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Well done SGW! It was good meeting you in camp and glad you had such a great first African safari. I’m still in awe about your fantastic kudu 58,5 Inches doesn’t come by every day…… I’ve hunted Africa for close to 30 years now…… lots of buff, 10 elephant, many otherdangerous animals and a...

Hi Desperatezulu I was referring to the weight of the whole animal. It’s neck was huge though Regards

Hi all. I own 4 Sako 85 Safari Rifles: 375 H&H, 416 Rigby, 450Rigby, and 500 Jeff. I have used them on numerous dangerous game hunts and have killed at least 3-5 DG animals with each of them. They are extremely reliable rifles. Very accurate and very good looking too. None of them have the...

Jip! Also , the balistic data of earlier years suggest that the 600 NE was used at much lower velocities.... around 1750-1850f/s. Combined with the badly constructed bullets...... it would be a recipe for failure. I suppose pretty much the same as the stigma around 458 Winmag’s . With today’s...

I don’t know alot of ph’s..... but do know two who regularly carry their 600’s...... and a number of them who carry 577’s. , but I agree most don’t..... and I guess is because of the weight! I own a 500 NE and 500 Jeff, love them.... but when I go elephant hunting I rather use my 577 or...

IvW, I don’t necessarily agree with your statement about the second shot taking too long. I think it all depends on the design and balance of your rifle, as well as enough training with that particular rifle ..... with hunting loads. In terms of penetration, I would once again be hesitant to...

If you search Verney Carron 600 here, you should see a video of one of these hunts

I have. I use a Verney Carron , Imperial model. I use handloads. 900gr solids @ 2060f/s. Its pretty effective, but you still need to hit the vitals. Shot 2 elephants with it so far.

I own a 370 Sako Hunter. Shoot 250gr Barnes TSX’s @ 2560f/s and find it to be very capable, light on recoil and easy to reload. Haven’t used it on Dangerous game, but I’m pretty sure it will be more than adequate on buff, and cats. I recently read in Craig Boddington’s book, “Elephant “ that he...

After buying , shooting and hunting with my first Verney Carron in 577NE about 7 years ago, I fell in love with both VC and double rifles. I now have a few and am absolutely loving everything about them. I might be proven wrong someday, but I truly believe that they might also be a good...

Hi, unfortunately I am in “lock down” on our family farm, therefore not near my guns at the moment. Can weigh it once I’m back.... but it’s a lightweight

After buying , shooting and hunting with my first Verney Carron in 577NE about 7 years ago, I fell in love with both VC and double rifles. I now have a few and am absolutely loving everything about them. I might be proven wrong someday, but I truly believe that they might also be a good...