Recent content by Nhoro

Hi all, if I have a load worked up and I am changing to a new batch of the same primers and/or new batch of same powder, how much do I need to back off. I have a mild load for my 458 lott which was a few grains off maximum. It is 2195 fps and maxes out around 2270 fps. So basically it is not...

How do you shoot from the bench for sighting in or target shooting ? Maybe just mention what type of shooting ie serious benchrest or club target shooting or prs type shooting just so we can get a feel for the styles of shooting vs rests used ?

Here is my data from Peregrine website for the 458 Lott giving max and min loads. At the bottom are my personal loads that I have tried while working up a load with the copper Peregrine VRG 3 solid and expanding. As always, work up your own loads. My choice is Vihtavuori 133 and second choice...

If Balistol dissolved gold to any appreciable degree, do you not think that gold miners would be on it ? I worked in the industry and cyanide and Mercury are primary gold solvents. Nothing like that in balistol, they say you can drink it ! I would say that if balistol lift gold leaf then...

I used red food colouring to stain the raw wood and then applied oil over the top. The stuff you gwt at pick and pay.in liquid form. People online said it will fade but 6 or 7 yrs hasn't changed the colour. If the colour is too strong, you can rub it with sandpaper to remove.

Nyakasanga is in the Zambezi valley

Thierre Labat speaks French and English. He hunts Lord Derby in CAR, not sure if he can organize forest elephant. PM me for contact details.

I filled 2 x 458 cartridges with lead and fitted them into the butt to balance my rifle. Tungsten shot and epoxy would probably be better. It is quite easy to drill a few holes and fill with shot and epoxy. Just make sure to ram down the shot. You don't want a loose shot or 2 to rattle. Make...

I would use Peregrine expanding copper bullets from start to finish or A-frame, tsx or TBBC. I would also be happy to follow up with solids. When conducting photographic walks, I load solids only because elephant is my main concern. Only a brain or spine shot will be quick enough and the...

I would advise everyone to be very careful about exportable and non- exportable hunts in Zimbabwe. All hunts by foreign citizens are exportable but your home country may not allow it or Cites may block it. Beware of non exportable hunts, these are often problem animal permits which are only...

Safety is opposite and the back of the body is different-CZ has a smooth tapered truncated cone while the 602 is kind of like a mauser rounder and with a rounded step down. I have never compared the 2 side by side but otherwise they look the same. Internally, they are similar but not sure how...

I had a further thought on the 30-06. I shot an impala last year. Offhand at around 30 to 50 yards offhand. I had walked past it so was twisted around so don't judge the marksmanship! I hits behind the ribs and the bullet went straight through like a solid. It was a 220 gr bonded pmp...

I would absolutely expect a shift from prone on a bag to standing off sticks. Even a sandbag vs a hard rubber rest or a v rest vs a flat rest. The magnitude of the shift may vary. There are so many variables that can change poi and you would just need to work through them and minimise each. I...

That's fighting talk ! Without knowing exact details it is hard to say- maybe wrong powder in handloads ? But I think the Blaser action has more moving parts and they are smaller and statistics are against them. Also one small malfunctioning part in lockup can cause a problem. I don't think...

You don't want high velocity or rapid expanding bullet. You will literally tear the animal in half. You would think that a normal plainsgame calibre will whistle through without expanding but even klipspringer and common duiker will have a big exit wound and the small duikers will be carnage...