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Remembering back to the drought in Kenya decades back. Same option... culling.... the PETA types were protesting the killing. One of the top women said she would rather see the herds go to extinction rather than culling. Spoiler alert: many believed starving to death was painless.

Retumbo is too slow for the 416 Rem. I load a 450 grain in the 41 Rigby with 101 grains of Retumbo. The slowest would be in the 4350 range for the Rem and still requires a compressed load to push 2400 fps. Stay in the Varget/RL15 range. As for the 416/500 , another area of AH shows H1000...

I would have named it "The Caledonian". Highland Stalker...ah... just different connotation.

The news story is out there of a guy walking his dog in Soldotna, Alaska when attacked by a brownie. 44 mag saved the day. The bear was old, starving and picked the guy for his next meal. A lot of interest in 10 mm, but a 44 or 45 loaded heavy is good medicine.

If one could, in the blink of an eye, send about 2% of the US population to their original homeland, the crime rate in the US would fall into the lower levels of the EU. The UK and Canada have traditionally had more homogeneous populations with a cultural quality of non-violence... but that...

Nice rig! Three great wheel gun choices... new Colt Anaconda, S&W N frame and Ruger RedHawk. I favor the Redhawk as hell for stout.

eBay has the part...

also: https://www.libertytreecollectors.com/productcart/pc/viewcategories.asp?idCategory=18

A VLD a century before VLDs.

https://www.swissproductsusa.com/shop Also, they can possibly direct him to other vendors. Also, eBay has some parts....

The common thread of going long on the 458. The 1950's short magnum craze.... Winchester had the action to make a 450 the correct way... so while "adequate", I would score Winchester as failing in the long run.

I used Benchmark since it is one of the extreme powders from Hodgdon. Good burn rate and temp insensitive. As others here have also pointed out.... lengthen the cartridge if you can. My Ruger No. 1 and Win 70 could gobble up a 3.6 AOL cartridge without problems.

Your point is well taken..... note that those that use the TSX extended the overall length of the cartridge or are using a Lott. When I brought the 458 out to 3.6", both the 500 Banded and TSX achieved 2100-2200 fps. Even the 450 is really too long for the standard, and volume limited, 458...

Lott velocities will bring out the best in the Barnes. You may reach 2500 fps with ease. I used Benchmark powder from Hodgson. If you can get Varget... try it. Somewhere on this site is my Magnum article on what I did. Good hunting!!!

Yes. After extensive testing of a whole bunch of bullet$, I settled on the 450's both TSX and Banded solids. I was using a CZ 550, so I could load the 458s out to Lott length. I had also shown this to be practical with a Win 70 with the swap of parts to those of a 375H&H... easy to do...

I shot a cape with a 458 with the OAL length of the Lott... using the grooves as a cannular. It was a 450 solid but then shot the dead cape with a TSX at less than 15 ft and retrieved the bullet. One petal gone after plowing through 4 feet of buff and its full stomach contents. Great bullet.

I found that the Swiss chose the elevation of the sights to correspond with the human they were shooting at.... with the longer ranges set to shoot at a prone enemy while closer for one upright or running. I love how the Swiss general responded to Wilhelm II .... Wilhelm said that the German...

I don't have my load data but here is the link to Swiss Products. Here is the RL17 suggested loading: "Bullet:175gr Berger Vld, Hornady 175 ELD or 175gr Sierre Match KIngAssuming you have followed all of the case preparation instructions, this beginning point for use of the 175 grain...

The US military tried out the GP11 bullets but had to quit. With their high B.C. the range of the loads exceeded the range safety. If you look at the 284 Winchester, you will see they stole the design of the GP11 and necked it down. Winchester also stole the design for the 338 Win Mag from...

I have their mount for my scope. Pierre at Swiss Products, I guess has passed, recommended RL17 for the powder. Berger VLDs come close to the GP11 design. My rifle has the name tag of the soldier it was issued to under the butt plate. I also have the Swiss Products target sights and...

Mercury does a number on aluminum.

Shot the daylights out of a 20 bore in Argentina ... good handling, durable and a good value. On one day I quit an hour before I could.... at that time 837 dove from 1000 rounds.

The Savage has a better twist ....

There was an article using the Hornet with the earlier, non-TSX, Barnes for small trophy game. The TSX is too long for standard twists. I modified the magazine on my CZ to increase OAL cartridge length for more powder but could not get the 50 grains for above to stabilize. The 45 gr was iffy.

91.5 grains H4350 in mine yields 2400 fps and a tack driver. Great powder. The Rigby case is just right for the TSX as not hampered by case volume.

Frontal quartering shot at 75 yards with 375 H&H using 300 grain TSX at 2450 fps. Wildebeest piled up about 30 yards away after shot with large chunks of lung all over the place. So many great bullets out there.

I was rummaging around the web trying to find that second Seyfried article with the Ruger adn RL15 and came upon an interesting post. The discussion was about the use of very slow powders in older doubles causing barrel bursts. The pressure peak is further out the barrel versus the quicker...

There is no article on the web dealing with chamber pressures measured while working up large caliber double rifles loads using IMR 3031. This would be expected since I doubt anyone would have the time, money or inclination to do this for a powder introduced in 1934 which has been sidelined by...

Please explain "you have never published data"? The only pressure data I have personally acquired was using the Pressure Trace system for my 458 XL article. I have thought about it for the 470, but Wright's extensive pressure work published in his Third edition is a good starting point since...

Glad you have a good load with H4350. When I first got my 470 I was at a loss for optimal reloading but when I found Wright's book things became clearer. I've put over 1000 rounds through it. Mostly cast lead but at full power which is around 2050 fps for regulation. I find the full power...

Noth only Wright but Gregor Woods from ZA's Magnum Magazine. 3031 can and has caused detonations that blew up the rifles and in one case part of a very experienced man's hand. Another good reason also pointed out by Wright is the pressure wave in the chamber that can bell a chamber. With the...

This reads as full acquisition of the production facilities. This is VERY good news and a natural considering the history of both.

Real world field report: Didn't use enough gun Real world range report: shooter and rifle both a little rusty. Remember the use of the Savage 22 High Power on tigers? Identification was easy with the octagon barrel. I usually hunt in Alaska with either a 375 H&H or 9.3x62. Next black...

Got a text from a close friend visiting relatives on one of the islands down in Southeastern Alaska. The first picture led to the other three as they all were puzzled by what the rifle was.... no one had an idea. Here is the story... the relative was hiking on a close by island when just...

Pushing 74.... I was raised on Redfields and Tascos.. I also like collecting functional old scopes such as Nickel. I have a West German Ziess that puts tons of scopes to shame. Oh... at close range most scopes are OK but then look at a far distance and wow. My U.S. Optics 10x can discern...

You note a significant difference. Those top brands are pretty much in-house controlling most if not all production. Leupold assembles their scopes from foreign sourced parts. I think the last to be in-house was U.S. Optics. All of the good glass is either German or Japanese these days...

One good point for Vortex is the replacement policy. Unfortunately I have had better luck with Vortex than Leupold.... but the Firedot series is so good.

I still like the "California" glossy stocks and all. Just a fun reminder of older (and better) days.

Partition versus A-Frame? Too bad the old Lion Load from A-Square isn't around. My 2 cents would be for Nosler Partition. Problem is ... few choices. Midway has the 260 grain Nosler. Graf has the TSX at 250... which should do well. Good luck!

I changed my mind... a Rolex.... when the fan is hit by do-do... the watch is a negotiable quantity to get you out of the country. A Casio G-Shock is a must when times are normal.

You are correct. Corbett had two 7mms..... a Westley Richards and a Rigby. Rigby recently celebrated his Rigby with a wonderfully engraved version. (Corbett's rifling was still shot out but now we know how.) Thank you for the correction.

Historical sidenote.... Jim Corbett's rifle was "never polluted with soft bullets". Westley Richards has the rifle and the bore is completed shot out.... essentially a smooth bore now. How much was from use and from the solids is unsure. I practice with my 470 nitro with hard cast lead...

Art Alphin used naval bronze for his solids. "Softer" with lubricity. The alloy is really costly these days. Would be interesting to know which alloys Cutting Edge and Barnes are using and why.

Mentioned by Graeme Wright in his book "Shooting the British Double Rifle" and by Gregor Woods of manMagnum... the early monolithics put strain on the barrels that led to compromise of them. The original Barnes (softs and solids) were so undersized as to not shoot well .... the banded version...

No I haven't. I have shot some of the GS. The cupped bullet design (Woodleigh also) is a great idea. (I bought a whole bunch of Barnes solids with that horrible blue coating. I have brushed off the coating and lathe turned them into 480 grain "banded" with cupped meplat to play...

As Kevin Robertson has written, the cape buffalo must dump "gallons" of adrenaline into their system for "fight or flight".... which means "fight" most of the time. An adrenaline charged buffalo can take more punishment ... that is what adrenaline does for them and for us also. Nichols felt...

Started off with TSX in the Lott..... the herd got spooked but didn't fully run away. The PH (Hilton Nichols) said to change to solids since the herd was now aware of us. In my case, the solid turned out to be the best option by its design. Any of the premium bullets will do.... both...

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

I was, in part, referring to my useless article published in manMagnum magazine that had numerous useless positive comments in another portion of this site. I apologize for being useless.

I also shot 500s at similar velocity to what a double would do ... which also produced the same quality... and as noted by others... a plethora of positive comments on the Barnes in general.