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    Found these today

    These must be a very old ammo box from Norma, perhaps from the fifties or early sixties, but I don't remember when Norma using such boxes. Further evidence for an old age are the unformed brass for the cartridge 300 H&H Magnum, a cartridge which, like other cartridges, were first loaded with...
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    Hunted with "old" Kynoch soft nose ammo..?

    We all used such bullets for shooting heavier game back in the seventies and eighties, but never heavy DG. As @matt85 wrote, using FMJ bullets or solids for buffalo hunting was the norm during those times and that well into the nineties. Many FMJ bullets that were still in use, as @Hunter-Habib...
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    Hunted with "old" Kynoch soft nose ammo..?

    According to the lot numbers, the ammunition dates from the fifties and early sixties.
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    Hunted with "old" Kynoch soft nose ammo..?

    Everything is loaded with Cordite. I have shot quite a few rounds of them, but I would for a lot of reasons not use them for hunting.
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    Ruger M77 love them or hate them?

    I am not an expert of Ruger firearms, and I have never owned one, but I shot few weeks ago an elephant with the model quoted below. It was a borrowed rifle from a game department, but I can give a positive account of this type of rifle in terms of manufacturing, precision, and perfectly quickly...
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    500 Express rifle question

    I could be wrong, but it seems to me that someone put the marks on the rifle, no an official proof house.
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    500 Express rifle question

    What kind of rifle is this? I cannot identify the proof marks as absolutely British because normally there are much more signs. Some appear to have been added later. Be careful with this rifle.
  8. Elephant Hunting

    Elephant Hunting

  9. Elephant Hunting

    Elephant Hunting

  10. Moose Antler Trophy Shield Mount

    Moose Antler Trophy Shield Mount

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    Preparing for Africa with new rifle

    Choosing the right bullet is not easy either, as it has to be suitable for both PG and DG. However, this should not to be a too big problem, because any bullet caliber 375 suitable for buffalo is also suitable for PG.
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    Preparing for Africa with new rifle

    Unfortunately, there is no ideal zeroing distance, and also no general rules regarding shooting distances, whether for PG or DG. It is better to use different rifles. In all cases, compromises have to be made with a rifle that has to be versatile. Therefore, it is best for Africa to zeroing your...
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    .458 AFRICAN caliber chamber reamer wanted?

    https://www.triebel-guntools.de/en/products/cardridge-bearing-reamers/
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    .458 African caliber designed by Pierre van der Walt ( African Dangerous Game Cartridges) Any member using this .458 caliber ???

    Have you asked him? He does a lot of custom work, but I don't know about the legal aspects for export. https://www.triebel-guntools.de/en/products/cardridge-bearing-reamers/
 
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