Bore Association of Southern Africa (BASA), I'm pleased to announce that the iconic, Ron Thomson's, 458 Win Mag, FN rifle, is up for sale through auction. As the current Chairman of BASA, I am pleased to announce...

Jeez, I read this and I really thought a bunch of you are talking a load of BS. I am in the veld/bush weekly, we have a family farm close to KNP and in all the years it is not like you see one every time you are in the bush, way less. So I thought, what are the chances that some of you come to...

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

Must have been a 9.3....

I would say go for it... My dad had a similar incident never received his Buff (hunted in Selous). He got another trophy. Yes it is not yours, but you would have placed it on the wall as a remembrance. Now, there is nothing. Get one, at least it will remind you and you would have a bit extra to...

Welcome Kavik! Great choices you are thinking off! Just note, legally, you are required to have a 375H&H for leopard hunting in Tanzania; whether it is enforced is uncertain. Do you require (apart from legality) a 375H&H for leopard...No, a 9.3 is more than capable. Contact a gun shop in...

Hi and welcome MooseHunter! Quite the coincidence, read this thread yesterday. Someone at our club shoot in RSA, built himself a "425 Safari Express". It is a 458 Express case (3 inch 375H&H lengthened case), which is shortened and necked to 423. The gents current data is a 400gr bullet at 2270...

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