Recent content by Ontario Hunter

I was also going to suggest watching where your fingers are on the gun when it's on tripod. If your finger touches the barrel it will change barrel harmonics. Nothing wrong with that group. I'd be satisfied at 150 yards on the sticks. How does it shoot from sitting? I've come to appreciate...

Good grief! 2700 fps. The box should come with a hospital bed illustration on it not an elephant.

For some reason parts of the formula were snuffed when publishing that post. Delta P = F × delta t. Presumably delta P is change of pressure or projectile impulse.

How did the primer dents compare between firing range duds and garage denotinations?

I went looking for "projectile impulse" explanation and this is what I found. "Impulse (J) is the product of the average force (F) applied to the base of the projectile and the time (t) that force acts: Δ=×Δ " The length of the barrel and muzzle velocity determines the Δ factor. The longer...

460 Weatherby shoots 500 gr bullets @ 2600 fps! Wow. Did not know that. I'm surprised there is an action, not to mention a shooter, built to take that kind of abuse.

If you decide to go with just the skull for your kudu, consider having its "backskin" tanned. Definitely get backskins for springbuck. They are pretty little buggers. Backskins can be tanned relatively cheaply and they package up nicely in the box with horns and skulls.

Always check with your outfitter re tipping the staff. It can cause problems for management. My outfitter takes the staff tips and keeps most of it (PH excluded - he gets his tip from me) for end of season staff party when spouses are there. He dispenses enough wages in the meantime to keep...

Interesting. I was with you till #3. Need a bit more explaining after that. Interesting that you have calculated 404 based on 2300 fps velocity for 400 gr ammo. Presumably this is Hornady factory ammo. The concensus seems to be they put way too much gas in their stuff. Most prefer the old...

Thanks. Over the years I have rebuilt or replaced everything on that rifle but the receiver and bolt. It has hunted hard. Dad would have been right in it getting his hands dirty had he been here. What did your father do with that fabulous moose rack? Cap mount? We do a couple skull...

I lost Dad June 23, 1999. But he's been along on every trip to Africa 2019-2023. He built this Springfield for me in 1962.

Ask your outfitter about tipping. He will give you a good idea. If it seems unreasonable, come back here and run it by us. For really good PH I have tipped $500 for the trip and asked if that was satisfactory and he said more than enough. A lot depends on the daily rate. May will be early...

Great photos. The tracks in the sand next to the carcass don't look very big. A hyena or jackal? Photo #2 looks like a shooter.

"While some early, pre-1900, or specific carbine models might be small ring, you should assume an FN Mauser is a large ring action unless it is an 1895 or earlier model. "

I'm not convinced 10.75x68 would not require thinning the rails on an 8mm standard 98 Mauser to feed properly. How many fit in the standard box? Just two?