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For some unknown reason, this question crossed my mind today. The longer I considered it, the less certain the answer became. What is the difference between a “safari” vs a hunting trip?

So sorry Toby. He still lives with you in your heart and mind and through you to the next generation you help. Prayers for you and your family.

Whether animals need to be removed is a very different question than how to do it. No animal deserves to suffer unnecessarily, whether coyote, pig, or anything else. If life needs to be taken, then it should be done as quickly and effectively as possible to avoid suffering as best as is...

Sadist and sociopath are two words that come to mind.

When I ran into them in Tanzania, I was thinking a 28 gauge and couple of cases of shells would have been handy and some fine sport.:giggle:

???? Is that a joke? Ironically, those are the only three I use for hunting, mostly Nightforce, with which I'd guess I've shot a couple of hundred deer and many hundreds of pigs. eta - I also use an Aimpoint. So, add that to my list. Reliability is the single most important quality in a...

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Call Euro Optic and ask how long it will take for delivery as they accept back orders for it. Great company to deal with. https://www.eurooptic.com/schmidt-bender-zenith-15-6x42-fd7-rifle-scope.aspx

Red, it is a big red dot, the simplest, fastest, and easiest to use aiming point invented yet, other than a laser dot on the target which is not legal for hunting in most places.

Reading this thread sure makes it easy to see who runs their own business compared to working for others.

Beautiful rifle, the checkering is especially nice, congratulations. I have the same scope and reticle, except in the NX8 line. The scope was on my .45-70 this past season to wring it out, before moving it to a .416 Rigby. The 1x with the red dot worked well and quickly became my favorite...

I’ve been looking at a Cape Buffalo hunt, now my wife wants to go. I enjoy having her on hunts with me, but that changes some of the potential considerations. So, recommendations on countries in general and specific camps and outfitters to hunt Cape Buffalo, which will be suitable for my wife...

Good for you, congratulations! That’s a beauty!

Beautiful! Where did you find it?

And there is proof of how subjective some of the small details can be, which is why there are so many different choices. Glad they work well for you. (y)

After two Ruger rifles, one in .375 Ruger, my thought is Ruger makes a nice rifle for the price point, but their stock design and hard rubber butt cap posing as a recoil pad are terrible and seem to amplify recoil. Why do they refuse to put on a real recoil pad? Adding a Model 70 safety would...

Wiha is calibrated and has been good to use.

Yes, it is the Remington Model 798. They were a nice product.

The old MRC went out of business a few years ago. They made some receivers for the biggest of the big cartridges .338 Lapua, .416 Rigby, .460 Wby, .505 Gibbs. The numbers sold were low, but they surface now and then. A new manufacturer bought the name and some equipment and is slowly...

The original post question was asking about buying into a ranch in Africa.

I do legal work for ranch owners in Texas. A pattern I see regularly is an affluent urban/suburbanite, doctor, lawyer, sports player, fill in the blank, enjoys hunting and wants to own a ranch to hunt. The reality of owning and running the business of a ranch is starkly different than going...

Very simple, it is not profitable. Overhead factors into price per unit. The price point for their customers requires a certain volume to be profitable. Obviously there are not enough customers at their price point buying new rifles in these chamberings to achieve profitability. The small...

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There is a discussion of that question in this article, scroll down quite a bit to the section on load data. https://www.rathcoombe.net/sci-tech/classics/rigby/ruger_416_rigby.html

Here is the quote that surprised me: "There is a reason why the .416 Rigby kicks a lot harder than a .458 Lott." Link: https://www.rathcoombe.net/sci-tech/classics/rigby/ruger_416_rigby.html

I was reading an article on loads for .416 Rigby and the author made a comment that a .416 Rigby and .458 Lott had equal recoil, which surprised me. I have never shot a .458 anything other my .45-70, but for those that have used both, is this even close to accurate? Yes, I can and have used...

Understand about the scope magnification range choice, but the question is what power to set it to take a shot? Up close in thick stuff, low power is the obvious choice, but farther out, turn it up to 6x or 8x or leave it turned down? If the answer is from a longer distance in an open area...

Question for those with experience using an optic for Cape buffalo. If the buff is in a relatively open area and the shot is 100 yards, to what power should the scope be set? Turning it up will make shot placement easier, but if it decides to run at the hunter, then starting off low even at...

One thing to check is whether the sizing die is setting the shoulder back too much. The headspace gauges below mount on calipers and measure base to the datum line, which is the mid-point on the shoulder. Starting with the die screwed out a bit long and sizing a FIRED piece of brass, turn the...

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And thank you for sharing!

The numbers can be overwhelming in some areas. A ranch next to the main one I hunt has a river through it. Twice a year, the owner brings in a helicopter and kills 600+ pigs in a couple of days off of an 8,000 acre pasture along the river. They devastate the other wildlife including catching...

My wife and I eat only game meat since 2011, deer and pig. Where we hunt, the pig meat is wonderful. We made pan sausage out of a 250# boar everyone said would be awful. We served it up for them without telling them what it was and they went back for seconds. As with deer, cook on lower...

OP, here is an article you may enjoy, if you’ve not already ready it. https://americanshootingjournal.com/577-nitro-express-ammo/

Absolutely beautiful and the wood is something special. Please report back on the experience of shooting it. Congratulations and thank you for sharing it.

Bee, good input, thank you. Yes, it was a Rigby SSB. I went back to buy it and it was already gone. :( Oh well, I am waiting on a Heym to clear customs. Hopefully it will be here soon.

Lon, I have never met you, but appreciate your posts. Good luck in your fight.

You’re welcome.

The footprint is unique to the old MRC. Pendleton stocks makes fiberglass stocks for the old MRC..

Checking AmmoSeek.com here are the available vendor in stock offerings in the US: .375 H&H - 411 .375 Ruger - 156 .375 Rem Ultra Mag - 37 .375 Wby - 0 .378 Wby - 26 .416 Rigby - 101 .416 Rem - 139 .416 Ruger - 8 .416 Taylor - 0 .416 Wby - 27 .404 Jeffery - 35 (Hornady just made a...

Look at the broader picture, CZ stopped making the whole line of DG rifles in any cartridge. Ruger stopped manufacturing the whole line of rifles in any cartridge. Ruger offered a new proprietary cartridge, which has no competition and which is solely dependent on Hornady for ammo and that...

Is mounting a red dot like an Aimpoint or RMR on the rear single square bridge a realistic option or does it need to go farther forward? Is there another better option to avoid drilling or cutting the forward round portion of the receiver? This would be for a .416 Rigby that I am eyeing.

Here is a screen shot - it is to provide clearance for the thumb.

OH, the receiver cut works fine with the right or left hand loading stripper clips. It allows the thumb to fully depress cartridges into the magazine. Here is an illustration.

.308 Win Barnes TTSX 130 grain @ 3100 fps MV South Texas mature buck, 235# on the scales, facing head on, slight angle Distance about 125 yards Entrance on the forward point of the nearside shoulder, removed from the inside of the hide on the offside rear leg.

Savage makes a nice quality rifle. I owned a Model 10 in .308, which was incredibly accurate. The weak point on Savage is the ejector. A failure to eject potentially is a serious problem.

I had a .375 Ruger. I like the cartridge design more than belted mags. However, brass was not findable anywhere and I load my own. Wish I would have checked that before buying the rifle. So, gave it to a friend with a couple of boxes of ammo and bought a Win M70 in H&H. Brass is far easier...

Ok, that is cool! Thank you for sharing a fascinating piece of history!(y)

AMEN! Well said.(y)

I started to post this earlier, but took it down. Seeing some of these comments now think it can add a data point on the practical use component of at least some Rolex models. In 1976, I was a young (really young!) deckhand on a marlin fishing boat, which won a tournament with large prize...

That drawing shows a 3.600” long belted mag with a small shoulder, which looks more like a .375 H&H. There is a cartridge called .375 Winchester, but it is a rimmed straight wall case. https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/remembering-the-375-winchester-cartridge/