New member from Sweden

[cmk]

Hi all, been reading this forum on and off for a few years, but thought it might be time to join so that I could take an active part in discussions.

Have been hunting for 15 or so years, but not very actively so - about 5-7 days per year. Mostly in my home country, apart from one trip abroad (Mauritius - which is technically Africa) which happened to include a hunting day with borrowed gear, so not a real safari trip by any means

Hope to take part in discussions and gain some insights into my newest rifle/caliber - the 404Jeffery, which I hope to take to Africa for a proper safari hunt.

/cmk

 

[cpr0312]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcome to the great forum cmk.
Good luck and all the best.
404Jeffery is my favorite caliber for dangerous game.
Witold

 

[Hunting Sailor]

Välkommen ombord!

Lots of great info here, looking forward to hear hunting reports from another fellow Swede.

//Gus

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Hi all, been reading this forum on and off for a few years, but thought it might be time to join so that I could take an active part in discussions.

Have been hunting for 15 or so years, but not very actively so - about 5-7 days per year. Mostly in my home country, apart from one trip abroad (Mauritius - which is technically Africa) which happened to include a hunting day with borrowed gear, so not a real safari trip by any means

Hope to take part in discussions and gain some insights into my newest rifle/caliber - the 404Jeffery, which I hope to take to Africa for a proper safari hunt.

/cmk

Welcome cmk you .404 is also one of my favourite rifles and is more than sufficient for any African game. Enjoy the forum and let is know if you need any help with the planning.
My best

 

[cmk]

Hi, and thanks for the welcoming.


/cmk

 

[BRICKBURN]

Welcome to AH.
I sent a PM re tech issue.

 

[Shootist43]

Welcome aboard cmk. I too recently purchased a 404 Jeffery in a Custom CZ 550. Mine is going to Africa in July on the Group Hunt with Paw Print Safaris. Due to the cost of ammunition and that I'm an avid reloader I will be using hand loaded ammunition. After getting a lot of input from other AH members I've settled on 84 Gr of H4350 pushing a 400 Gr. Swift A Frame bullet. I was shooting my rifle with Iron Sights, but have now decided to mount a 1.5 -4x Nikon scope on it. How long have you had your 404 Jeffery? What make is it? What kind of ammo do you use?

 

[Ridgewalker]

Welcome cmk to AH! Your 404 sounds like it is asking you to take it on a DG Africa hunt!

 

[CAustin]

Welcome to AH sir!

 

[BC.Pat]

Welcome Sir, the forum is great ! There are very many helpful veteran hunters about.
cheers

Pat

 

[cmk]

Welcome aboard cmk. I too recently purchased a 404 Jeffery in a Custom CZ 550. Mine is going to Africa in July on the Group Hunt with Paw Print Safaris. Due to the cost of ammunition and that I'm an avid reloader I will be using hand loaded ammunition. After getting a lot of input from other AH members I've settled on 84 Gr of H4350 pushing a 400 Gr. Swift A Frame bullet. I was shooting my rifle with Iron Sights, but have now decided to mount a 1.5 -4x Nikon scope on it. How long have you had your 404 Jeffery? What make is it? What kind of ammo do you use?

Shootist43:
Although I can see that you found it, the gun in question is discussed in this thread:
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/404-jeffery-lh-build-on-a-budget.41568/

US powders are - if at all available - usually more expensive than domestic (Norma) or semi-domestic (Vihtavuori), but thanks for the tip anyway.

/cmk

 

[BC.Pat]

(Norma)

Nothing wrong with Norma, some the best IMHO.

 

[Nyati]

Welcome to AH !

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Welcome too AH cmk! Glad you joined the conversation.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Welcome to the forum! Great to have you join us.

 

[Leica Sport Optics]

Welcome to the posting side cmk. Enjoy.

 

[GuttormG]

Välkommen!

 

[enysse]

Welcome to AH!

 

[Shootist43]

cmk, I just took a look at a Powder Burn Rate Chart to "compare" Norma's powders to H4350. The MRP 2 is considerably slower but N205 appears on the same line. That leads me to think that you may have better luck duplicating H4350 results using the N205. You cannot use powders with similar burning rates interchangeably, but their similar burning characteristics can point you in the right direction.