Recent content by John Telford

Pull the stock off of the barrel and see if there is a serial number stamped into the wood. The serial number you see is the Jeffery number and not the Mauser number. Stock looks like it has been replaced as has the bolt release . It has a 43 not a 55 stamp. This is a very early Jeffery I have a...

Have a gunsmith make the fish belly mag plate. Even Jeffery did this on some of the rifles.

Interesting on the 420grns who is doing the bullets for you? BTW Rhino is under new ownership again and they have moved to our doorstep! Bjinse also has a few options.

The hunting regulations in Botswana only allow you to sit in a blind from4-6pm and 6:30-8-30 in the morning so hunting with hounds has become the norm.

The best is to get brass from Qualicart but please full length resize before using or the headspace will be incorrect. I use 270 Woodleigh RN bullets and load to 2150. These are light rifles so the recoil is rather noticeable. Oir MS club is planning a plainsgame hunt in June. Report to follow.

I was with Pierre yesterday- the MS in the photo will be going on Auction with Classic Arms soon if anyone is interested.

Indeed- the 1910 is the 9.5x57 or 9.5x56 if you go by the Austrian designation since they measure from the groove of the rim. The 1903 is the 6.5 MS The 1905 is the 9x56 The 1908 is the 8x56

Very interesting reading thanks @Tug I will try and post work done by Game Ranger Richard Sowery and his metrics for various calibers.

I know of one available for about $20k It’s a Joseph Winkler from an estate sale.

The fashion in Botswana is .450 Rigby loaded with 600grns . Solids will reach the vitals of a big bull elephant from any angle. Never tested this personally but that’s the talk around the campfire..

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134 grns N560 @2250fps using Dzombo solids.

Interesting and obviously in a perfect world this data would be relevant. I had Hornady .458 Lott ammo that was shooting @2050 fps which is like shooting the .458WM and not good when hunting big bodied Botswana elephants! I pulled the bullets and lo and behold clumped powder! So we are back to...

What’s your budget? Botswana has top end hunts in the north and more budget oriented hunts down south. Most of the operators are sold out for 2025 and almost so for 2026.