Recent content by Nhoro

My guns sit muzzle up in a metal gunsafe- lightly oiled because of rust. I have a jar with silica gel to try and reduce humidity or at least control it. Before the silca gelz, I had a small area of rust develop between the floorplate and stock.

My first shots with my 458 were in a gravel pit that is used as the shooting range at the game conservancy where I used to live and work. My boys were there and wanted to dig for bullets in the gravel bank behind the target. So road gravel, mixed small stones and sand. The copper peregrine...

I chose 300 win mag but would actually use my 30-06. I would say 308,30-06 and 300 win mag are in the sweet spot. Ammo-I would use a Scirocco or Swift A frame. Something soft that expands quickly and wide but bonded so you can be sure of bone breaking and exit wounds.

Maybe you can dovetail a barrel recoil lug into the barrel if you have enough meat in the barrel contour? Also make sure you relieve the area behind the tang to avoid splitting the stock there.

Canvas tents are tough and heavy. Personally, I have several nylon ripstop tent because they are cheap and work really well. But I have lived and worked out of canvas tents. They are much tougher and stronger than nylon and here in Africa they often have steel poles vs the fibreglass ones in...

Mercury recoil reducers- from a scientific perspective, don't believe they do anything except add weight. I have added lead to my 458 to achieve good balance and reduce recoil to great effect. Tungsten allows more weight in less area but at a higher cost. Lead was easy and I melted it in old...

Are you thinking a similar setup to the CZ 550 barrel recoil lug. I think it is a good idea for the stock. There is a big lump of wood in the forend and no big holes cut out so it is a good place to push some recoil into. The normal recoil lug is just in front of the magazine hole and I think it...

I have a 458 win mag which I reamed to lott. In win mag format, I used 480 gr hornady solids and 480 gr and 450 gr Peregrine Vrg solids (copper solids). All are reliable performers so pick your preference. In addition, I would use North Fork 450 gr and most factory ammo that makes 2150 fps...

I think Africahunting forum has people that have hunted with pretty much all the best PHs and hunting companies in Africa. So do your research. I am willing to step up and vouch for people I know, Gary and Neil Duckworth, Thierry Labat, Johan Bezeidenhoudt. Good people, personal friends, I...

I realise now that you simply wanted a pat on the back for finding an old article about a bullet that you can no longer get. I am sorry that I said anything. Kudos on your interesting article, have a nice day.

Blindly loving or hating the TSX creates these endless arguments in forums. Understand the bullet and its properties and use it appropriately. It is well suited to calibres like 300 prc. High velocity, larger diameter bullet- already overkill for most plainsgame. Maybe not so good in a 45-70...

With a left right barrel, you are going to have the rifle recoiling with a lot of twist. You can only port the outside. If you port upwards only, you will still have twist. Probably be difficult to regulate and possibly uncomfortable to fire. On another note, please remove yourself from the...

I considered the same sling mounts for my 458. But I have never had a problem with the factory mounts on my CZ. As for barrel mounts, again I have never needed them so why bother. I used to carry my rifle in my hands with no sling but find it easier to be safe and I am less fatigued with a...

The rigby I probably a better design- lower pressure, more reasonable recoil than the weatherby but it was late to the party and probably sliding into the realm of specialty cartridges. The rigby also doesn't offer much in the way of improvement- sure energy is up but penetration is very...