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Andy Hill at Hawk Bullets will make just about any bullet weight, configuration, and caliber you can imagine. He has made 400 gr FP 458 bullets,and .348 bullets in 190 gr spizers and 300 gr FP bullets, all for special applications in my .348 Model 71s-- and the .450 Alaskan. If someone wants a...

The .348 Ackley Improved, a wildcat in the bush. Relative of the the .450 Alaskan. The 348 AI is still used in Canada and Alaska and will push a 270 gr Hawk bullet to almost 2400 fps. Close to a lever action 35 Whelen: very effective on moose or an irate grizzly...

I have owned a 1680 Red Submariner since 1971 as a combat SF Officer in Vietnam. Many have forgotten that Hans Wilsdorf, founder of Rolex, in the wartime POW camps arranged watches for imprisoned RAF officers held by the Reich. Paid back after the war. That is reason enough for combat veterans...

Having a custom Mauser in 9.3X 62 and a pre-64 Model 70 Winchester in .375 Holland makes the choices easier. For irritated cats and bear, there is a pre-war Model 71 in 450 Alaskan. Fast cycling and 400 gr FP at 2K p-fps. Then there are the pre-64s in 338WM,338-06, and 35 Whelen. Being a...

35 Whelen: The latest SPEER Manual lists 57.9 grs of CFE 223 powder at 2451 fps while a max charge of 64.1 grs pushes the 250 gr Hot Cor bullet to 2664 fps. With Nosler Partition 250s, I stopped at 61 grs yielding app 2575 fps with a tough bullet for big game. This with the 24 in barreled...

Have had good luck with CFE 223 in the 35 Whelen-a 1950s pre-64 M-70, original bored and stroked 24 in barrel with the original iron sights. I used it with 225-250 gr Nosler Partitions. Have some older Woodleigh 250s also. Also a 1953 M-70 in 338-06 bored out to work with along with a couple of...

In honor of Cal Pappas-NKWE Safaris

In honor of Cal Pappas-NKWE Safaris

R- Those look like the right ones. I will try a PM. RM

Have Leupold & Lyman Alaskans-on a pre-64 M-70 in '06- Need a set of the 7/8 in rings that attach to the top mount- I have a set of 1 in rings to trade for 7/8 in rings-or purchase outright. Please check your parts shelves-THANKS Lt Col RM

In honor of Cal Pappas-NKWE Safaris"

When I am reminded of my State Department service and our embassy in Nairobi that was almost bombed out, I think of the two Patterson maneless lions sitting in the Chicago Field Museum a long way from British East Africa. I am also reminded of George Jacobsen a State Dept hunter who wrote the...

"Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter" by Bell describe the early days (1911) of African hunting, and the difficulties encountered. That a Rigby .275 along with an Enfield .303 were used with marked success speaks volumes about conditions and elephant of the period. This same early 20th Century...

In honor of Cal Pappas-NKWE safaris

Cal was a fine lad-we will miss him!

While this is an older commentary. it is not a bit stale... In London in the late Fall of 2001 while on leave, I went over to Holland and Holland, Bond Street. Sitting on a glass case was an unmarked leather case for a 450/400 3 in Nitro Holland & Holland double rifle. The weathered tag was...

This Model 70 Super Express closely resembles the pre-64 Model 70 375 H&H rifle I have owned for 35 years. Iron sights to back up the scope are always welcomed on a hunt in the outback. Carrying an extra scope and screwdrivers along with other gun-related tools are strongly recommended by...

I have a G&H sidemount with a 4X Leupold Alaskan-backed by another Leupold fixed 4X on a companion set of G&H rings/mt. Both interchange. Backing that is a Lyman WJS that sights just nicely under the mount. All on a pre-64 Model 70 in 375 H&H. Iron sights work in Africa and Alaska. Its a tough...

Shootist: Your M-71 probably has a long tang and the fit/finish is superb. The balance on these is amazing and mine shoot well. They are a comfort to have in the North country where there may be a contest as to who is on top of the food chain. Hawk, Swift make excellent 348 bullets-when they...

Velo: The original . 1895 in 405 WCF was quite a cartridge. I have owned a few of them over the years in trades. First one had express sights AND a Lyman 21. It put the lights out of a bull elk in Colorado in the 1970s. A 325 gr Hawk bullet might really work on that caliber. But the M71 is a...

This is an older thread, but the inherent value is timeless. I think the 10 GA /3.5 in slugs might be the best bet for shotguns. In the meantime, will still rely on a fast-handling pre-war Winchester Model 71; chambered in 450 Alaskan with 400-500 gr FP bullets. Lever -action rifles are fast...

The Lee FCD is particularly well suited for lever action-tubular magazine cartridges like the .348, 33 WCF or 45 Govt. /50 AK/50/450. Their die places a proper crimp where best needed to discourage any bullet movement in the case. I have these dies in at least 5 calibers, one of which is the...

Member: NRA Life Hunt: Alaska-Canada-NM

Roy Weatherby borrowed the 416 Rigby case and added a belt during the 1940s and 50s for his famous 378 and 460 Weatherby cartridges. The 416 Weatherby was a later addition. All of these cartridges were warmly loaded. The later actions made by Weatherby were a bit stronger than his original...

These are excellent points in reloading the 375 Holland cartridge. I tend to stalk hunt closely for game animals, with a controlled action pre-64 Model 70. Bullet selection may also be critical as to accuracy and reliability. Good results have been obtained with Swift, Woodleigh, Hawk, North...

Hunt: Alaska, Canada, Mexico and USA: particularly the Western states.

Velo: The AZ-NM area is S. of the Blue and Alpine, about 35 crow miles W. from Mule Creek, NM. Cherry Lodge, AZ off AZ 191 a few miles. Elk and mule deer with Coues Wtails and bear-mtn lion.. Last moose was shot near Wien Lake, AK. in the deep interior 45 miles SW of Nenana. Cabin is 10 miles...

This is an excellent site for African hunting. Have been impressed with the level of articles and PH experience. Have homestead land in Alaska, with a cabin on the NM-AZ border area. Alaska is challenging as one may be hunting caribou or moose, and bump into Mr. Grizzly. Both hunting and fishing...

That sounds similar to the practice adopted by PO Ackley decades ago. I also only have one 375, and neck size practice or load developing rounds. But I managed to obtain a separate neck sizing die. The original British loading of the 375 H&H used long strings of cordite powder. This also...

I have a 1950s Winchester Model 70 that easily tolerates neck-sizing and FL sizing . With 350 gr original Barnes bullets, one has to be a bit careful of OAL. The Model 70 rifles seem to have forgiving chambers, but it is wise not to push velocities into 375 Weatherby territory. Easier to get...

Your pressure chart appears to be well done, and reflects reasonable velocities against barrel length and bullet weights. I tend to think that pressures vary as to chamber and barrel specs, along with loading variables. Every rifle is individual as to pressures and performance. My 35 Whelen is...