Recent content by Nhoro

As a Zimbabwean who knows the drill- listen to the advice. Cheap hunts in poor areas with poor PH's will end badly. Your best hope is a bad hunt, your worst nightmare is that it goes wrong. And by wrong, I mean leaving in a pine box. I see youtube videos with illegal hunts conducted by South...

Mercury is 20% heavier and that is mostly lost in the container and space in the tube. The design is simple, AI will show you the pictures and explain the marketing. I essence, the mercury slops back and forth in a capsule with space back and front. This will delay the inertia of the mercury. I...

I have Express sights on my CZ 550 in 458 Lott. I had a brass bead added to the factory sight to make it bigger and more visible. Original is around a 2 mm bead and now I have a 3 mm or 1/8 " bead. Bullet hits centre of the bead out to 75 m or 80 yards.

Mercury reducers in general have Mercury slopping back and forth. A simple experiment with water and a plastic container will give the idea. The designers sell it to us as a benefit but elementary physics will show you that it is worse than a simple weight. There will always be a few milli...

Shorter knives put less pressure on the wrist and I tend to use the point and first 1/4 of rhe blade so good for opening the belly and skinning. Longer knives are slicers and better for processing meat and slicing steaks. So short for skinning and long for breaking down the carcass. Filleting...

Glad you got it off, the heat + oil usually works. The heat draws the oil into the threads and you can repeat the process several times. Often see bubbling coming out of the threads on bolts etc

I doubt anyone will ever pick it up, but you just need one clever customs agent and you will be in trouble. Or a leak which would be worse. The mercury is just a gimmick anyway, you are equally served by a lead or tungsten fixed weight. Not to mention that you are actually breaking the law...

Mercury reducers have no scientific basis for reducing recoil except the mass that they add. So my recommendation is to have a reasonable mass- you can add simple lead weights. I also believe that good balance is very important. Tail heavy and nose heavy rifles kick more. So balance the weight...

My boys have been shooting 458 win mag from about 10 years old. Recoil is relative and little guys roll with recoil. I am surprised with the lack of love for the 303. It is basically simular to 308 and 30- 06, which are the most popular plainsgame cartridges here in Africa. Why not ?

I had a similar problem with a CZ 550 in 458 lott. The cartridge rides up that corner and up the claw. It is good to round or even angle that corner and then polish the edge of the claw.mine fed fine but was hard and gritty. I also polished the flat face of the bolt. The back of the brass case...

The wayxi read it, you want a new scope- you don't need a new scope but you want one. No one is going to talk you out of it. Your wife's current scope is about perfect but buy a new one if you like.

I would suggest Botswana and Ziimbabwe. Zimbabwe I would suggest Western Zim, ie Hwange, Matetsi and surrounds although some areas can be mountainous. I would also suggest Nuanetsi and some areas of Save conservancy and South East Zimbabwe. In Save Conservancy, Sango ranch has lots of flat areas...

Some of my folders attached. The Victorinox multi tool travels in my pack, it is a bit too heavy for edc. Then the little blue scaled Joseph Rodgers belonged to my dad. I put new denim micarta scales on it as the old ones had shrunk. I keep it in my bedside table.Then the Victorinox Hunter with...

Yes it can help. But I find if I adjust it for carrying then it is too long for shooting aid. If I set it up for shooting then it doesn't fit nicely on my shoulder. But if you have a little time to set up, it steadies your aim.

Here are my slings and cartridge belt. All cheap, tough and durable. The home made sling (blue) is the best- very light, stays on my shoulder and rolls up tiny so I can chuck it in my pocket. The leather and canvas works but is the worst of the 3. The paranoid sling is grippy and very...