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Keep in mind 404J can be built on a standard length action without cutting into either front or rear ring. Standard length = shorter bolt stroke. Also usually cheaper than magnum actions.

Well crap.

His Royal Zaniness pops up on Google home page almost every day. Anyone who reads the news anywhere will get smothered with Trump foolishness on the front page. Doesn't take a concerted effort. Actually, it takes some significant effort to not see his stupid antics. Like driving with your...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/14/kennedy-center-trump-name-resolutions-bankruptcy-01074887 Good grief. What a crybaby. Give it up Trump. I mean really. What do you think you'll accomplish with all this monument-building to yourself? The next administration will just remove it all...

Sure. My plains game rifle wears 3-9x but it typically sits on 4.5 or 5x when stalking and shooting. 9x is good for spotting 100 yard paper targets and scoping animals. Then I turn it down for hunting. Binoculars are better for sizing up animals but I'm usually too lazy to dig them out of...

Thanks. Good news is the blem on left side does not go all the way through to magazine well. So the stock is probably structurally sound enough. This was a bit of concern because that is the thinnest and weakest area of stock where it is most susceptible to flexing and cracking. This can be...

50 yard passing shots will leave a lot of tough pheasants flying off shot up. And standing in one spot shooting has no attraction for me. None. Never been into dove hunting here either. It's more shooting than hunting ... actually no hunting involved at all. Solo stalking pheasants behind a...

404J is your ticket. It's popularity is growing in leaps and bounds. For good reason. Lots of potential punch with manageable recoil. Once companies like Barnes and Hornady catch on and start offering lighter weight bullets like 300 or 350 gr, I expect 404's popularity as a plains game...

Beautiful markings on that kudu. Did you save the backskin?

Kinda looks like it may be inletted for trigger block safety on the side of receiver.

Rigby is not exploring production of another classic looking British/European rifle. Therefore, it almost seems an oxymoron to consider barreling it in a caliber that is traditionally classic British/European. From what I recall, the concept of a non-iron-sighted, optic-wearing big game rifle...

Can you give us a look inside the action inletting from top and bottom?

If you're referring to the SAPS temporary import permit, I don't find it at all onerous. 90% of the form is non-applicable. What does need to be completed by hunters (who can read and write English) is pretty much straightforward: where coming from, where will you be staying, how long, caliber...

Interesting. The two 375 bullets retrieved from second buffalo showed almost no loss of mass. One found in opposite shoulder only lost two grains (99.2% mass retention). I would think the polymer tip on a bullet that size should weigh more than two grains. And I don't recall blue polymer tips...

Check out Habib's post immediately following your first one. Seems there are other ammo sources outside of RSA.

I don't remember my first experience of recoil with braked rifle. It was my brother's 300 WM, trying to make an awkward shot at a muley buck while laying prone on the side of a dry canyon. I didn't lose consciousness after the shot but it did stun me. The concussion literally knocked me off...

Updated to my most recent safari. First, and doubtless not last, giraffe. Very challenging stalk. Second nyala. A bit better than first one taken in 2021. I wanted backskin but turns out this bull's hide was a mess end to end. But a fine set of horns. Fifth and best impala. Heck of a...

My PH gets his copper bullets from a custom maker in South Africa. I am interested in something lighter than 400 gr (~325 gr) so he looked into it for me. They can make me 404 bullets but very proud of them ($3 each!).

Hornady gasses up their 404 ammo VERY hot. I may need another box of their brass (which unfortunately they are no longer selling) so I'll probably buy a box of loaded ammo, pound out the bullets, and reload sensibly. I hear their bonded bullets aren't great either so just reserve them for...

Do NOT shoot that gun from prone position with brake attached. Not unless you have substantial ear protection (muffs + ear plugs). I made that mistake shooting at a mule deer buck with my brother's 300 Win BAR with BOSS system brake. For a week afterwards I thought broken glass was sloshing...

I shot two buffalo with 250 gr Barnes TSX 375 H&H. The second buffalo was shot twice but not really necessary as he was almost dead. The fatal bullet retrieved from opposite shoulder weighed 248 gr. Third buffalo was shot with 400 gr Barnes TSX 404J and it ran about thirty yards before tipping...

I have seen this one a few times.

Very nice. Could you add a hook to back of upper cross-brace on support bracket to hang the cord when the gun rack is collapsed? And maybe a nice brass handle to back of notched bracket to carry it when collapsed? Unfortunately, my wall tent has been gathering dust for ... a long time. Sigh.

What are you thinking for finish on that range hood? You'll be dealing with heat and a lot of grease. Forget about latex finish! It won't hold up to heat or a lot of cleaning. Exterior urethane should be able to take the heat but it is soft (that's why it handles temperature changes). Not...

Oops. I see you are back home. Sounds like a great trip.

I'm with you there. As they lay is my preference. The lodge prefers the posed photos. The jerk from Arizona insisted on some photos with me in it so I obliged.

Yes and no. I already have a pretty good nyala skull on the wall. We spotted this old fella while driving back to the farm complex salt shed with my buffalo. I wanted a backskin from my first nyala but it was bald right down the spine. So I took this one for his backskin. Both its backskin...

Be safe!

Right. I should be happy about ending the life of a beautiful animal. It was a challenging contest. I won, it lost. End of story. I'm relieved these animals didn't suffer (well, the impala required followup). But relieved is different than happy. I'll give my victims the respect they deserve.

I second Muck Boots. However, don't buy the cheaper version or camo ones. For whatever reason both are notorious for soles coming unglued from uppers. I had a pair of their "Waterfowl" model and wore them till they were literally threads. Bought a pair of "Muck Gold" and the soles came...

I try to go middle to end of August Eastern Cape RSA. The wildflowers are just starting but still cool enough for snakes and bugs to be down. Also, it's the end of season and sometimes very good deals can pop up. For example, last month I was offered unbelievable deals culling giraffe and...

Probably a robot. Note that this Nigerian prince is a new member.

Okay, I have the solution. Name this new model the Rigby "Grand Slam Stalker." Anyone hunting the Grand Slam of North American or world sheep trophies will be using a long range scoped rifle and typically in a newer caliber with no iron sights. And anyone hunting those slams would be Rigby...

It seems we have different definitions of a "stalker." For most of my sixty years hunting in North America I tracked game in snow. That was stalking game. My 30-06 wore only a 3x Weaver scope until recently and also until recently no iron sights. Most game was taken less than 100 yards and...

Use 000 steel wool and light elbow grease.

Six and a half pounds? Ouch! My +10 lb 404J on 98 Mauser is about all I can handle ... IF I hang onto it FIRMLY. I suggest building something with more heft and less recoil. I carry that rifle all day in Africa no problem. And when upland hunting back home in Montana I carry a heavy old...

My shop is also primitive ... and a mess. But on occasion I can poop out something interesting. FYI the eye dropper holds gun oil and the trial size Listerine bottle contains Hoppes #9.

Really? You actually believe Trump has the intellectual capacity to think that tactically? Come on! This is a guy who actually believed it might be possible to cure COVID by injecting disinfectant. He thought he could run for a third term. He actually believed he should be considered for...

So he's acting like a jackass on purpose ... or is he really bona fide stupid? I don't think it matters. Why would you ever think either lack of quality is what the country needs?

Better than that. Successful interception and change of possession. :D

Interesting. Why would Rigby want to offer a stalking rifle without even the option of iron sights? Save a bit of money? With the increased popularity of present return-to-zero quick detach rings I think retaining the option of iron sights, at least the front sight, makes more sense. I...

That nyala is outstanding!

Thanks. I also took a nyala and warthog that were not long for this world. Warthog had no front teeth and nyala only one. Warthog was actually still not in too bad condition but with a dry summer projected it was almost surely doomed. The nyala was already in tough shape and missing most of...

I see in the news last night Trump had posted a picture of a world map with the US flag pasted on every country in North America plus a few extras for good measure (Denmark's Greenland and Iceland). Already world leader's are getting their shorts in a knot. Why bother? The guy has spewed...

Bringing a neglected "redheaded orphan" back to life is always rewarding. Good on you.

Any 30 caliber bullet in a hunting configuration with reasonable velocity on impact will cause sufficient damage to lungs for any deer or antelope to die in short order. I never lost one.

I will take a shot in the boiler room every day over a shot in the neck. I shot my first bull elk and my last bull moose in the neck and they both almost got away. In fact, the moose absorbed two 180 gr 30-06 in the neck. Both times knocked down and both times it got back up. Later found one...

I use dental floss and mark it with a Sharpie. Then measure the floss against a yardstick.