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The Kynock load is 87 Gr Rl15, Kynock wad. Woodleigh 500 gr. Not sure of primer. As for going up to 89 gr of Rl-15, it depends on the bullet construction. It also depends on whether dacron or foam wad. One author suggested no more that 1.5 grains of dacron. The ball of Dacron for Ross...

The Weatherby 378, 416, and 460 in factory ammo are,, ah... brutal. Kevin Robertson had a client with the 416 and solids that wounded 4 buffs with one shot. If you handload, it can be made into Rigby power. Still one up the spout and two in the mag is all. Note... I wrote a paper on turning...

Mercury recoil reducer in butt stock. The 458 and the Lott have a sharp recoil... the Lott having one of the fastest accelerations. Rigby... if loaded with slow powder has a major boost in recoil from rocket blast of propellant mass. I use H4350 and that cuts down perceived recoil. The 470...

Plains game in Save, Dangerous Game in South Chewore area of Zambezi Valley

Mokore Safari. Chifuti safaris. Pete Fick Safaris . Barry Duckworth's Mokore was mine for plains and dangerous (PH was Hilton Nickols). We traveled from South Chewore to the Zambezi and camped at Chifuti for tiger fish just after Boddington had been there. Chifuti is also great, As for my...

When I was a kid I lived in an old large house in northeastern Pennsylvania. It had been built in 1855. It had a low ceiling third floor area with wallpaper from the early 1900s. When up there and when otherwise alone in the house, I often felt the presence of "something" there... stern...

I found that 64 grains of Ramshot BG was golden with both 286 gr of standard bullets and 300 gr Swifts. For the 286 gr Barnes TSX, I found CFE 223 works well. I use CCI 200 primers... a "soft" primer. The 9.3 is very forgiving and very accurate. Nice to see yours is the same.

Dressing out game with a bear potentially near by in Alaska. Nothing make for a pucker factor than brownie tracks as one hunts moose.

Clogging the primer pockets is a pain. What type media are you using.... walnut doesn't clog the pockets.

No need to blow out... just be sure no residual media dust on the outside when you resize. I bought a cheap Chinese made ultrasonic cleaner and never looked back to media. Inside , outside and primer pockets cleaned. This after years of vibrator and media. Now... if I want to make the brass...

From experience and from Wright's book, the larger charges of slower powders increase felt recoil RL15 is the go to powder for Kynock and for Federal. Federal uses the proprietary Fed 216 primer. I bought some Federal cases surplus from their "African" loads and the primer had a lime green...

And as in real estate....location, location. location.... Think of all those 458 Win Mags tucked away in safes... never seeing the Dark Continent. I'd rummage around my favorite gun store seeing what was for sale on the used side. Occasionally an "African" caliber rifle would show up in...

I saw him at Safari Club some years ago... a true passion for the double. When I was first working up my double, there was NOTHING out there until his book came into my possession. Since then, I have had more confidence to push the envelope. Yes, one can just use 105-108 gr of IMR 4831 and...

Classic book ...worth every penny as a must for the library.... only wish a 4th edition or reprint would happen. I have both the 2nd and 3rd editions. As for reloading, modern sites such as Hornady and Nosler have good information. Graeme led the way.

Usually 0.001 to 0.002 over.... Nice thing is that the barrel can swage down no problem.... I go 0.002. With paper patch, the paper can be a little springy. With soft left the pressure can obturate the bullet but with slower powders a tighter fit helps. With the cost of ammo.... shooting...

The beauty of the paper jacket is that one can boost velocities without leading. I am playing with paper patch 450 grain bullets in the Rigby..... I plan to push it into the 2100 fps range. The bullet needs to be hard cast. I have gotten to 2300 fps with my 470 nitro and 500 grain bullet...

The closer to the rear of the receiver, the better. Placing the red dot further out narrows the field of view and slows acquisition of the target. I had the breech portion of the rib of the Merkel drilled and tapped. Leupold Delta Pro.

I use a red dot (circle dot) mounted at breech on my 470 NE Merkel. No change in regulation and easier to use in quicker situations than scope. Recoil not an issue for mounting. The RMR red dot was too large so went with Leupold Delta and now JPoint. Maybe will try Sig RomeoZero R next...

The 34 is a magnum primer. Only primer not to use is Federal.

Or just learn to pinch the mid-portion of the extractor to bow it allowing engagement when closing the bolt.

The crowbar of Africa ... as affectionately known

My next hunt has been pushed back many times after its originally scheduled 2014 time frame. Series of health issues that are now behind me. Some things one doesn't want to happen out in the bush. Went after tuskless female which means getting into the herd. We found ourselves in the middle...

The old adage holds true.... do your hunting before you pull the trigger. While the thrill of stalking a buff is electric, the relief of getting the hunt down without need for sorting it out is immense. My dugga boy was playing defense at the back of the herd and so no other buff was around...

Put the Whelen through its paces with the best premium brass, powder and bullets. True... over spinning the 55 gr or any bullet designed to tumble and one gets a straight hole. That is why the 1 in 7 twist M-4/16 needs a heavier bullet.

Thinking about Kevin Robertson's experience with a hunter using solids in the 416 Weatherby and the bullet passing through 3 Cape Buffalo to hit a fourth. Penetration doesn't mean much by itself. For my buff on that hunt, location, location and location plus the higher velocity of the Barnes...

The Hydro may be the best all around bullet design subbing in for softs as well as solids... with the appropriate speed.

I scrounged early and often for the odd caliber bullets. With inflation now, glad I did. I have been happy to resort to cast lead shooting to tide me over. The Speer 270 grain have been a life saver.

When I was doing extensive shooting for my article in Man Magnum years ago dealing with upgrading the performance of the 458 Win to Lott level, I had the opportunity to dig up many of the bullets from the berm... with good old dirt being an very tough material. The Barnes monolithic and...

Nice...very nice. That puts that Whelen into 358 Norma territory with better efficiency. Zimbabwe uses both caliber and energy for setting limits. Frankly, with modern bullet and powder technology, there should be newer standards created for use in the field. It's no longer the days of John...

Not hate from what I read. The 35 Whelen is "American" and the 9.3 "European". Until recently the 9.3 was not in the lime-light as the 35. From Boddington... consider the 9.3 an upgraded 35. I have both CZ and Steyr 9.3s and they are tack drivers. With CFE and CCI 200, I've gotten the 286...

Your still have plenty of headroom since the 416 Weatherby shows how much spare power available. With about 25 fps per inch loss of barrel length... a little extra powder is all that is needed. 2350 to 2400 is really all that is needed. The Weatherby showed that too much is too much...

The new owner gutted Cabelas. Cabelas had a "style" different from the Bass Pro owner who bought out Cabelas ... and destroyed Mitchell, S.D. to prove he could. There is still a tiny niche for the local gun store if done properly, but the good old days before the relentless onslaught of the...

I wrote an article on bringing a 458 Win Mag up to Lott power... manMagnum. This is if you reload. Exchange the magazine, bolt stop and extractor for the 37 5 H&H or 416 RM parts. You load to 3.6". I used the Lee crimp die to snug the bullet to the case. I cannulared the bullets. The 458...

I read an article saying that.... I went to the website just now and it looks like he is still with us... I hope. Thanks for pointing that out!!! After the Seyfried article I sent in a 458 No. 1. LaBonte did the reboring. Bowen had the rifle reblued several times as he was not happy with...

A Hamilton Bowen 470 NE conversion similar to one published by Ross Seyfried. Never fired. With Bowen having passed away... I want to keep it pristine. The 416 Rigby is great but recoil is stout. The 458 became the test mule for my article in manMagnum on bringing 458 Lott power to standard...

Good point. I have worked up loads with Varget, Rl15, Rl16, Rl17, 4350's, 4831s and H100V and 4955 plus a few more. Anything faster than 4831s benefits from a wad. Yes you can increase powder charge by about 3 grains for the RL16, Rl17 and 4350's without using a wad but less cost and better...

3031 is VERY problematic and while an old time recipe... I would strongly recommend using a slower powder. Several people have blown their rifles with this. See Magnum magazine from ZA.

I would give the A-Frame the best slot for a lead based bullet... taking the Nosler Partition design up several notices. Your findings are perfect for what is needed... killing power without over-penetration. However, I strongly believe any premium bullet would do under your command of shooting.

I had a Bushbuck dead in my sights... less than 50 yards with my 375 H&H. Pulled the trigger and the buck ran away.. not even a flinch and no blood. PH and I went back to my shooting spot and a small bright spot caught our eye and we walked up to a small branch ... a twig .. the bullet had...

I prefer the Barnes banded solid. The flat meplat design works very well. The Banded solid design gives top accuracy unlike the original X-bullet. As for "softs"... I still like the TSX although the A-Frame is nice. The Woodleigh Hydro is a great design. I took my Cape with a Lott using...

Here is a general article: https://www.handloadermagazine.com/reduced-rifle-loads https://hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/h4895-reduced-rifle-loads.pdf For the 404 max H4895 would be 71 grains ao 60% of that is max reduced load for 400 grain bullet. Using 5744......LYMAN : 416 Rigby...

The 416 Rigby has a large case and any comparison with a Lott is a non-starter. Solution is just load one in chamber and three in mag. By the way... Weatherbys only have two in mag. Load three in mag. Slide bolt forward over three rounds in mag. Insert 4th round into chamber. When the...

Real Africans... real Black Africans don't have much say in California. Wouldn't that be the purest form of racism?

I have a Hamilton Bowen 470 NE No.1. That and a 300 Win Mag, 416 Remington, 416 Rigby and 458 Win Mag.

John Taylor is spinning in his grave. What is the classic lion caliber... that crumples a charging lion better than any other? 416 Rigby.

If the single trigger is mechanical and not from recoil then it is decent. For the double shotgun, the advantage is the choice of which choke to shoot first. Birds going away... more open followed by tighter choke... coming toward.. the reverse. The double rifle is best considered two...

In one area, exact sighting in is optimal... leopard. Small animal at close range and wanting to hit exactly where one aims. I will usually zero at 100 yards also with come ups... and usually set at 250 yards afterward.