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I would use Slick Tricks. They fly true, are all steel, super sharp, and very tough. I used 125 Slick Tricks for two elk, and Viper Tricks for a big bison, so I guess they can work very well for even a big bear.

7x65R is very effective and can be chambered in a light and trim kippplauf : the perfect mountain rifle - at least to me, since I noticed Mountains are steeper this year...

Ahhh you bet my friend! Drop by any time and I'll be glad to show you the best places to eat and buy some very good food :cool:

Friends, give me a PM when you're in my area in Rome - I live in the very center. Now I'm going away for summer holidays, and I'll be back in september.

I'll save your article and share it with my hunting friends. Your words are tailored especially for DG, but will do fine for every challenging kind of hunt.

This is a very good article Fred, I couldn't agree more with you - it's something I always stress my friends and customers. A big part of them don't understand that the best piece of equipment they have, is themself. Be prepared, and shot a lot, I mean A LOT! You said it very well.

Very good to know you're totally back in saddle, my warmest congrats for your strenght and perseverance - and for your new kippplauf, the Hubertus is by far my favourite of his kind, an authentic beauty indeed!

Fantastic... So happy for you Gorgeous woods, great light kippplauf (y)

Since we are quite neihbors (I'm Italian) let me say that I totally understand you - we're in the same boat...

Well, you know, 47 is in the car, at 2 pm, in the traffic of a big city...I guess the official temperature today is something around 40 - but we all live out there in the middle of cars, traffic and so... So the "official" is always a lot less then the real one!

It's not getting better here in Rome my friends...

I do a sort of break in. As soon the new rifle arrive at home, I clean it very well : usually the rifle has been previously shot some times in the factory, and then again for the proof marks. Also, and more important, during the process of rifling, the barrel is lubricated with grease to help...

Thank you for your detailed field report - what a great bull...congratulations, fantastic achievement indeed (y)

I confess I'm writing just to make my warmest congratulations for the Brown / Kodiak Bear on your picture - a life time goal for me. And, your express is beautyful, of course...

A warm welcome to a bowhunter, from a bowhunter! Great to have you here.

...arrived here from your recent post on the difference between Interiors / Coastal Australian Buff, very interesting to me, as I'd like to hunt them in the next few years, maybe after African Buffalo. Anyway is and impressive trophy second to none. I have and shot well a 416 Rem that seems ok...

It's very pleasant to see that elegance and class still exist

...and what about the good old Weatherby ammo?

Thank you Ben, also interesting the difference between the Coastals and the Interiors ones

Congrats to your friend! It's a hunt I really would like to do in the next few years...

Is correct to say that those NT Buffs are a full 20% larger than theyr African cousins, on everage?

8x68S is by far my favourite caliber, and the Norma A Frames are excellent ammo - to me it's an easy choice :sneaky:

You know, the Italian importes do not list them anymore in any caliber above 338

Thank you Phil! Ok - I'm a passionate reloader since maybe 20 years, so I suppose I know what I'm doing, but you're plenty right, and I'll double check every aspect of my recipe, you bet!

Great to know deeper details about your Lion hunt - I can figure out the effect of that slug when you say "hammered"... Ok : so it seems that at least I have some Lion bullets!

Bad (mixed) news from a good source... But ...Sir, what a lion!

In fact I guess that part of the bad reputation NP has in Africa is due to the fact that many used it in a PG caliber. I bet a 416 @2400 would retain 75/80%, sure a lot less than A Frame and TSX but still enough. Maybe ..."enough ain't enough" for Cape Buff - this is also true.

Yes, another friend advices me about Peregrine an Greywolf, this evening as soon as I back home I'll give a look at both! (y) Thank you!

Well I have a lot of time No rush Just I'd like to start reloading and experiment with my pet rifle I would be great to keep in touch with some other EU members!

I have in back order the new Hornady DGX Bonded that should work very well. Other than that, it's impossible even to order any other bullet. Not A Frames, Barnes, Woods, nothing. Maybe in a German site, in a couple months I could find 350gr TTSXbut I would stay with 400 gr.

Yes, you know...A Frames are totally impossible to find, don't even mention the Woodleighs. So I'll start to experiment with the NP We'll see...

Ah my friend...don't tell me! It's right here in Rome, we're living one hell of a Summer, today was 38/40, and the same will be for the next 8 or 10 days. 15 days ago was really brutal. Spain and France are even hotter in these days. A friend of mine who lives in Ireland, is telling me that...

This one should be from the pre WW2 era, in fact is made in Germany - not "West Germany". It's the brainchild of one of the greatest cartridge designer, Vom Hofe - creator also of the 7x66.

Totally agree

...And also I would add that yes, it probably will loose a big portion of the front core - but in so doing, it does a looot of damages! I'm definitely on your side One Day.

I also know you're a very experienced hunter - and I agree on the fact that there are better options. I have great respect of your opinions. As always also, where you hit him is a paramount. That said, my intention was (is) to understand if a well placed 400gr @2400 would do a good job on a...

Thank you so much. Good to know you used them with good (and safe) results. I have olso some Nosler Solids, they seems very well done and at Nosler they promise very close point of impact. We'll se...

Good news for me Bill! Same caliber/same bullet - so I can start to work on a recipe with a bit more confidence...

Yes, in my experience too any NP I shot from my rifles is very accurate - not yet shot one from my 416 anyway... I know them have a good reputation in AK - better than they have in Africa for sure...

Thank you OneDay for the extensive explanation on that topic. It seems that a 416 NP will retain 70/80% so in a 400gr bullet it should be enough (and more). The F16/F22 example is plenty clear ...(y):cool:

Thank you everyone for the inputs Obviously I listen to you all very careful, since I lack the experience on African DG - that said, I am a bit more on the side of One Day, since I guess that a caliber (416) very effective "then" is or it should be even more effective today with a bullet like a...

'Morning Friends, I plan to find a good recipe for my 416 Rem - I will start in autumn but I'd like to ask an advice to you all well in advance. I have Norma 203B, Norma Brass, Fed 215 and.... Nosler Partitions 400 gr. Now : I know it's not the first bullet that comes to mind talking about...

Great to know something more on a hunter I like so much! I really hope the Room is still intact - but I have no info about that. Living in Italy and having some friends up there in the North, I will try to know more, and post promptly...

Welcome aboard and my warmest congrats! I'm a bowhunter too, what a great achievement Sir...something to be really proud of.

Fantastic, thank you for sharing! Keep hammering!

Yes, you know... I guess a riflescope is designed to work with the turrets in the normal position, and more than that, a rifle should work well with it - again, in a normal position, as every other rifle do.

The rifle itself is very well finished, but personally, my advice for a dangerous game rifle is to find one with a good Mauser tipe action. Again, as IvW said, just google "Sako 85 ejection issue" and you'll answer your question by yourself.

Hello Agrarle, welcome aboard! You'll enjoy this site, it's really like a bunch of friends, and I learn every day a bit more just enjoying a thread or another...

Willkommen, Megatherium! You'll find a family in this forum - you'll like it!

Perfect rifle, action, stock and caliber - a true great hunting companion... I like it very much (y)