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I can only speculate! I think they made the recoil lug like that in order to save costs. Do you really need a steel recoil lug? After all, it unloads the recoil impulse on a piece of wood or plastic. That little ledge on the receiver, that the lug mates to, is probably enough to take the...

I have a Tikka and a couple of older sako's. I'm also a mechanical engineer by trade and i believe I get to have an opinion on the mechanical design of these rifles. In my opinion, the Tikka is a superior design to most other on the market. Extremely smooth action. Very sturdy and accurate...

Hey guys if you haven't noticed, this thread is from 2013 and my little 308 did just fine. Pics of dead (smallish) eland have been posted. The PH had no concerns using the 308. The Eland however, had a lot of cause for concern. The bullet did shed a lot of weight, but a part of it penetrated...

What about your equipment and rifles? Any new wisdom aquired? What rifles did you bring? What load did you use on the eland?

Hey 16 Ga, Did you make some kind of autopsy on that doe? The way you're describing it, it kinda sounds like shot placement. :cool:

We often discuss cartridge selection talking about "sensible minimums" and various thresholds. A lot of us, however, don't really have any concrete and comprehensive data on performance on game that could support all these rock-hard claims that I and others make when we're discussing calibres...

My father and I went to a superb place near Bloemfontein. It was my first time hunting in South Africa, and it was amazing. The people were great too. Skilled, knowledgeable in their field and very friendly. To me, this thread was a way to use the collective experience on the board to get a...

Here's how it all played out in the end: My outfitter/travel agent thought it best to register the suppressor, so I handed in the serial number and perhaps British Airways kept a record of the suppressor. When filling out the forms I just wrote down "bolt action sako rifle with suppressor Serial...

I see, thank you for your reply. Our contact said "as long as it's registered, it's ok". But he's not from SA, and I didn'treally push him for an answer. I think he either gave me a conservative answer, or he just meant that the airline wanted to have it registered beforehand. I think I'm going...

Hello, I've got a hunting trip to south africa planned and booked for this june. We're looking forward to going! All tickets are booked and the police have sent me a confirmation on the rifle I am bringing. I thought the sa police didn't care at all about suppressors, so I did not send them...

I'm getting a new pair of boots for an antelope hunt in the area around Kimberley SA. I'm looking at two different models and I can't decide wether to go with 8" or 11" boots (height). Is it likely that I'll have to cross many small rivers and streams? Although it's nice to have a good...

Hello, THANK YOU to everybody who has sent me an offer! I'm sorry for not replying to each individual offer, let's just say I've gotten quite a few! The trip is now booked! In the end a major deciding factor, right or wrong, ended up being that the outfitter we picked had had quite a few...

Father and son. I am the son. We're looking at first half of 2014.

What we (2ppl) are looking for is hunting enough to get 3-6 kills each, with a few trophies and photos to bring home. We're not trophy collectors, rather we're looking for a great stalking experience in a for us completely new environment. I don't know what kind of time frame is appropriate for...

Using anything but premium controlled expansion bullets is out of the question for this quest. That much I've understood from this thread. Currently I only use hornady's inexpensive 165 gr btsp. Will be complementing them with ttsx. I'm awaiting a new .308 now, a Sako Forester L 579...