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It has not yet made RSA news.... All we are reading about lately is a politician firing a gun in public and being convicted, a croc that ate someone and off course Iran and the oil prices...

What are some dreams you have? For me, to visit the Masters, hunt a proper safari in open country for an old worn dagga boy, Elephant bull and Livingstone Eland somewhere in Moz/Zambesi Delta and see either Everest base camp or probably K2 base camp.

Welcome...no hallo or a please - I do like the caliber and choice of bullets

I have to confess, 2 firsts for me - I bought my first plastic (ugly to me) hunting/shooting rifle and this will also be the first with a suppressor/silencer. Bought a Kimber sporterised M96 6.5x55. Why? Well amongst others, to have a beater rifle, some farms require a suppressed rifle, although...

Will send you a DM I would say as a South African, 3/4 days minimum. The park is huge and it will take a proper 2/3 weeks to see just the main areas of it. If a few days are all that you have, you will need to consider logistics as to where you can and want to go. Flying into Nelspruit...

Yes yes - it was meant tongue in cheek - if truth be told, cost of ammo would have tanked your "investment" :) :)

Some highly irrelevant & trivial info.... for some :) If you bought the gun in 1958 and sold it as the asking price, your "investment" would have grown at 1476%. US inflation numbers, places $298 in 1958 at approximately $3,340.58 today... Seems like the gun was a good investment. More...

Welcome Oom Ron!

He only has a 6.5x55 left, the rest I am not sure if he sold or gave them away.

No unfortunately not.

Hi Wheels, thanks for interest. Thanks @VertigoBE for the update! Yes, as mentioned, one of our members bought the rifle, which we are very pleased with, exactly for the question raised, the rifle will remain in Africa. Maybe some more information that the rest may find interesting. We already...

Here is the letter from Ron, mentioned in OP, that will be added to rifle. * there is an error, the first sentence 375 will be fixed to 458

Hi Wheels, Sure attached some more pic's. Kind regards

Great questions gents. Yes we do have more information and luckily we can still get it from Rom himself. As mentioned he indicated he will in all likely hood give a letter with information etc. To answer a portion of question in the meantime… He mostly culled with an FN in 7,62×51 (308Win)...

Yes that is correct - full purchase price goes to Ron

With permission from and thanks to Jerome I am posting this. On behalf of the Big Bore Association of Southern Africa (BASA), I'm pleased to announce that the iconic, Ron Thomson's, 458 Win Mag, FN rifle, is up for sale through auction. As the current Chairman of BASA, I am pleased to announce...

Jeez, I read this and I really thought a bunch of you are talking a load of BS. I am in the veld/bush weekly, we have a family farm close to KNP and in all the years it is not like you see one every time you are in the bush, way less. So I thought, what are the chances that some of you come to...

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

Must have been a 9.3....

I would say go for it... My dad had a similar incident never received his Buff (hunted in Selous). He got another trophy. Yes it is not yours, but you would have placed it on the wall as a remembrance. Now, there is nothing. Get one, at least it will remind you and you would have a bit extra to...

Welcome Kavik! Great choices you are thinking off! Just note, legally, you are required to have a 375H&H for leopard hunting in Tanzania; whether it is enforced is uncertain. Do you require (apart from legality) a 375H&H for leopard...No, a 9.3 is more than capable. Contact a gun shop in...

Hi and welcome MooseHunter! Quite the coincidence, read this thread yesterday. Someone at our club shoot in RSA, built himself a "425 Safari Express". It is a 458 Express case (3 inch 375H&H lengthened case), which is shortened and necked to 423. The gents current data is a 400gr bullet at 2270...

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Hi Marius, Sure, as told to me, the intended rhino they wanted to hunt stormed them before the client could take a proper shot, and my grandfather then had to shoot it. He off course tells it a lot better but in short that was it. After the shot, the client, contrary to what my grandfather...

Yes I am aware, stolen valor is a military term, to quote Wikipedia of all places "a term for the behavior of military impostors: individuals who lie about serving in the military or the extent of their military service". Recent engagements with individuals and claims they made, made me think...

Thanks IVW, great feedback from an outside perspective. Will definitely consider it. Would love for you to come and shoot sometime and have a beer afterwards! Yes if you view one range and one range only, one could argue all of the above and you are correct 100%. But since you have asked and...

I have had the privilege to hunt my bucket list hunt. It was where I went with my Father on his Elephant hunt in Zim. Years have passed now, he has since then beaten cancer, I became a father, he a Grandfather, and knowing the privilege I had, I would love to do it again in both our new stages...

Easy - if you take stats on incidents, it is hands down, buffalo. However...stats, contrary to belief, does not show the truth... Buffalo are the most hunted dangerous game specie, therefor it is clear why the most incidents have buffalo involved. Apart from Buff and Elephant, that may charge...

VertigoBE, interesting that you bring this up. I met an upstanding PH at a fill station on my way up North from JHB Airport. I was accosted in the bathroom by this guy, for a hunt next year. Seems he gets more clients at the Garages than at shows in the USA. He says he has a hunting...

Yes indeed I did enjoy it, and yes I did the vehicle hunting, it is called "bakkie jag". Apparently their is a club in RSA, called SABJAV (South African Bakkie (Jag)Hunting (vereeniging) Association). I will soon start my own international version - SCI, Safari Cab-hunt Invitational - we will...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bq6kZaqCs/ Check out the video on this matter The call of the wild cannot go unanswered! Madikwe’s future depends on us. Let’s preserve this sanctuary for generations to come. Every contribution makes a difference. Join the cause here...

Africa Son's return to AH (remember this is Satirical/Parody) So I have been away from AH for a few months. I ventured into the Dark Continent for a 4 months Safari! What an experience and now I want to share my wisdom and life altering advice with y'all! I even got to watch the latest season...

DWB (Deon)... Hahaha, I probably need to yes. But then again, it seems I can handle it...

In order to give the subject the respect it deserves, here is a thread on Recoil itself. Here is a link to probably 1 of a 1000 similar links on the recoil of various rifles. https://chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm Off course there are so many variables that effect recoil, such as specific...

Frederik is correct. I have an Express (long story about how I got it, but in short wanted a 458 WM/Lott in a Brno/CZ action, to build a 450 Rigby. Now a few years later, I can honestly say, I am very satisfied with the Express. Similarly with the Lott and the WM. It is true, with the lack of...

Thanks Riflecrank - yes spot on, that is a Bertram case. We had another Big Bore shoot this past weekend, and the guy’s who’s case that is brought it to us and showed this exact mark. Brand new never been fired before. He was worried he would get case seperation, didn’t though. Next reload...

Express - 94 mm / Lott - 92.5mm / WM - 86.5mm N540 - I have the express As can be seen, yes different bullets, but al three very close to same speed. No animal would really notice the difference. The one (WM) is possible very high pressure, Lott less and the Express is a “softer load”...

Just for interest, from left to right. 458 Express 3” (shooter shoots a 500 gr Peregrine solid bullet at 2250fps from a Brno ZKK 602), 458 Lott (500gr Impala solid at 2272 fps - CZ550), 458 Win Mag (500gr Claw soft, 2170fps - Brno zkk 602). Note seating depths

Will post some on a different thread

This past weekend a few of us on AH (South African members @Frederik (@DWB - was supposed to but work got in the way, missed you Deon)), participated in what we can call a fun corporate shoot, consisting of 3 big bore ranges, an archery range, a .22 range and a fun pistol range. People combined...

Thanks IVW, yes the act defines thick skin as Ele, Buff, Rhino, Hippo and croc (note the definition). For the specific 250 gr (section 5(1)(c) requirement) it specifically excludes Thick Skinned animals but incl Buff, Giraffe and Lion. 300gr is required for all animals larger than 5(1)(c) which...

HI Daisy and rest, I have not read through all of the replies, just first 3 pages. Some people added and did refer to Provincial ordinances. I will briefly try and explain the current SA law. There is a Act in SA, called the Biodiversity Act and the Minister may issue directives/norms etc. from...

In SA you will not have an issue. A lot of people here have chassis rifles (although not my cup of tea). Only issue is Semi Auto and Auto. Bolt action, whether in wood/chassis, no problem.

Morning all, More a message for the PH's and outfitters. We are 3/4 South Africans looking for a remote area where we can camp and tiger fish in the field. We have already done the "commercial" areas and places and looking for something more remote. I would venture to say it can also be seen as...

Go read up on the man-eaters of Njombe -George Rushby, read “The hunter is death” by TV Bulpin if you want a book on it. By far worse and more people than Tsavo. Patterson and the fact that the Tsavo lions targeted the Indian railway workers, who was building the track for the British, made...

Let’s start of and state this post may be misunderstood, cause some people to take offense or people to disagree, all for which I do apologize in advance. I am writing this as my opinion and not that of any other person, association that I may be affiliated to etc. I am not attacking the...

SBC is great bullets, correct Frederik wil undoubtable give feedback. I asked Rudi for 160gr 7mm bullets for my 7x57. He gave me a load, speed etc was all 100% correct. Gave him feedback on the group (I was satisfied) and he wasn’t :) he worked and gave more advice. This is what I appreciate...

Honestly I will wait a bit, hippo's when charging lower their head and it does not move up and down a lot... From what I have, I will use my 458 Express with a 500gr Rhino/Peregrine solid. If anything else, would love to take a hippo with a 500NE.

Went Impala hunting with my 7x57 - Brno Mod 22. Got a few good ones, but this one was the best. 27 3/8" and 26 7/8".

Ridge Runner congrats there were a few good looking animals you hunted on your trip. What peaked my interest though is this picture... I never knew our SA Army did guided hunts (sarcasm directed at the gentlemen/tracker wearing formal army attire...not at you Ridge Runner)