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Is that even a thing??? Heaviest I have seen is 550 grain...

All of this information is interesting. @Kevin Peacocke, I heard the story of the last buff via Glen and @Lancaster ....very exciting and I'm so pleased everyone got out of the situation uninjured. I note that a lot of the shots were taken with the DGX bullets which have a bit of a chequered...

I thought the cost of the ammunition was covered within the £125 fee for the rifle case. Edit I just found this on the website that confirms this: If you're travelling to/from South Africa, Italy, or from Romania, check in your firearms and ammunition in individual locked cases, separate from...

I had exactly the same, a repeatable 11 clicks down on the scope to go from a zero with the 300g TSX to the 250g TTSX. I used the 250g TTSX to take kudu impala and zebra with no issues at all other than a bit of excessive damage to the impala. I got a complete pass through on a zebra at 150m...

Totally agree with this reccomendation. Here are the contact details.

I trust the TSX and A frames for buffalo and the CEB Safari solid for applications that require a solid. I’m hoping to obtain some North Fork SS, CPS and FPS to try and I have high hopes for them. I had a bad experience with a CEB Raptor where the petals failed to enter the chest after hitting...

@Hornedfrogbbq There is a pretty much new Heym 89b 450 NE for sale at Sporting Services in the UK. If you look in the rifles section and ignore the tacticool items you should find it.

I have been reviewing this thread ahead of this years trip to the Caprivi for a Dagga boy. Last year I shot 8 rounds at a buffalo cow and that made me realise that the risk of “going Winchester” is real. Essentially I’m carrying more ammo this year than previously which will be 4 in the rifle...

Whatever scope you choose, look carefully at eye relief… 90mm is minimum and 100mm or more is much better! The red dots are fantastic in this respect

He did indeed. They are nice to shoot and are very accurate when an appropriate load is found. The second darker target was with the 458 Lott

Does anyone rate the Beretta PX4 Storm? I had a go with one during a range visit to Phoenix a few years back and it seemed to have a nice size and profile. My government also doesn’t trust us with handguns of any description so this is purely theoretical on my part.

My PG rifle is a .375 H&H and that is accompanied by a .458 Lott. Both rifles are custom Mauser actioned pieces made by TT Proctor. He made many safari rifles in the 80s to early 2000s that were truly lovely and definitely fit for purpose. Scopes are a Zeiss Diavari 1.5-6x42 on the .375 and a...

I have heard Kevin Roberts’s speak about using vintage ammunition with poor results. I recall that this was attributed to an electrochemical reaction between jacket and core. With lead being inert it seems this happens very slowly but I also remember him saying that the bullets may have been...

I totally agree with you there @AZDAVE. There is something particularly addictive about DG hunting. I also like needing to use stupidly big rifles in classic calibres compared to PG. I think it adds to the romance of the whole experience. Using a big double is just the next logical step …….‍

We did something similar to that in 2022 with CT safaris and I can wholeheartedly recommend speaking to Chris Troskie about your trip. Both Chris and his wife Sabina who does the catering are wonderful people and we certainly arrived as strangers and left as friends. We did a week hunting on...