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Thanks. I’ve been on the lookout for a D profile bbl. They are not easy to come by. I have more buffalo than I know what to do with, but I’ve got a hankering to hunt one with a No 1 in .450/400 using one of Roger Renner’s ghost ring sights.

But it sounds like you are having hendershots load ammo for you? If so, they can solve this problem for you.

I’m a little lost on this thread. If you want to shoot a heavier bullet with a different ogive, why can’t you just measure the desired overall length needed and load to that length? You may take up some case capacity by doing so but powder selection should resolve any issues. What am I missing?

Obviously you do this with a dummy round.

You get close by blacking bullets and then backing off loa until it just clears the lands. Then backing off for your desired ‘jump’ and you know where to set loa.

Yep, I use Norma brass for my rifles.

I load the 160’s for NA. Absolutely excellent load for the 7x57/.275. As mentioned above, for bigger critters in the bush where you never shoot past 200, I prefer the 175’s. They offer better penetration. I get total pass through with them, even on the quartering shots on larger PG.

If your plan is to use the rifle in the African bush on plains game, you are giving up a lot of capability by not using 175 gr A-Frames. I am surprised that they cannot be loaded to the same overall length as any other bullet, just giving up some powder capacity. What overall length keeps you...

Sorry, I should have explained, the rifles with the C weight barrels (more common) weigh 9.0 pounds. The D weight version comes in at 9.75 pounds. I’m trying to figure out which one you have.

Do you know the weight of the rifle?

Did you read my post?

IMO stay out of the way and let the kids advance based on their capability and work ethic. I have spent a lot of time in third world slums where folks, no matter how capable, cannot climb out of the mire without help. That is not the case in this country. Kids have no one to blame but...

If folks would stop responding to his nonsense we might actually be able to have intelligent discussions on this thread again.

I’m certainly not an expert, but from what I can see a good hard bossed bull that has not begun breaking down physically or in the horns. This would make him at least 8 but likely less than 12. Certainly a good mature bull. Congratulations!

Totally agree. I always have CIPRO and Doxy with me and am religious about my malaria meds, having contracted malaria once. At the first sign of intestinal discomfort I start a course of CIPRO. It knocks most bugs out in three or four hours.

I’ve used Gracy with mixed results, the one bad result was potentially really, really bad. I switched to Jennifer and have been very satisfied with her service. However, I am sure they all stub their toe from time to time. Without firearms I would never use them. I am a diamond and multi...

This is exactly what I do including removing the tenderloins from the top. From the time a deer hits the ground on our farm to the meat cooling in a dedicated fridge is about 45 minutes. And you absolutely can get the tenderloins out of an ungutted deer without making a mess.

Agreed. A perpetual college student living off his parents who has never held down a real job.

Wow, one misfire in 1,000 is one too many. That is very disappointing to hear.

Agreed, but I have to say, these most recent floods in Nepal are the most devastating I have ever seen. When I saw the first one I assumed that I was looking at the result of the failure of a very large dam.

What is PWP?

Geese can be tough because they are not necessarily going in the direction they are pointing. I’ve never seen another bird side slip as much as a goose. At least a pheasant is typically flying in the direction he is pointing.

I couldn’t agree more. I’ll never forget my first drive. At the time I was a master class sporting clays competitor, and so reasonably competent with a shotgun. I was on the line between two friends, both instructors at Holland and Holland. They schooled me quite badly on that first drive...

I have been on a number of driven hunts in the UK. I absolutely love it. A shoot with proper high birds is some of the most difficult shooting you will ever do. I am working on a driven partridge hunt in Portugal next year.

My biggest hesitation in hunting in Africa was hunting with a PH. I grew up on a farm in Canada and spent most of my career in Wyoming and Alaska. I had never hunted with a guide before going to Africa. This included whitetail, muley, sheep, caribou, black bear, brown bear, et al. My...

I spend most of my time on forestry and habitat work. My wife conscripted me to do some landscape work around the house.

Lovely rifle and a very fair price.

I’ll never understand the political desire to drive manufacturing offshore. I completely support letting markets work and allowing production to go where it is most efficient. However, this is way beyond that. It created artificial barriers to continued domestic manufacturing. This is...

A contributing factor in the South was the collapse of manufacturing, particularly in industries with a large blue collar workforce. The textile industry would be at the top of the list, a casualty of NAFTA. Although Bill Clinton eventually signed the legislation to implement this, HW signed...

I totally agree with you, his ego knows no bounds and he has had a negative effect on more than one election for the republicans. I find it interesting that many admit his impact on these elections but mock Canadians when they point out his negative impact on their election.

Welcome! I absolutely loved my time in your country! I look forward to your hunt reports.

That is absolutely false. Alberta crude is priced on the world market adjusted for quality and transportation costs to market. You don’t think that the oil companies would charge more for it if people would pay more for it??? Cold Lake competes for room in coking refineries with crudes like...

I agree on the travel. I’m 65 and refuse to sit in coach for any flight over 4 hours. On European trips I buy premium select and use global upgrades to fly delta one on the overnight eastbound legs.

I was certainly in that mode for half a dozen years. I’m now diversifying with Western US and European big game hunts. More than anything, I’m getting back to prioritizing my greatest hunting passion, wild birds (the wild part is key, I would just as soon shoot clays as preserve birds)...

Very interesting. We hunted Mururu with Len and my wife killed a bull that had a .375 bullet in it from a previous hunter of Len’s. I’ll ask him if it happened twice. It certainly is curious.

Clearly that is not going to happen. I am not sure our VP would be much different in that seat. I am really impressed with Rubio. I hope he is at the top of the ticket in our next election.

Except these ones hit what they are aiming at and have much greater range.

It would likely help if I included the pic.

Von Gruff made this knife up for me. 3” blade, large handle for good control, secure sheath. I use it every day on the farm. Absolutely perfect knife for me.

I use short blades. Working inside a critter a long blade is a handicap.

Yeah sure Scott, right up until the fight starts, at which point please remember that I’m on your side!!!

We were heading out to meet a buddy to do some predator calling in Delta, AK. Black ice slowed us down so we were late getting there. Our buddy Eddie was acting a little sheepish waiting by his pickup. Apparently he got a little impatient and did one stand near his cabin while he was waiting...

Best of luck in your search. These are handy little scopes, and are tough to pry away from those of us fortunate enough to have them.

The Otavi area. As mentioned above, Jamy would be a great place to start.

I have done tracking hunts for eland in Botswana and Namibia. If I were booking today I would likely book with Bokamoso in Botswana.

Personally I have no use for SCI’s record book or awards program. I believe that they create the wrong incentives in hunting. For me the quality of the hunt and the age of the animal harvested are what matters. My trophies take me back to those hunts. What anyone else thinks of them is...

That book sits on my coffee table. An absolute wealth of information.

If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t land ownership a requirement to vote in most States in the US when it was founded?

I don’t feed trolls. I participate in this forum to share knowledge gained from life experience and learn from others who do the same. You do neither. You are a waste of everyone’s time.