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I would throw Zimbabwe into the conversation. Nuanetsi Ranch is a fantastic plainsgame destination with DG available as well. Save Valley conservancy has good plainsgame as well. Outfitters to talk to are Mokore safaris and Thierry Labat PM me for contact details. Also other outfitters that are...

Carbon fibre can shatter like that. Even in a crossbow, the shaft flexes in flight and it can break apart. Maybe it hit a branch or twig that you didn't notice ? Anyway, any bolt or arrow withstand a lot of stress during the acceleration, flightcand impact. At least it was a clean miss and not a...

Rowland Ward favours wide bulls of Tanzania, Sci favours Southern countries. I would suggest Bubye and Nuanetsi in Zim. Areas around Gonarezhou park are where I have seen biggest wild buffalo. A couple were captured there for a breeding program at around 60 " but those are 2 in 30 000. You have...

I refinished my CZ stock and am very happy with the result. I scraped the finish off with a knife and just left the chequering alone. I have also bedded the recoil lugs (Cz has 2). This was to strengthen the stock and prevent cracking rather than accuracy. Also free floated the barrel. I think...

Personally I believe that solvents do all the heavy work of removing copper and carbon fouling. I think a brush helps lift or flick out particles that may be stuck in corners then patches wipe out the dissolved fouling. Nylon for solvents and bronze for scrubbing old fouling. I clean my 22 less...

I have helped out with the PH exams and we used a charging lion machine. It uses a car starter motor with a chain sprocket approx 8 inch diameter on to a shift with a 3 inch sprocket. Then there is a 12 pulley on the shift that reels in the rope. All is housed in a steel box. It pulls a sled of...

You will end up with a fantastic rifle for not much money. The factory trigger tunes up very well. A little polishing of the surfaces and adjusting out the set trigger is easy. Then it can be adjusted to a reasonable weight and crisp break. I would also suggest a threaded bar reinforcement in...

My CZ 550 has a + on the crossbolt. I just used a flat screw driver.

I have bedded the barrel lug( glued in the steel lug into the stock) and bedded the main recoil lug in my CZ 550 458 lott. When I bought it, there was a plastic block behind the recoil lug. Pretty junky. So I bedded both lugs. Noy a full bedding but I ensured the action was pushed forward during...

There are a lot of variables involved.in general, larger diameter bullets are more efficient. Bigger area experiences a larger force at the same pressure. Overbore cartridges waste powder. So straight wall big bore rifles will be most efficient 458 win mag, lott and then 500 NE etc. Then you...

I suggest you search this site for the thread on the same subject. It has some details i jight leave out now.Factory ammo gives Lott about 100 to 150 fps advantage. Handloads in win mag can be loaded with long OAL- even longer than the lott because win mag chamber has a longer throat. So...

I gave a lot of thought to stock bedding when I did my own CZ 550 in 458 Lott. I did not full bed it but I had to do something about that junky plastic behind the recoil lug. Here are my thoughts Crossbolts hold the stock from splitting but need to be tightened periodically. Bedding will negate...

I think it is all about the balance point of the rifle. So a shorter barrel should have a heavier contour. I have a 25 inch barrel on my 458 lott. A friend has a custom lott with around a 22 inch barrel in a heavier contour. Both rifles feel similar on the shoulder. If I went custom, I would...

You need to remove 1-2 mm behind the tang so that the action does not contact the stock. Even if you bed this area, you need some relief. You can drill into the wrist from the tang area and bed some thread bar into the wrist to strengthen. I free floated my barrel and bedded the recoil lugs only...

Zimbabwe - That is incorrect. 338 is not legal on any land for buffalo. 375 h&h and 9,3 x64 are the effective minimum.