Recent content by 318AE

Bushbuck are really hard to keep in, especially along the riverine thickets….

It’s a great looking rifle. They don’t seem to come up for sale too often.

This looks about right. I can’t tell if you posted this to further support my point or something else. Most of us are lucky to spend about 10 days a year in the bush in Africa hunting, and perhaps a few weekends hunting elsewhere. That leaves almost 355 days a year to wring our hands and...

Some of the bushbuck in the mountains of Masailand are almost completely jet black with white spots and markings. I like hunting bushbuck anywhere, and that is my favorite place to hunt them. They are on the shorter Tanzania license now, as of about 2020, making the slightly less ridiculously...

We consider and contemplate a lot about cartridges and ballistics here at AH. One last thing to consider- How much velocity does that 450/400 shed in 50 to 100 yards? You have a 1,950 at the muzzle now, versus 2,050 or perhaps 2,100. Is that not basically the same bullet 50 yards further...

Others may tell you differently, but I think it’s good enough. I have some of experience getting old 450/400 3” DRs to regulate, and am not surprised this is the load that regulates. Mine have usually regulated closer to 2,050. The only remaining variable to try is the Woodleighs in bore...

Agree - for any sectional density calculation, bore diameter is effectively the same. Most common loading for the 333J is 300 gr.

The most common 333J bullet was the 300 gr. There was a 180 gr 318WR loading as well. The two cartridges are far more similar than different (and the 350 Rigby is in the same category). The bores are 3 thousandths of an inch different. The real difference these days may be that while bullet...

I think they’re smart enough to know a well placed shot from a 375 is quite lethal, which seems to make them more intelligent than some humans.

Small stuff is good stuff. I shot three position small bore mostly.

Welcome aboard. What kind of competitive shooting do you do? You’re in good company here.

While they are super cool, their value is really only as a collector item - to place on a shelf in your trophy room or similar. Once you open it, it has less value. You will almost certainly find some non-reloadable, berdan primed, cordite loaded ammunition. It’s no longer reliable...

I think people are hung up on the 100 year old sectional density thing because it’s reliably worked for over 100 years.

A RSM in 404 Jeffery would be great. I understand they didn’t really make money on the RSM in the first place, so I doubt that will ever happen. A #1 in 404 just seems like a really odd duck to me. The 404 was designed to be a bolt action cartridge with similar ballistics to the flanged...

Welcome. Nothing quite like having something to sell the first day you join. Maybe the original bolt had a Timney wing safety? A lot of 318s had extractors on the bolt. Good luck with the sale,