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HSounds like an "I told you so" will be forthcoming from the venerable Aussie soon, lol. Gotta say though, taking a marginal shot with a...
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HHBartley reacted to 375Ruger416's post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with
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HI’ll share some of what I’ve learned and my perspective, hopefully it’s helpful. The first is the taxidermy, this is a topic of...
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HHBartley reacted to Luvthunt's post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with
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My first hunt in the early 90s I took a 300 Wby and a 340Wby. PG only. Shot a 200 gr Aframes in the 300 and was totally satisfied with... -
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Awesome! Now you and that blaser are good to go! A 30 cal magnum and a 375 H&H! Ready to hunt the globe Smart man
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HHBartley reacted to Spearhead's post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
I've only been to Africa once. I took my 375h&h for all plains game (baboons to eland). pick one cartridge, practice and enjoy it. You...
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HHBartley reacted to widetrackjack's post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
I used a 300 Wby and a 378 Wby on my first two Safari’s and both did a wonderful job. I used a Swift A frame 300 gn in the 378 Wby and...
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The new ruger m77 Hawkeye Africans ARE CRF, the only Rugers that are not are the 1st model m77s with the tang safety. All mks 2 and...
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HHBartley reacted to One Day...'s post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
I am more than willing to write to explain in details why, but the bottom line is that the most balanced option (quality / price /...
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HHBartley reacted to One Day...'s post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
These are the so-called "Selous" heavy barrels (22 mm diameter). Perfectly adequate for the .458 Lott but entirely too heavy for the...
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HHBartley replied to the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?).exactly... sometimes it just doesn't make sense. Oh, don't forget the scope mount for the blaser, thats an additional 500-600 per barrel
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HHBartley reacted to SStomcat's post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
Price, the cost of a barrel especially magnum calibers, bolt head if different, and magazine can quickly add up and exceed the price of...
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HHBartley replied to the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?).I was mistakingly looking at the wrong barrel contour on the 375 H&H R8 barrel, you are exactly right, the safari contour is $3500+...
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HHBartley reacted to One Day...'s post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
Not in this case! The .300 Wby and .375 H&H use the same bolt head, because they both use the same parent case: the .375 H&H :) And...
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HHBartley reacted to Sabre's post in the thread help choosing 2 calibers for first safari (300 Weatherby & 375 Ruger?) with Like.
I like your idea of getting the Ruger and saving the extra $2,500 for other animals or taxidermy. The 300 you are planning on taking...