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I like the take-down. Is this the Dakota Traveler? What calibers are the two barrels? Add a third one and you have an easily transportable 3-rifle battery, and I am pretty sure that a good gunsmith could make a .22 LR trainer barrel for it. I too was on the CRF bandwagon for a long time. The...

This is without kickstop. Note that the Leica 1-6x24 is relatively heavy so the rifle itself without scope & mount is 9 3/4 lb. The scoped rifle is actually quite pleasant to shoot at 11 1/2 lb. with the scope. The 16 oz. kickstop (mine actually weighs 17.5 oz.) comes standard with the PH...

This is all true in the theoretical absolute, but... 1) having been through the first "premium ammo" revolution, when Federal introduced the Nosler Partition in their Premium line in 1977 and instantly outclassed the Remington Core-Lockt, Winchester Power Point, and other Federal Power Shock...

In my experience, yes they do, and they will exit the North end of a big Buff after entering the South end. Never mind sideway, where it seems the .458 500 gr TSX launched at Lott speed will simply punch in & out and kill the next one (or two?) in line... In fact, I have come to think of them...

In general terms, if this was about getting the rifle, my answer would be "good luck finding .470 Capstick ammo". Conversely, any duka in Africa - heck even this guy! - has .458 Win on the shelf... For that reason alone................................ But since you have the rifle and the...

Keep it as is, the .375 H&H can use the extra 2 or 3 inches of barrel for one-rifle safari duties when used on PG, and chopping it will really buy you nothing in terms of handiness in the bush :) Nice rifle. I still have one about just the same as a loaner, although I prefer the Talley rings to...

I went through: My "presentation grade" period with a .375 H&H Griffin & Howe full custom job on a ZKK602 action in the 90's when old original Mauser magnum actions were near impossible to find and before Mauser resumed production in 2015. The rifle was later rebarreled to .340 Wby. My "double...

Per Bob Nelson 35Whelen :) https://www.africahunting.com/threads/south-africa-a-return-to-huntershill-safaris-even-better-than-last-year.52376/

It is a very commonly done conversion Honeybadger1983, not a rebarrel, just pushing a Lott reamer in the Win chamber, and removing the magazine length internal spacer if there is one, but it still needs to be done by someone who knows what they are doing. Ideally, a complete job will require a...

A number of threads are dedicated to this subject, crossfire3006, although they may be difficult to find, the search engine being a bit unpredictable... See here under for example :) My own experience after several safaris including several dozens PG, is that the .257 Wby with 100 gr TTSX...

As deewayne2003 indicated it is CRITICAL to clean a brand new barrel after you purchase the rifle. They are typically coated in a light type of cosmoline that will not move ahead of a bullet when fired but may create micro-bulges if not removed. Typical solvents will do the job. You will get a...

Amen! One aspect to consider, Azklmsr, if you are a reasonably fit person, is that rifle weight does wonder to tame recoil, and there is nothing wrong with a 11 lbs .40+ / .45+ rifle. My factory issued Blaser R8 .458 Lott weighs in at 11.5 lbs with its standard steel receiver, Selous barrel...

So, in conclusion, "if the 9-3x62 became the new legal minimum"... ... it would still be a personal choice; ... and some would still want more or less safety margin; ... and some would still want one rifle for all DG; ... and some would still want one rifle for smaller DG and one bigger rifle...

It all depends on how much safety margin you want on Buffalo :) Some want a lot and go with .45+ Others want some and go with .375 H&H Others still are happy with very little and go with 9.3x62 :) It also all depends on how many DG rifles you want :) Some want one rifle that will do it all...

I am not sure that I would use the word "incompetence", Ivor, but recoil-control ability is indeed a very good point, that I have been pondering myself a lot with my wife's DG R8 barrel being a 9.3x62 because the .375 H&H is too much gun for her. I guess it all boils down to how we address the...

My mistake Clodo, I meant 78 gr for the x62 and 88 gr for the x64. I stand happily corrected :)

To the best of my understanding, AZDAVE, aside from the military Barnaul 9SN load for the SVDK variant of the Dragunov, and a hunting load very occasionally seen in the US under the Brown Bear brand, it seems that the 9.3x64 is probably on the way out :cry: Not due to its performance - as we...

Sure! True enough, but here again, the caveat "experienced hunters hands"... Do we really believe that legal minimums were designed for experienced hunters? All good indeed Dave, and as previously stated I have no issue with what you are saying, you are one of the "experienced hands." The...

As to the 9.3x64, folks are often thinking that it is just a 9.3x62 case made 2 mm longer, hence it is virtually the same round. Not at all! The 9.3x64 case is significantly fatter (in fact a precursor of the beltless magnum) and the best way to compare the two rounds is to look at case...

Apologies if my intent was misconstrued BFaucett and AZDAVE, I am not down-talking the 9.3x62, I actually like it (as previously mentioned), but I do not endow it with extra-ordinary dispensation from the laws of physics. The statement "At DG ranges with the bullet in the proper shot placement...

I totally agree with the above, but with caveats that cleary outline that the 9.3x62, while by general consensus meeting the bare minimum practical requirements for Buffalo, does not fully compare with the .375 H&H and 9.3x64, which are true ballistic equals. Said caveats are: The 9.3x62 only...

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I shoot my Blaser R8 in anything from .22 LR to .458 Lott from the carbon 4 Stable Sticks. No issue whatsoever, and they have helped me shrink my groups standing off the sticks from 3 MOA down to 2 MOA and even 1 MOA on good days. To the point that I had to retool my target stand to smaller...

Some of us may have been more (or less) lucky than others with the DGX Bonded, I guess... 500 gr DGX Bonded launched by a .470 NE sitting on the horns of a nice Buff after a one-shot kill... This being said, since I moved to Barnes loaded ammo -- and replaced my KGun .470 with a .458 Lott...

The Mama's & The Papas California Dreamin': "on a wednesday" or "on a winter's day" ??? :)

.223 pipe for the R8, then use it for the rest of your life as a >100 yards trainer for all your other R8 calibers :cool:

A few thoughts... 1) There is factually a growing database of successful and satisfactorily utilization of the TSX in large DG calibers. This is a fact... :E Shrug: 2) This being said, it is of bullet selection as it is of truck selection: there are diehard Chevy lovers, diehard Ford lovers...

In truth, at the 9.3x62 moderate velocity, about anything will work great, but most "African" loads will be too tough for European / American game. My wife uses TSX in her 9.3x62 on Buffalo in Africa (I go .458 Lott TSX), but I have to say, it is hard to beat the cost/value of the PPU factory...

Totally safe, as long as (like New York, Chicago, etc.) you do not provoke destiny by roaming in the wrong places at the wrong time :) Absolutely no worry whatsoever when in the charge of Afton, your outfitter, your PH etc. :cool: Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Julius Malema have been...

Hello DaBill, you will most likely be interested in this thread: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/why-not-a-dangerous-game-lever.75555/ My own answer was/is: "... can you kill a Buffalo or Lion with a modern .45-70, .45-90, or .405 Win load from a modern Winchester 86 or 95; or with a...

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This one just popped on my Home screen :)

I would not be too worried about head spacing or accuracy, SCmackey, but there is no escaping the fact that the spring-loaded detents that secure the belted rimless cases in the ejectors or extractors are more complex and delicate, hence more prone to failure, than ejectors or extractors...

And in any case, it would not be the ramp (ahead of the magazine) but the rails (on each side of the top of the magazine)... The underlining factor, Sjakon is that in order to ensure that the rifle will still chamber in the field possibly dirty / dusty rounds in a possibly dirty chamber with...

Heck, I would even had it bold and underlined :E Rofl:

Hmmm, agreed, but only to a point ;) The .45-70, .45-90 (Win 86) and .405 (Win 95) are certainly quantum leaps of power from the 30-30 et al. but they still pale, even with modern loads, compared to even the .416 Rem or .458 Win, not to mention to .458 Lott, and the .45-70, .45-90 (Win 86) and...

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And 3,500 fps is exactly what Weatherby 100 gr TTSX factory ammo clocks in my R8 barrel :) Deadly indeed, from Klipspringer to Roan in my experience, although I used it on Roan for the sake of experimentation (it worked!), but I would limit my shots with the .257 Wby at 600+ lbs animals to...

The answer is BOTH... And just to further clarify, for the benefit of those interested in understanding better what is being discussed, to answer michael458's question: "Roughly the same Kinetic Energy with both bullets correct?.................. Which one of these two was able to "Transfer"...

Come on guys !!! You crack me up :E Rofl: Kinetic Energy is half the mass (weight) multiplied by the velocity squared. Of course, it matters, otherwise Zimbabwe would not use it to express their minimum requirement: "Class A Game 5300 Joule (3,909 ft/lbs.) Minimum caliber 9.2 mm / .366 in...

That was Wayne at American Hunting Rifle.

So... I know that it is not a chainsaw per se, but if you have a woodshop these personal sawmills are just amazing... This is a Woodland HM122 with one extension rail. It can saw 22" logs 16' long. I mounted mine on a welded steel base that I put together so that it is at proper standing...

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Welcome to winter in Northern Arizona !!! Jonsered CS2166. The best saw I ever had... My little helper... Almost too easy :E Rofl: This will keep you in shape :cool: I remember the time when we used horses for that in the French Alps... :A Gathering:

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Dorleac & Dorleac ;)

There is truth to that, although at that distance lead may be academic. My understanding is that the value of getting low on a charging lion is that it puts an horizontal front shot in line with the body length, so even if the brain is missed (dang!), the bullet will still continue through the...

Woah! I am surprised, there is generally a decent level of alignment between the responses on those threads and the classic literature, but not in this case. I wonder why... Regardless of caliber, the only good shot on a charging buffalo at that distance is straight up the nose, when he comes...

Leupold have always been, and remain, a good option, but their glass & coatings are objectively not as good as those of the big 4 (Zeiss, Leica, Swarovski, Schmidt & Bender). Zeiss V4 and Swarovski Z3 represent the absolute best value for the money. Their 4 and 3 magnification ratio are plenty...