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So let's all agree that the cobra style tooled/engraved/carved leather sling looks the best on an African rifle. That's what I've been looking at but they don't allow you to wrap your arms in them very well and I've read that they don't actually hold in place on your shoulder very well (slide...

I know there is plenty of hate here for the Weatherby cartridges like 378, 416 and 460 but why does no one talk about or use the 375 RUM? What I've seen looks like it runs on the heels of the 378W, is it to much kick? Lack of availability? Just curious.

Hey guys on my new Ruger African 416 the barrel is free floated all the way to the action but there is contact at the very front left side where the tip is. The barrel is huge looks like a stovepipe, to a first time big bore owner anyway, so does this pressure matter enough to effect accuracy on...

What are your experiences with these scopes on dg rifles? I just got a 416 Ruger that needs glass, I'm familiar with Lupo and I've talked to Mark about the vx 5 and 6 but the Credo looks really good too. Anybody have experience with both? Thanks for suggestions

It's not the Rigby I've been wanting but it's a first step. I got the Ruger Hawkeye African in 416 Ruger, the smallest of the 416's but she'll do for now and has a durned nice trigger for a dg rifle. Does anybody with experience with these have any advice? Do I need to look at getting it glass...

Does anybody know where I can find a 28 gauge for my daughter to start in? I found a 410 Mossberg mini bantam that will fit her but I'm reading that 410 is a really difficult gun to hit with and I can't 410 shells ANYWHERE. I'm reading that the 28 is a great starter gauge but can't find a gun...

For you boys that have experience with different make/model/style big bores tell me what you felt. I love my Model 70 375 with 13 3/4" lop and my Weatherby in 300wm is 13 3/4 so I assume that's the best lop for me but the CZ 550's that I see are 14 1/4-1/2". Is the half inch extra going to throw...

I how this is the best place to put this thread. I'd like to start my own cartridge collection and I know a lot of you guys have extensive sets over the years. So what is the best way to get a good collection with having to buy a box at a time in each caliber? That would be EXPENSIVE! I've seen...

Hey guys I've got an 870 Epress I got on trade about 10 years ago and never shot more than a couple boxes through. I feel in love with tower pheasant hunting last month so been using this thing lately and got a LOT of failures to feed. Never a problem with light target/skeet loads but with the...

I'm sure some of yall follow Mark and Sam After work on YouTube but if you don't is a man and wife in Australia I think that are all about llooonnnggg range shooting I mean 2 and 3k yards. I just saw a video where he uses his gunsmith's custom 404J with a dg scope to first sit 600 them 1019...

Hey yall I have been looking at the 416 Rigby for my first big bore (only have up to 375H&H now) but I found a nice CZ in 458 Lott that I'm thinking about if the price is right. Now there's a lot I like about the 416 and would likely get one later anyway but that Lott looks pretty good right...

Hey guys as you know I'm just starting to reload, I'm watching Erik Cortinas videos on chasing the lands and he's calling his 3 versions of seating depth "jump, in the lands, and jam". So if jump is not touching the lands isn't that the same as freebore or am I not understanding freebore?

I know 99% of the time you get what your pay for but will I benefit from "deluxe" or "precision" dies when I'm just starting to reload? I mean the difference in RCBS dies or Redding Master Hunter sets. Is there really a plus to having the buikt in dial on the seating die? I don't mind spending a...

I hope this is the best forum for this question if not I apologize. I was bore sighting my 338 yesterday with my new Burris and I had to use more than one full turret rev to get centered, that's taking up a lot of my available elevation. The first shot was 10-12" low and 5" left. The rifle came...

I don't yet have a supressor but after using one in SA I'm going to order one probably next month but which? It'll be a 30 cal first and used in my 300wm and 308win with subs for pigs. I hear a lot about the Banish line but also hear their not as good as they claim they just have great...

I know yall have seen a million of these but I'm in love with this thing so far and want to share. We have a hurricane coming in down here so pics were kinda hurried. This is a Winchester custom shop M70 375 H&H Super Express with CRF custom fitted brake (please tell me if anyone has seen one...

Hey guys I just got my Browning BAR 338 wm in today and so far all I've found is that I should use small base dies. Do yall have any advice or tips or anything I should know about loading for this rifle/cartridge? Any pet loads you want to share? Thanks guys.

Any of yall see a muzzle brake like this? Is in my "new" in the box 1974 Winchester Custom Shop model 70 Super Express. It's supposedly custom built and fitted by a Winchester gunsmith in the custom shop. I've never seen or heard of one with slots facing forward and the guys at the ffl shop I...

Hey guys I'm looking for a good 2x10-12 scope for my new 375 and I've looked until my eyes are blurry. Obviously I need a good one to tolerate the recoil and have decent eye box but I really don't want to pay Nightforce money after what I just gave for this rifle. I paid a lot (for me) and I...

Hey guys I'm looking for brass for my incoming M70 and so far nothing online so if anybody has some good brass they're needing to offload please let me know

I know they're pretty far apart but I've been wanting a 416 Rigby for years for absolutely no reason and here more recently the 460 just keeps making me look. I've got a 375 on its way to me now so I don't NEED either one for the Buff I'll one day hunt but I've always been fascinated with the...

On boys I'm definitely wanting a 375 and I'm looking at a couple if Rugers that both claim to be the RSM. They both have Ruger Magnum on the left of the receiver and the 3 leaf rear sights but one had the front sling swivel on a barrel band in front of the forearm like other DG rifles but the...

Hey guys I'm looking at a Ruger Safari Magnum in 375 h&h and am curious about the "long range" potential. I've seen several claims that the 375 Ruger is a 500 yard cartridge but those are really hard to find except in the Mossberg Patriots (no thanks). To head off ethical questions no I have no...

Well gentlemen I'm back from my first ever safari with 7 animals in 4 days and had a blast. I was with Hunt African Safaris and have nothing but great things to say about Johnny and and his crew. I decided not to take my new Weatherby 300WM I bought specifically for the trip and instead used his...

How many here have used Splitting Image? I read a few threads but they're several years old and I know businesses can go through huge changes in that time. Any recent customers? They're who my outfitter suggests I use.

Hey guys this may be a dumb question but I'm asking anyway. I bought a Vanguard Deluxe in 300 WM to take to SA and this thing absolutely does NOT kick. I have a BLR in 7mm Rem mag, a Tikka T3 308, Savage 3006, and my old model 94 30 30 I've shot several other rifles so I'm not completely...

Hey guys just want to say hey. I've been reading the forums for a while but now that I have a trip planned I thought I should join in the discussions. I'm planning a 4 day (yes short I know) trip to SA in April for plains game; Kudu gemsbuck, impala or nyala and zebra.