Recent content by Nhoro

Nothing wrong with either, they are pretty similar. I think the 30-06 may hit a little harder especially if you use 220 gr bullets. Eland is a bit big for both calibers in my opinion, I would prefer a 300 win mag.

I have. They were fine to deal with. Quite helpful.

Zimbabwe does not have any laws against a camp stock. They do however prohibit silencers and camo clothing. The camo clothing is a bit of a grey area because it is meant to prevent army type camo so authorities usually turn a blind eye to Realtree patterns. But as others say, do you really want...

My main worry is rust so I oil the barrel after every use and litightly brush with a nylon brush. There is a light carbon solvent in the oil. I then use a copper solvent every year or two to deep clean. I usually take the action out of the stock at the same time and oil or grease the trigger and...

Do you actually use binos or do you want a range finder with added binos ? If you are into bird watching or spend a lot of time glassing during your US hunting then look at Leica or Swarovski. If you need a range finder and to check out a trophy or identify which buffalo then any reasonable...

I have found that a 1x scope with a red centre dot works like an rmr. Both eyes open and put the dot on the target. Not exactly the same but it works. And you can crank it up to 6 or 8 for planned shots.. I am sure if you go to your local range and see if people will let you look through them...

This is nonsense. National Parks regulations cover hunting on all land and all non-domestic animals. Section 53 gives clear calibre and energy requirements for elephant, hippo and buffalo as calibre 9 2 mm minimum and 5,4 kJ. Or .362 and 3982 ft/ lbs. 9,3x62 can make the energy threshold with...

Please explain the original problem. Is the magazine box too tall and then it flexes the action - and I assume the bottom metal as well judging by the broken trigger guard ?

Spine shot is not usually recommended because you are even less likely to get the lung shot than when trying for a heart shot. And the target is smaller left and right. So it is all or nothing.Frontal shots are not the best because if you miss the heart, your best hope is one lung-and that will...

Not a good choice. The Bullet will likely exit. Rather use a soft, Swift A frame would be my choice, TSX may also overpenetrate. 9,3 x 62 has plenty of penetration. I would also add that a 9,3 is not legal in zimbabwe with any current factory ammo. Energy does not make the minimum requirements...

I guess you need to figure out what the maximum number of rifles you need on safari or US trip. Is that 2x rifles or 1 action + 2 barrels (Blaser) ? Then figure out your rifle case size for that. You can change foam inserts for other rifles. I have not flown with rifles but I ask similar...

Glad the tape idea helped. So the tape on the flat horizontal part of the follower has no real effect. It raises the rounds a fraction higher. It is the 60 deg bevel that is effecting feeding. Try it to check by cutting off the flat sections. So basically the follower is not pushing the last...

Welcome back, the forum has changed over the years and it is good to get some old boys back.

Recoil is a result of accelerating the bullet to velocity. The weight of powder has an effect because it is also accelerated. So chamber pressure doesn't change the recoil but changing powder volume/ velocity etc may change both the recoil and the chamber pressure simultaneously. One is not...

Funny story, some of the peppers for Tabasco are grown in the Zambezi Valley near Chirundu town. It is practically in Nyakasanga safari area.So your Tabasco has a huge number of air miles only to end up right back where it started. The farmer also runs the Chirundu Safari Camp. Leave your chili...