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Very interesting. My Dad was from French and German immigrants. His paternal grandmother was what we call a “treatur” in Cajun French. The phase of the moon was a big deal for these rural Cajuns. He never had a hair cut on the New Moon, thinking it makes your hair grow faster. Moon phases...

Another vote for the 375 Holland and Holland in a 77 African. Ruger would have to modify that action, opened up like Winchester did in the 1930s for their Model 70. Dave Scovill, editor of Rifle and Handloader had one built on a 77 Mk II action. Opened up, ejector moved back, new magazine box...

@Bandera, I like your style. I would add a .500 NE with a D weight 26" barrel, fixed shallow V rear. Weight at 10.5 pounds. I'm sure some would want a threaded barrel, I don't I'd probably Magnaport it.

Very interesting. Do you use the Woodleigh 400 spitzer / soft point bullets? These are very accurate in my Interarms Whitworth.458 WM with a mid level charge of Varget. Easy target they work well on hogs.

Agreed. When we moved into my grandfather’s house, at 13 years old, my Dad, and grandfather kept watch over me, with the kerosene hurricane lamps, the gas burner stoves for scalding the chickens we butchered with machetes, batteries, toxic pesticides, diesel, tractors and implements, the simple...

Now we’re talking!

Curious on the resolution of this. I have a few older Leupold's, VX-2, VX-1 and a couple of FX-2s. Recently got a VX-3HD 1.5x5x, Firedot with the CDS dial system. I never fooled with the CDS dial no need for me, I only purchased it for the small size and Fire Dot reticle. After 30 rounds on my...

“ I can see my dad doing that same kinda operation “, made me really smile @AZDAVE . Thanks for that insight and again thinking about my Dad. Farmer engineering is not to be underestimated, but I wouldn’t try it once traveling with ammunition in a foreign country.

@Dirtdart , this is a superb scope. The illuminated 4C reticle in this scope is proper. I have handled and mounted one on a rifle locally (Sport Optics, Hammond Louisiana, a large wholesaler of premium optics nationwide) that is only 6 miles from me. These originally retailed for around...

There is something I just like about your story of the.577 and a mean old buffalo .

Josh's shows are entertaining if you overlook some details. I wonder if Man Eating Lions are a problem in Kenya again. Maybe from the screwed up ecological balance, I don't know. I wonder if besides the knife, he has a 375 H&H in his kit?

Oil production and export, is a viable target, make them feel the hurt. The mullahs (and ayatollahs) have orchestrated strikes in Lebanon in 1983 with the attack on the Marine Barracks that killed 241 Marines. Then attacks on the US Embassy and the embassy annex. In my work in Beirut, I walked...

It is Ceracoated in dark gray... sorry, no camo paint or suppressors. Thankfully, no camo or a suppressor, a hunting rifle. Please share accuracy tests.

What is the species, animal age, feeding habits and range forage of your rams? Truly premium meats and worthy of a proper brai. Thank you for this post. As an R&D chef, this stuff gets the blood flowing. I can almost taste them!

NICE! Good Meat is King.

That wood on the Model 42 is just beautiful. Is that from a special order, or an executives gun? Bump to get someone to buy this!

My suggestion is based upon the one double rifle I have owned, so take this as such. Please consider I am not an expert, and many more members are very knowledgeable double rifle enthusiasts and hunters. Carefully clean the sliding under lugs bolts in the base of the action. Mine was not a...

I had an old-time gunsmith (a true 1911 specialist) tune the triggers on my Ruger 77MKII 308, and my Ruger 77/22 magnum. That was 25 years ago, and both rifles are still superb. He's long gone, and I doubt I can find a gunsmith today to do the same work, on time and at reasonable cost!

@Jager Waffen74 , prayers up for you to deal with the recovery and suffering. You certainly have a great attitude being an open book. My wife went through a less severe accident involving a dumb driver with a cell phone a couple of years ago. Thank God, she is OK. I think some drivers...

Thanks for sharing your experiences with old cordite ammunition. As I have never enjoyed the experience of smelling cordite in the morning in the African bushveld, what does it smell like? I know black powder has its own smell. IMR 3031 smells of ammonia to me. Alliant 2400 has its own...

Regarding your prior post, in checking the case capacities of the 400 H&H, 416 Rem and 404 Jeffery, this information is from Pierre van der Walt, African Dangerous Game Cartridges, copyright 2012: 400 H&H 99.3 grains (CIP) 416 Rem 107 grains (SAAMI) 404 Jeffery 113.3 grains (CIP) After...

If pics from my I phone, I email it to my address, resize, then post from my laptop. Extra steps but it works.

I prefer to operate a bolt as Herr Mauser designed the system, open palm. Seems to work.

Thank you very much. The AI approach is something I had not considered but could be a good source of real data. The Kenya data, we briefly discussed, and is a great example, especially when the population numbers of elephants have plummeted, with poaching and the black market for ivory for...

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing this. Did you machine the bullet on CNC machines? In my simple mind, I would think the trajectory drop would be similar, as a .22 Long Rifle at subsonic velocity?

I have to get Mr. Thomson’s book read it and then give it to my doctor. He does believe hunting is good for physical and mental fitness. However he believes the crap the antis spew about elephants. We discussed the over population, habitat destruction and somewhat the role of sport hunting...

Information on the Vortex?

THIS is a great deal. I looked at one at Sport Optics here in Hammond Louisiana, a solid Meopta dealer. Great glass and solid Meapta build Can’t find them anymore. Somebody please buy this before my wife files papers . GLWS.

Midway says back order of 416 Taylor dies to be filled this week. I’d call Redding directly for information. I figured some here bought that last set of dies, good snag! I feel the inexorable draw for another 416 Taylor on the horizon. First get dies, order a Lee Factory Crimp die. I still...

I was thinking of exactly this last night. Would really like both a 375, first then a 416 Ruger. As I understand, the magazine box controls the feeding in the post-64 Classic. The magazine in my 7x57 Classic is formed sheet metal. Easier to modify than forged steel. I wonder if the Paul Mauser...

Truly “The Pearl of Africa “ Henry Morton Stanley, later quoted by Winston Churchill, 1908. Awesome video.

Good question. Do you reload or just using factory ammo? The only factory ammunition solids I see is Federal Woodleigh Hydros and out of stock. Others may have occasional runs. With reloading you can find a load with same or very similar POI. A bit easier in some cases with same brand softs...

Good to know that Redding has more 416 Taylor on the way. Interesting, the continued interest in a good cartridge.

I suspect the Amazon vendor has had just an ignorant mix up by the listing company. Regarding your original query, the .416 Taylor is a nice balance of power/bullet weight, velocity in a standard size (your Ruger 77MKII) action, or a Model 70/ M98 standard magnum action I've owned a 416...

Buyer beware! The Amazon listing says “416 Taylor “, but read the technical details, they are listed as 6.5x 300 Weatherby. I only found out about this, here on AH. It happened to a buyer and he had to send them back. Check the recent reviews. Not inexpensive but get the Redding dies.

Inquiring on a replacement trigger for a current Winchester/FN BACO Portugal MOA trigger, back to original open M70 trigger. Searched online, no luck. I have an FN/ BACO M70 Featherweight 7x57 with the MOA trigger, it's OK but I want the original simple, non-enclosed original Winchester M70...

Some Portuguese assembled Win 70 Safari Express are good, some need some attention. My purchase of 3 rifles in the last 4 years has been good. “Caveat Emptor.”

I am not familiar with the details, that matter. Rivolier I not familiar with. I thought, from previous posts that FN/Browning was in the lead to purchase V/C. Can you please explain?

Thank you for the update.

What choke did you use?

Respect for Elders is important. Experience counts.

While dreaming, a Ruger #1 in 470 NE, 26 inch barrel, with a proper stock, and weighted with tungsten rods fore and aft to 10.5 pounds. Hell, build another in .500 NE at 11 pounds and a really good recoil pad. My Dad always said “When you dream, dream a good one!”

My gunsmith and I talked about this. Good technique. Thanks.

Ruger #1 in 450 Nitro Express, 26 inch barrel, heavy profile, fixed shallow V rear sight and mercury recoil reducer in the stock. It should weigh 9.5 to 10# to tame some recoil that is fierce in the big caliber #1s. Ruger 77 Hawkeye African in 458 Win Mag, 23 inch barrel fixed shallow V rear...

How is the recoil of your 400 grain load compare to500 grains at factory velocity?

Check on Winchester website. The M70 ALASKAN has the Monte Carlo stock, 25” barrel and no barrel mounted sling swivel, weighs less than the SAFARI EXPRESS, with a straight comb stock and heavy barrel.

Marketing run amuck.

Really Nice! What brand is the barrel and who did the work?

I suggest getting a copy of the Lyman Reloading manual, I think they’re printing the 51st edition. Whatever the edition (I have the 49th), it has a very good, easy to read tutorial on the basics of reloading. I started reloading with this based on recommendation from several sources. Good luck.

Someone needs to buy this. I’ve had one and still have the 2x7 VX-R. Good eye relief, very generous eye box, good glass. GLWS.