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I agree with @Nyati on this. The PAST Magnum pad works, but uncomfortable, for me, it rides up on the shoulder, and I have to readjust every couple of shots on the range. Also, as others stated, it is thick and affects the LOP, on some rifles affect the gun mount. For a strap on pad...

If you really want a double, go for it. However, @HunterHabib is, as always, correct in that you will have to do some work in finding the proper regulating load, for a particular double. I went down that route, and probably shot 200 rounds, to find the load my 450/400 liked. It was regulated...

I always learn something about firearms, and hunting on AH. Appreciate the expertise. I have a soft spot for 1911s. Have owned a few. A special one I have handled, a 1914 era Colt 1911, carried by a pilot of the Lafayette Escadrille 1916. Shot down over Verdun. His surviving brother had it...

Now I understand why my doctor recommended a prophylaxis of Doxycycline rather than Malarone. Doesn't work well with alcohol. My doctor travels internationally twice a year, to some really off the trail places, and researched Limpopo, and the relatively low risk of malaria. However, for...

I use black electrical tape, from the hardware store, to make a 3" cross on a white paper. Helps me align the crosshairs, not canted and resolve the aiming point. Once scope is sighed in, I use a 1" black aiming point, tape or Sharpie, and shoot for accurate shot placement. I think...

Looking forward to reading your autobiography. CR

I was wondering the same about that stock, great with stainless action for an all weather rifle.

Good advice. My wife might count them.

Yes! A flight of eight P-38's, from Guadalcanal, intercepted and shot down and killed Admiral Isokoru Yamamoto, over Bougainville, Papua, New Guinea in 1943. Yamamoto was the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack. They got him. The flight of eight P-38's flew over 600 miles, one way, radio...

I worked with a fellow, that in a past life was ground crew for SR-71's. The fuel tank seals were designed to completely seal the fuel tanks at Mach 2+ speeds, as the heat caused expansion of the seals (gaskets), no leakage, and range achieved. At ambient ground temperature, the seals were...

The P-38 Lightning. Kelly Johnson's "Skunk Works" first genius design, a great fighter plane in WWII, in both Europe and Pacific. Incredible seeing this old warbird fly.

@Milan, appreciate your discussion of various CRF actions. Good food for thought. In current mass produced rifles at a price point, I like the current Winchester M70. The machining tolerances are good, although the wood finish needs some work.

Excellent details. A Krieghoff double is a great rifle, this brand the first double I got to shoot and led me down that road. 450/400 is a favorite round, understand why you are selling the.458. It is a nice rifle and the wood is very nice. Good luck with the sale.

@Hunter-Habib, Thank you for that insight. I really appreciate this. Sounds like a different reality for different folks in the real- world. Some shooters are good and some not. The variance from hunter to hunter, recoil, versus shot placement is very interesting. When moving up from a...

@HunterHabib. Thank you for sharing your real-world experience with elephants, backed up by photos. It is fascinating that safari hunters, like yourself, with varied elephant hunting experiences, end up wanting and recommending .500 + bore rifles. Has this been your experience with your peer...

Nice rifle and good pictures. If I may suggest, to help sell your rifle, include some more detailed information about yourself, and the rifle. You will find that members of AH are good people and are savvy regarding online sales. Unfortunately, some have been scammed (I'm lucky so far)...

I read Bob Brister, and he opened my eyes to the 3 dimensions of Shotgun Patterns. And why some guns (my grandfather's vintage Remington 870, 30" Full) kill more birds (waterfowl in this case), than my later model 870 with the same specs. The vintage 870 just shoots. Mine sucks as a Full...

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The photos of your family and young Ella on Safari are a truly special post. Ella has that "look in her eyes" in the bakkie. I look forward, in the future, of your posts of Ella taking her first game on safari. Bring the dog! Thank you for sharing your experiences. You have brightened my day.

That Marlin 1894 in 41 Mag can be worth some money. Check out the various Ruger forums.

Good question. I am interested in hearing real world examples of the .577 Nitro against elephant and buffalo..

Very important point about getting the meat away from the bone, especially in temperature above 35-40 degrees F. I’m not a meat scientist, but they will say that the myoglobin reacts with the myosin, in the presence of the lactic acid in the meat and “starts turning “ ( very scientific term)...

My gunsmith recommended the Trijicon with the green tipped post. Fast view in the bush. I like it for my poor eyes.

Elephant and Cape Buffalo

Ivan Carter, backed up by Johann Calitz. Not TV personalities but real people. Michael Waddell for some fun around the campfire.

Very Nice!. Those Nikon African scopes are excellent with great eye relief. What does it weigh?

I have used PuffLon as well in 416 Rigby and 500 Jeffery reduced loads. Clean burning, and insures some consistency, as tested by an engineer on another site who has done extensive work on big bore loads. It’s like adding insurance to your load, just not as expensive as home, car health...

I wonder if a Brenneke Slug, 12 ga. 3" magnum could play hell on a tiger, IF hit correctly. I have zero experience tiger hunting, just seeing LSU's "Mike the Tiger" :cautious: (yes, I know a zoo experience has NOTHING to do with nature). The muscle structure of these animals is formidable...

Good explanation regarding safe weapons handling, thank you. I hadn’t considered “ in the dark” scenarios. Secret Service, Presidential Detail had to train on several weapons, besides the common 1911, Beretta, Glock, Sig Sauer, Browning P-35, and others. AK-47, SKS, Swedish K, S&W 76, H&K...

Well you didn’t “steal them “, but you owe your friend a Steak Dinner!. Well done. The Ruger RSM .416 Rigby is a great rifle. And the CZ .375 H&H, a very solid weapon.

Good explanation of the difference. The Alaskan is machined with a barrel”boss?” that is a mounting point for the folding rear sight. This is a copy of the Pre-64 Winchester Alaskan. A nice touch. Look at pictures on the web to see this. The barrel is 25 inches, as opposed to 24 inches for...

I learned a good lesson on gun handling recently, after meeting up for the holidays with my cousin. He is retired Secret Service. He and I used to shoot a lot together in high school and early college. Pistols, revolvers, rifles shotguns on my farm. Fast forward 35 years, he was showing me his...

L I've owned .375 H&H Safari Express, .416 Remington Safari Express, and .375 H&H Alaskan, all current production from Portugal. Excellent metal work, and accurate. The .375 Alaskan had great handling, the .416 Safari Express was good for a bigger bore rifle than the.375 H&H in the Safari...

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen , you raised your son well.There is still hope.

Considering availability, in the last few years, my choices, or change in choice for powder, is driven by - what is available in quantity. -what works, with good accuracy (not necessarily sub MOA, but field accuracy),across the cartridges I shoot. 7x57, 30-06, 35 Whelen, 458 Win Mag...

Get the RSM .416 Rigby, a classic

Consider the labor participation rate, the percentage of those of working age, versus the percentage of those that choose to work. The rate of people willing to work versus those that work is falling. “Lies, damn lies, and statistics “ according to Mark Twain. And that is what I think of the...

I agree as well. A recent song captures it. “It’s a damn shame.”

I suggest starting at 50 yards, from a Standing Rest( sticks takes a lot of practice ), You should not be crouched down on the rifle, or not sure that you are steady. A standing rest, such as gunmakers use, is stable, allows a natural recoil movement, and hurts a lot less then shooting from the...

Good information. I believe Gregor Woods came up with this RDP formula as an enhancement of TKO. TKO accounts for momentum, as in the writings of Elmer Keith. Just for reference, .375 H&H has a TKO value of about 40. The .500 Jeffery at TKO at 95 makes sense.

An interesting fact, and if I remember correctly, Gregor Woods knew and consulted with Richard Harland, while Mr. Woods wrote for Man Magnum magazine. Mr. Woods RDP formula is only a refinement or John Taylor's Knock Out Values, diameter vs. cross sectional area, related to momentum). Mental...

I came to the same thought after my original posts, after all the responses. Calculate RDP in 100 yard increments for the Whelen, versus the .338 Win Mag, both with optimum powders. There is the rub. My purpose was to reference some utility, only by mathematical theory, that the .35 Whelen...

I wondered.

Me too! I did not know 2400 fps is possible in the .400 Whelen. Is that using CFE 223? Now I need to build one:)

As a cattleman’s son, this is a well reasoned viewpoint. Thank you.

I just about choked on my bourbon!

@mark-hunter you bring an important question. I am no way qualified to answer that. It’s just a formula that Gregor Woods refined based upon John Taylor’s “Knock-Out” values. Cross sectional area of a bullet, not just diameter. John Taylor wrote that the TKO values were just a formula and...

I second this. Have Ruger make it right. I still like Ruger firearms, but their QA/QC is lacking lately. I have a Number One.35 Whelen that I have to ship back for the second time. First the safety locked up the trigger, they fixed, now 40 rounds later, I get light primer strikes. They are...

Your setup is great. Now I need one! I have a Huglu double, made before CZ imported them. I searched for 2 years to find one with double triggers and a POW stock. It fits perfectly. Now I’m debating between 45-70 and .44 Magnum, though the latter is high pressure, but I can shoot warm.44...

Great project. Possible cartridge stamps: .450 AH .450 US