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Exactly this advice! Unfortunately you have to be bold and bin cases when they show signs of incipient case head separation. I have used both Norma and Hornady in my 300 H&H and Norma lasts twice as long. Hornady is junk and only kept as a back up if no other cases are available. Despite my...

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Go for it! I used to use 200gr Accubonds in my 300 H&H which worked fine but were never all that accurate. I switched over to 180gr Partitions during a period when ABs were unavailable and have found them to be the most accurate bullet I've tried in my rifle. I use them on all PG out to 400m...

It would very much be a niche hunt - slugs do see some use for bushpig hunting in the thick stuff, so no reason why you couldn't do the same for bushveld species at close range. But you will be much more limited than using a rifle. You'd need to bring your own rifled shotgun (they're extremely...

I know nothing about black bear beyond what I read but they don't sound especially large or tough. So I would stick with the proven formula for a 9.3 (which I do have lots of experience with). Conventional cup & core 286gr at 2300ft/s is ample for any non-DG. I would caution against excessive...

If you want to push the limits with this round, then Reloder-26 (assuming you can find some) is the powder to go to. You can push a 200gr bullet close to 2900ft/s. I've got a load with a 200gr TSX that groups 0.5 MOA at that velocity. My go-to, because I have lots of them, is a 180gr Partition...

It sounds like you have not chrono'd your loads? If not, none of your conclusions are vaguely valid - just speculation. Questioning the veracity of GRT (or any other internal ballistics software) without following any basic load development and testing procedures is focusing on the wrong place...

If premium and conventional bullets give equal and acceptable accuracy in your rifle, what are the merits of using a conventional bullet other than price? What are the chances of you being on a(n African) hunt using a premium bullet and wishing you had a cheaper, conventional bullet? And vice...

Congrats on a great hunt and thanks for sharing! You did well prepping for the hunt - working on your limited experience in terms of range paid off. Likewise I think your calibre and bullet choice was a really good one for the Eastern Cape. The big challenge is going to be beating this...

Agree with the FL-resizing - you don’t want an mis-feed or a jam in a DG calibre if a case body is oversize. The Rigby is low pressure so the brass doesn’t work too hard. Anneal the case neck every reloading cycle and the cases will outlast the rifle, even with FL-resizing. At least that’s been...

With respect - not understanding something doesn't invalidate it. Simple analogy - a twin engined jet aircraft: the velocity of gases out of the 'engine' is the same for both engines when running. Gas velocity out of the engines provides thrust, which is what makes the jet accelerate and...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! As a father of teenage daughters in South Africa, with our politics and infrastructure and economy seemingly in freefall to rack and ruin, your musings have served as a timely reminder for me to appreciate what is great about South Africa and why I moved my...

Not sure there's any magic in the brass - any of the better brands will work, availability will likely dictate. 286gr bullets work great and the relatively low velocity means you don't need fancy bonded bullets - again availability will be the deciding factor. In terms of powder, if you want to...

Interesting - 'hydrostatic shock' around the bullet path through the animal perhaps? The bullet path appears quite close to the surface/skin? It's a big bullet and the cavity nose will be creating a big shockwave and cavity as it passes through the animal (think of the ballistic gel tests with...

Feb is mighty hot in most parts of SA - and well into the wet season so the undergrowth will be tall and trees at their most leafy. Limpopo will be roasting hot as will the parts of KZN that carry kudu - and finding a decent bull in close to zero visibility will require a healthy amount of luck...

At a guess it's a 30-06 necked up to 9.3 ('06 is 63mm long) It will be extremely similar to the standard 9.3x62 in ballistic performance.

Maybe contact Juan Broglioli - he's the local Beretta gunsmithing expert. He'll know all about the S56 series and can advise what mods may be available to you. I have an S56S (the skeet version) which is a single trigger and very comfortable to shoot. I have shot a lot with an S56E too - my...

My 2c - try to get some guidance from your PH/outfitter on the terrain you will be hunting. I assure you that Limpopo is NOT all flat and some of the mountain ranges in the province are as rugged as they get. If you are hunting in the flatter areas, these are generally quite sandy - so you want...

Nicely done! Congrats!

This! Just be aware that your POI will likely shift with the suppressor, so plan in a few extra 'sighter' rounds to get your rifle dialled in and zeroed.

As Frederik touched on - why not look at a (retirement) home in a lifestyle estate? Plenty of them springing up all over, some are even game farms. Basically create a lock up & go. When you're staying there, you can go and hunt wherever you like - either at places you already know and like or...

Seems like an overly-complex brainstorm to a fairly simple problem. Getting a gun-shy shooter using a big heavy DG rifle isn't an obvious starting point. Wouldn't a 308 shooting a 180gr A-Frame be better medicine for both shooter and target? Maybe there's some kind of calibre restriction for...

Apologies but I had to double-take when I read this :ROFLMAO: Back on topic - gun looks great. GLWS!

160,000 psi :oops:

Having a preference for uncommon but not obsolete calibres, I'd have this rifle in a heartbeat if I was in the US. From an investment perspective I don't see how you could lose money on it other than trashing it.

I have a fair amount of experience with belted cartridges reloading for my 300H&H. Incipient case head separation is a fact of life with belted cartridges and anyone reloading for them should have an inspection step looking for the early signs while doing case prep. Using a piece of wire with a...

In countries that experienced civil wars - undoubtedly 7.62x39. A few things to keep in mind: Pre-1890s the 'cartridge' was in its infancy and thus unlikely to have claimed that much game, purely because cartridges hadn't been around too long and there weren't that many people toting...

Lovely little rifles! I have one in 6x45. Only copy of a Mauser mini action available these days, and they're not being made any more.

The International airports are much of a muchness. Flying from the US, your (direct) options are Heathrow and Gatwick. If I had to pick, I'd go with Gatwick but it's only marginally less bad than Heathrow from an efficiency and accessibility aspect. I would add Boss & Co and WIlliam Evans for...

Personally I'd be happy to use the Oryx's as they are phenomenally accurate in my 9.3. Sure an A-Frame would be tougher and arguably better but if you can't get any then I'd use the Oryx with high confidence. This assertion is highly dependent on the bullet mass and velocity, especially so in...

Surprised no one has mentioned rock pigeon shooting in SA. Extremely challenging with plenty of birds! Grasslands Safaris offer a first class operation with plenty of concessions (sunflower fields usually) to shoot over. They are based an hour outside Bloemfontein. They also offer waterfowl and...

Nothing to fault on that PG rifle, right down to your hunting load! Without doubt as close to a one size fits all set-up for African PG as you're sensibly going to get. Letting loose my bias, a 300H&H would always be better. But in the absence of one I think you have a great solution. :giggle...

Hope you're going to squeeze in a bit of fishing while you're there, Kevin! I'm sure a big GT or doggie is swimming around with your name on it!

Accuracy nodes are based on OBT theory. You are of course correct that barrels vary but OBT usually gets you very close to, if not immediately on, the accuracy node. OCW is fine but usually requires a lot more shots and is much more dependent on the biggest variable of all, the shooter's skill...

Availability is a (the?) big driver in selection these days! Back to the objective measures that you're touching on - even within a specific calibre, some powders are better suited to heavier or lighter bullets. A big question is whether you're happy to find an accurate load at an...

The more modern incarnation - Norma Oryx. Less roundnosed but still 156gr. I use them as a bushveld round in my 6.5 Swede. Superbly accurate at 2500 ft/s. I wonder if those old bullets are bonded?

Western boots.... as in cowboy boots? You're not going to find much here - anything of quality will be way more expensive than in the US.

Nice video! Well done! I need to get off my @ss and participate one of these days... in my defence, I was at a shooting range on Sunday. :giggle:

You missed @Dewald 's post then. His local hospital probably sees more malaria cases than any other hospital in SA - if not the most, then it's right up there.

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Congrats on some great animals, and than you for taking the time to share!

Agree with the above - if tiger-fishing is important, then you're quite limited to hunting in proximity to a water body containing tigers, particularly with a 5 day duration. Not sure where Kevin gets the timing/dates from as I see no mention of dates? Sept/Oct is a decent overlap between late...

Fill to mouth of the empty fired case if you wish to use the case capacity data for QL, GRT etc.

Some good advice above. Short of employing a pressure strain gauge, none of us knows exactly what the pressure is of our reloads. Nobody wants to blows themselves up unwittingly. Therefore the best measure of pressure short of actually measuring pressure is muzzle velocity. In other words a...

Is a suppressor/silencer an option? If so, that's first prize on something using <50gr of powder (i.e. 308 case size and down) Suppressor lets you use normal loads with much reduced recoil and noise. (I am bemused at all the suggestions of reduced loads here....for a newbie shooter that...

As a (South) African living and hunting in Africa, we also get the 'anti' acquaintances. I always try to engage politely. I have a 2 part spiel... Part 1: While wild animals do die in the hunting process, my own focus is primarily meat harvesting (culling surprlus animals that are usually old...

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They look like a mix of Cape Turtle doves (aka RIng neck) and Laughing Doves (smaller pinkish ones) Rock pigeons are a fair bit bigger, faster and much more difficult to hit!

Serious bargain!

Fantastic rifle!! I see the certificate refers to 1903 manufacture. Not that it's particularly relevant.