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Love it. I've owned 5 and handloaded for all of them and have never had a drama with any of them. Absolutely love it. Russ

I’m a Leupold fanboy so I’d always say Leupold (y)

Hey crew, Was bored today so l thought I'd load up some more 425 Express ammo... When l bought my rifle l also purchased 100 un-formed cases - but with the correct headstamp. I had already loaded up 50, so l thought l might as well load up some more! Here's the un-formed case... With the...

If anyone does have any questions regarding the 425 Express, just message me and I’ll help as much as l can… I have a bit of load data on hand that worked well in my rifle (so that’s a start) and l can help with correctly headstamped brass. It’s a great cartridge and if someone want to go down...

SMH…

Thanks Bob (y) You ARE someone who can comment on my rifle mate - as you have actually laid hands on it, shouldered it and fired it. I think recoil is stout as it's putting out around 60ft/lbs - but its not a problem in the field, just as none of my .458's, .375's, .338's, .375 Weatherby...

Hey, You can build your rifle however you want - and l will do the same. If you want short thick barrels, go right ahead... l did not. l DID NOT choose the wrong stock or barrel for MY rifle. In my eyes, my rifle is perfect for the hunting l do and the conditions l hunt in - and l certainly will...

As others have mentioned, l have a 425 Express that was built by Farmboy at NT Firearms Gove. It is built on a Zastava action and as one would expect from a custom rifle, it feeds, cycles, ejects and performs flawlessly. I currently use 2 loads in my 425 Express, the 400gn Hornady DGX at a...

Hello mate! :)

PLENTY!!!!

Apart from hunting/ shooting my other hobby is weight training. Well... it's probably more than a hobby - it's more a lifestyle. I was a gym instructor/ personal trainer for many years and along with that earned my Strength & Conditioning coach's certificate as well as being a registered...

skydiver386, There's a funny story about the scope on it... One Saturday night I was just looking on Ebay - which l often do, seeing what bargains were available and l came across a scope that had sold heaps - and had good reviews. I had a look at what they wrote and they did indeed seem ok...

No squirrels in Australia mate - but l do have a .22! Just loves CCI Mini-mags and it's the most fun rifle l've ever owned... Russ

The 425 Express is the .300 Winchester Magnum necked up to .423" - same as the 404 Jeffery. I load mine pretty easy and l'm getting 2300fps with the Hornady 400rg DGX, and, 2500fps with the all-copper 360gr Atomic29 projectile... Awesome cartridge. Here's my custom Zastava 425 Express built...

Ontario Hunter, Actually you've got me thinking now... I WOULD buy another .300Wby! IF money was no object, I would get a custom built, synthetic stocked .300Wby - either in Weatherby or Winchester platform, with a 26" barrel and a 4-16 Leupold scope... and l would live very happily ever after...

Zinz, Now you're really going to be stirred up! I couldn't end up getting any 150gr Copper Impact, so l ended up sighting in my rifle with the PPU 150gr for my deer hunting. I originally sighted in with the PPU 168gr projectile - and it shot awesome, but then l found out the projectile PPU use...

Ontario Hunter, l LOVE the .300 Wby! :ROFLMAO: l had a .300Wby in a Weatherby Vanguard, and l used it successfully on Fallow and Sambar deer. On deer it was a bang-flop machine! :oops: I loaded the 180gr Woodleigh PP in it and found a really accurate load at 3100fps... which really could...

Thank you (y)

Now that my wife has assured me that l'm done buying guns... I guess these are the 3 cartridges that l'm left with to go forth and hunt the world... 425 Express - .300 Win Mag - .243 Win

Hey crew, Well after weeks of negotiating, selling stuff, and waiting on post and permits, it's finally in my safe! My latest (and almost certainly last) .300 Winchester Magnum. :love: It's a Weatherby Vanguard and up top it's fitted with a 4-16x44. It has a nice bit of timber on it too...

l love my pope!

Well... I've changed my list again! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: After vowing to never sell my 270WSM... l sold it. (n) Had a rough month with bills - and someone offered me enough cash for it, so l reluctantly sold it. But this was the one rifle in the safe that was expendable as another...

Thanks for the mention Nhoro! Yep, l would (and have) load long, use a premium bullet, and not fear anything... Russ

This is as fancy as l get! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

I think you can hold me to that... hopefully! Seriously, when l sold my first 270WSM l always regretted it. l just love this cartridge and always felt l made a mistake selling it... so when this one appeared l just had to have it. And it's accurate too. I don't think it's going anywhere...

Hey crew, Well, it seems l have another .300 Win Mag... We have been doing a big clean out at home and selling a lot of hunting stuff l no longer need/ use, when l saw this rifle advertised... It had been for sale for a while and l have been watching it's price go lower, and lower, and lower -...

I'm trying mate! I spent a few day's in that spot we went during the rut... and only saw 1 deer :oops: I reckon the local lads had been hitting it hard and the deer were very wary... But stay tuned, l'm determined to be the first in my family to get one! Russ

Like l said Bob, l ran a poll on an Australian hunting forum and asked what the best projectile was for Fallow and the 87gn V-Max was the clear winner. I had more than one person private message me and tell me that they hunt/ cull Fallow deer with the .243 (one has culled hundreds) and what...

I disagree Bob, I think its recoil is substantial. At 8.5lb it’s especially awful off the bench… I wish l had’ve read your comment before l sighted it in last weekend! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Russ

I reckon you are thinking of the 425 Westley Richards mate. The 425 Express is quite modern. It’s the .300 Win Mag necked up to .423 (y) Awesome cartridge! Russ

Not a beater, but it is my workhorse. This is usually the first rifle l grab when heading out bush... It's a Zastava in 425 Express. It's has a bedded weather resistant synthetic stock and has been cerakoted. Up top it's fitted with steel Warne bases and rings and has a Leupold VX-II 1-4 scope...

I've done a few of these list's - and they always keep changing! :ROFLMAO: But my current 3 are my favourite's at the moment and they suit ME and MY style of hunting perfectly... They are: 1.) 425 Express - 400gn at 2300fps for the big stuff 2.) 270WSM - 130gn at 3265fps for deer 3.) 243...

Hey crew, Thought I'd just do a write up about my .243 (y) A while ago I decided l wanted a .243. There were a few reason for this... My daughter and wife are more often coming out with me on my hunting trips and they like to shoot - mainly my .22, but they have shot my bigger rifles. In fact...

Well Ragman, one day if you ever do find yourself down Melbourne way... you've got a place to stay (y) Russ

I see.... say, have we done business or exchanged favours in the past...? Russ

So Tintin, what part of Australia did you say you were from again...??? Russ

Will do. (y) If l get one l'll put up a hunt report here for everyone to read. I'm curious to see how the Atomic's go myself - especially on something as light bodied as Fallow...

It is a very big cartridge for Fallow but there is a few reason's l want to take it... 1. l LOVE this rifle as it was custom built for me (y) 2. It has a synthetic stock/ cerakoted so don't have to worry if it's rainy 3. Rifle is pretty light - good for when there's lots of walking... 4...

I too prefer to go bigger... l have a Fallow hunt booked for next Friday/ Saturday and the rifle l'm taking on this trip is my 425 Express loaded with the Atomic 29 360gn Copper Hollow points... Not coming home empty handed because my deer ran off after being hit... (y) Russ

I haven't seen @Bob Nelson 35Whelen on here for a while...? I'll give him a call to make sure he's ok (y) He's probably just out hunting... half his luck. Bob is a larger than life fella with his strong opinions and like and dislikes - and I'm sure they are based on first hand experiences and...

Hey mate, Depending on the state, Australia has some atrocious gun laws... Have a google and look - but prepared to be shocked :oops:

Correct! Man, if something goes wrong with the paperwork l'll have to delete this thread...! :ROFLMAO:

Certainly do mate! (y)

Hey crew, I scored a .243! A bit of backstory first... As I've previously mentioned, IF l could own 1 more rifle... it would be a .243. The reason being I already own a 308 Norma for big stuff and a .425 Express for REALLY big stuff - but I didn't have anything for smaller stuff like Fallow...

I've had Bob work on a couple of rifles for me and he's always done great work (y) A CZ550 Safari Magnum in .458WM got the 'Kudu' treatment and he shortened the barrel to 21", fitted cross-bolts, buffalo horn tip, shortened the fore-end and added a barrel mounted sling swivel. It is easily...

Hey guys, I've read enough horror stories on the Hornady DGX un-bonded projectiles to know that they weren't the best choice for DG... but how do they perform on big deer/ elk? The rifle l'm referring to is a 425 Express shooting a .423" 400gn @2300fps When I was working up loads for my 425...

15 pages and still going! And everyone is having a bit of fun - which is what it's all about (y)

Aussie men don't cry mate...

I'm going to add a little to the title and say "What is the ultimate stopping rifle... FOR ME?" A .458 Win Mag loaded with my reloads. That is a 550gn Woodleigh at 2100fps and the 450gn Hydro at 2300fps. The reason I say it's the ultimate for me is because that's my recoil tolerance without...

I'm wondering the same thing...