Recent content by SRvet

Well by way of an update this became a bit of a journey. I first tried some new Leupold rings which tightened nicely on the cams…. Great thought I problem solved until I put the scope in the rings and found they were not vertically aligned. The front ring was 0.1” higher than the rear. It...

We had one rifle fail on our last trip and a second that was on the verge of being unfit to hunt and has since been mended. Both were due to problems with the mounting systems that failed under recoil. The last two animals were taken with a very nice Sako 30-06 that was borrowed from the PH.

Really! You know Karamojo died years ago! There is a reason why there are minimum calibres… if you are even a smidge away from hitting the brain then someone could get hurt! Unscrew your seating die a few turns and reset your lock ring. You should be able to seat to longer lengths then. I would...

Before I first handled one I thought I would dislike the decocker despite also owning a Blaser R8 because I sometimes push down too hard on the R8 cocking slide which then fails to latch. The K gun didn’t seem to be able to do this at all which was a big relief on a DG rifle. I was very...

I would greatly appreciate the collective wisdom on the Kreighoff double rifles and especially the classic big 5. I am considering ordering one in .500 NE and would appreciate the experiences others have had warts and all. I handled my PHs Kreighoff in Namibia and was very impressed, more so...

I was bought a Rigby leather and elastic 10 shot slide for a birthday by my kids a few years ago. I remain delighted with it. So much so that I bought a second one so have two on my belt when hunting DG now. I don’t believe in running out of ammo!!

Are both barrels not a right handed twist?

Aren’t calibre sized drive bands and a smaller central shank not a better way to go rather than just using lubrication?

I have gone through your thought process with the 300g TSX , 270g TSX and 250g TTSX. I have concluded that the 300g TSX works so well and holds onto velocity so much better than the lighter bullets that I would stick with it exclusively. Last year I shot kudu cow, zebra and impala with the 250g...

I have a little buffalo experience having shot three so far. None presented a broadside shot and all were either frontal (1) or quartering towards me where I had to shoot at the shoulder joint or right next to it to penetrate the thoracic cavity in an appropriate place. If you get a broadside...

Looks like you have an interesting project going on. I’m not an expert by any means but I have shot a good number of animals, some of which were dangerous game including buffalo. Are you happy that the 400 grain bullet will be stable in flight and after impact? It is certain to be a long thin...

Recently back from Namibia where I shot a buffalo bull, a hippo and a giraffe all for management purposes. The buffalo and the giraffe were shot using my 458 Lott and 450 grain Barnes TSX and the hippo was shot using the 300 grain TSX from my .375. Expansion was excellent on all recovered...

I’m going to replace the Leupold mounts on the 458 Lott for sure. The .375 that I own remains very accurate so I may leave that for now until I have tested the 458 a bit more.

Yep, your eyesight appears to be 20:20!!

Are those the ones with the cylindrical posts and the cam locks? If so I have them on my .375 and 458 Lott. The .375 seem ok but the cam locks on the Lott may have deformed under recoil hence the search for something more robust!