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In Zimbabwe, I don't think you will find PRC or even very many 6.5 creedmoor. In addition, searching websites for availability in South Africa is dodgy, they put stock on the website but may not have. 30-06 and 300 win mag is readily available in zim. 308 probably most common. I am really...

300 win mag is better than a 30-06. And as Philip Glass suggests, a soft bullet is best. Scirocco would be good- very soft and bonded. I would think a round nose bonded soft would probably be best but I don't believe anyone makes one. I think the berger and eldx are long range bullets and not...

I would advise a rifle with more velocity for your leopard. Cats are susceptible to velocity- 300 win mag is great. They are thin skinned and light boned and a high velocity bullet seems to have more effect and a rapid expansion bullet is needed as they are not wide animal through the rib cage...

Can a smith not cut the existing barrel and rechamber? I assume you are not changing the barrel to make a sniper rifle !

I have only used a red dot once (RMR) at the range. I found it totally intuitive, I did not think about anything except looking at the target and putting the dot on target. I hear you though - what is the best distance from the eye. In addition, a 1 moa dot will be smaller if the sight is...

And I like that grip cap

One more vote for the 375 h&h. A weatherby generally pushes lead core bullets pretty hard and your failure rate climbs. If you really want a bigger calibre then 416 or 458 are better options. Bigger hole. Always remember shot placement is paramount. I have watched a buffalo shot with a 378...

I have thought about this very question for a while. I have normal open sights but at 47, the day is approaching when I think a red dot will be the best option. My thoughts are that you focus on the target and the dot is superimposed by your brain, you don't conciously focus on the dot and...

I would rub the finished down with sandpaper wrapped around a block between coats. You can use 400 or 600 grit and always with the grain. That flattens the finish and smooths any ripples or high spots before the next coat. You end up with a much better quality finish whether satin or glossy.

If you shot the Hornady bullet from a 458 win mag topped with a vortex scope, you would have named the unholy trinity of clickbait. Personally I would only use a Blaser 500 jeff topped with a swarovski to shoot charging bags of pool sand. Most of Kentucky ballistics videos are more...

30-06 for everything up to Kudu and a 458 Lott for the rest. Only other rifle I have is a 22 lr. I would say a 375 h&h is probably ideal for the Eland but I couldn't be bothered with another rifle so close to the 458

I think a 550 gr soft point in the Lott is a bit of a stretch. I have heard good things about the 550 gr Woodleigh solid at 2150 fps. A 500 gr soft at 2300 fps is more than enough. You need a reasonable velocity to ensure expansion and penetration. I think a 550 gr soft may end up being...

If you look at the trajectories of the 2 bullet weights, the 250 gr only gets the advantage around 250 m or more. So, you run out of range and need a rangefinder and holdover or dialing your scope around there because the bullet drop starts to get pretty significant around the same range. I...

I think the 460 weatherby handloaded to a usable level is great.-no brake.Full power is unpleasant. I have a 458 lott at around 10 lbs and use win mag ammo if I need to. I cannot tell the difference between a 2150 fps 450 gr and and a 2200 fps 500gr in recoil. But I have fired a 515 gr at 2350...

As I understand, the follower effects the last round feeding. Generally the feed lips of the reciever and the stack angles of the cartridge + diameter of cartridge control the rest. A bigger diameter cartridge will need a wider magazine box to stop from popping up. You can use the mauser formula...

I am using 500 gr Peregrine copper soft points and 500 gr Peregrine solids, both at 2195 fps. I have loaded Hornady DGS 500 gr and used the 480 gr DGS in win mag. My personal belief is that things tend to go wrong when you push boundaries- both upper and lower boundaries. Too fast or too slow...

Try stripping your bolt, cleaning and oiling. Maybe just some gunk in the workings, Blaser have some tight tolerances, I have read elsewhere about guys struggling with bolt closure because of dirt.

I am using Peregrine bullets from South Africa. They have the same profile and weight. Otherwise you can use the same manufacturer eg Hornady DGS and DGX, which are pretty similar in impact Point. Generally you would only use solids on elephant and that would be at under 50 m. So you can also...

Tsx will work fine. Trophy bonded and A frame are a little softer and better on the lighter animals moose and bears( as compared to buffalo !) Also you are using a relatively large calibre for the job at hand. I figure that with a copper soft, the worst it can do is not open. So you have a big...

If you look at the market, there are not many hunting scopes left- by that I mean lower mag, light and small optics. Most are long range and fairly high magnification target scopes. Zeiss and swarovski missed the long range boat and trying to catch up is not really working. Swarovski have not...

I travel to South Africa regularly, often with my family. Drove about 4000 km on holiday at Christmas and my wife and son went again in February and I went last month. Crime happens everywhere but there isn't a criminal under every rock.

The long range craze is all built around heavy for calibre bullets. The new calibres (creedmore, rum etc) are designed to push heavy for calibre High bc bullets. So downgrading your 300 gr to lighter bullets is poor science. Buy a range finder because bullets drop is quantifiable. Then use mils...

I would question the logic of your marketing. With all due respect, Chapuis is not competing with the like of Purdey or Holland and Holland. In my opinion it does not compete with Heym. Chapuis is a budget double, often trying to convert bolt gun guys. A 10 k double could scoop a large section...

In my youth, I read Ruark, Bell etc. And got excited about hunting. I feel sad for youngsters today. Their sense of adventure is abused and they are shown nonsense like this and they believe that life is like a computer game. If only the youth of today were excited by real life and not fantasy...

You are correct if you use bullets with multiple crimp grooves. I have a CX 550 win mag reamed out to Lott. Copper or brass bullets with driving bands can easily be loaded longer, you just use a driving band further back. If you were hunting DG I would advise a good crimp and make sure the...

Most camps have satellite WiFi. You can also buy a local sim in most countries at the airport and have cheaper non roaming rates. I have Mozambique,zambia, South Africa and Zim sims. You can also use some apps which don't need Internet to work like Avenza (I use that on my phone for trail runs)...

I know many say that temperature doesn't matter but loads safe and easy in Harare at 34 degrees have a stiff bolt opening in zambezi Valley at 45 degrees C. So I am in the 75 gr camp. I think in terms of penetration, once you are through the vitals, everything else is unnecessary - recoil...

338 win mag is neither fish nor fowl- too small for Buffalo and too big for most plainsgame. 300 win mag would probably be best for what you want but if you cannot swing that, I would say 30-06 if you really want to get a plainsgame only rifle. It is what I have + 458 lott. But to be honest...

I have been reloading with someone already but even that has been costly. Powders are available- Vihtavuori and Somchem Bluetop. Primers- CCI. I also have an option to join some guys at the range for reloading. Then I probably just need dies, primers and powder. Legality is tricky here, I need...

Thanks, the kit has a scale, rcbs primer loader, funnels etc. At this stage I am using new brass so trimming will be needed after 50 or 100 reloads on the Lott and 30-06 is once fired brass in my rifle. I can also go out to the range and trim cases there.

Generally I like suppressors for hunting however they are illegal in Zimbabwe. I have shot a few rifles with "barrel weights" and like saving my hearing. As for length, my rifle is a CZ standard length at 25 ". I don't struggle in the thick stuff any more or any less. Generally I carry the rifle...

Hi all, I am in Zimbabwe and ammo for my 458 lott is insanely expensive. I have 100 brass + 120 or so bullet heads. So at $20 per factory round and $10 if I get my components loaded by someone, it is a no brained. I have calculated that 100 rounds will pay for a press and kit, never mind my...

Please check something for me. Look at the bolts face on the left side. There is a collar or wall that encase the cartridge base and it is ramped on the left edge for the case to slide up and centralise. Feel the edge and the ramp. If it is sharp, it doesn't let the case slide up easily and...

Lead core bullets work better at lower velocity and are better suited to the 9.3. I think the Swift bullet works great but Interbond and Interlock are fine too. If you had a 378 weatherly, then I would say aframe all the way and maybe even the ttsx.

I have used the Avenza mapping app +;Garmin watch to do the Zim Skyrun twice + hunting in Save Conservancy + Zambezi Valley hunting. Pretty sure all are further offline than most places in the States. Ther is some variation between devices and I know my Garmin watch is acurate to 10 or 15 m when...

Friend of mine was conducting a photographic walk inside the Mana Pools National park, no hunting area. A buffalo charged him at close range, it was probably sleeping in the shade behind a tree. He fired and turned the animal. Long story short, when the buffalo was tracked down, it charged again...

I have a 458 win mag, now Lott. I have used a number of loads from 480 gr DGS bullets, 450 gr to 515 gr Peregrine copper solids. I also loaded various velocities- biggest recoil was a 515 gr at about 2320 fps. I find noise is a big contributor to headaches at the range. If I help out with the...

I am considering filling my bolt with epoxy. If You clean it well, it will stick with very little chance of falling out. It may be an easy fix.

The longer throat also allows you to seat bullets further out. Modern drive band mono metal bullets are well suited to loading to longer overall lengths in the win mag and can equal the Lott case capacity. I have a Lott chamber + win mag throat and could extend that even further I guess but I...

I have had good service from Nikon binoculars. Currently have 4 sets in the family, oldest are about 14 years old and still going strong. My boys have had the cheap Aculon bingos for about 10 years and they are hard on all equipment. So whatever the price point, they are good. For cheaper...

My Lott is 9.5 lbs without a scope and is a pleasure to shoot. I think good balance has a lot to do with recoil. Front heavy and tail heavy and they spin up and smack you in the chops. I just added about a pound of lead in the butt under the recoil pad. I melted it into a couple of old 458...

I have a 4x32 that was on my 30-06 when I bought it second hand. It has a big gash in the aluminium tube and still works well.. Image is remarkably good. Turrets are better than my Vortex Crossfire.Glass is bright and clear.i would say they are equivalent to lower range leupold and mid range Vortex.

That is a good idea- fit an internal crossbolt.

Gents, I word of caution. Zimbabwean law requires a Zim PH conducts the hunt and a pre requisite of the Zim license is that you have Zim nationality. Secondly, I do not know of any non exportable elephant licenses for foreigners. Non exportable should ring alarm bells- it is usually Problem...

Are you firing the first round single action and then DA on the rest ? Maybe it is a light primer strike on the first or something similar.

I am not a great fan of pushing the boundaries of a cartridge. In the heat of the african sun, loads can increase in pressure and you have a stuck case. Bullets can also fail at higher velocity. Also you can start to get overpenetration ie bullets exiting on elephant and softs exiting on...

The rifles are generally good. Maybe you can make the store an offer if you think it is a little expensive. If you are wanting to get a wooden stock and change the safety, you may end up spending more than the rifle is worth.

You can buy commercial wood stains at a wood working shop. But I have hadgood results using food colouring. My wife had a basic colours, and I used the red and a touch of black instead of alkanet root. So you could lightly stain it with a little black to match the old finish- remember the oil...

I use a variety- I have been using PMP brown box ammo (South African brand). 220 gr and 180 gr. Same point of impact or at least within an inch.I would use them on zebra.I have Hornady Interlock 180 gr They throw agroup about 2” high and 2’ right of the PMP ammo.I am not sure I would use them...