Hilux01
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- Joined
- Jul 7, 2011
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- South African Hunt and Game Conservation Association / Confederation of Hunters Associations South Africa
- Hunted
- South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal, North-West, Free State, Eastern Cape)
Not for a lack of trying, I can't seem to find any thread on the Forum that goes to a point of appreciating / showing off/ and sharing specific caliber details for the old stall ward.
A cartridge that has been embedded over decades in the old British Colonies of Africa and Australia, it also now seems to take on some favoritism in the States.
So therefore, the motivation behind this post
Share a little of your rifle chambered in this cartridge - in my case the show piece of my arsenal. But maybe just another gun n yours
Pictures, make and model, share with us your country of origin and what ammo you shoot and or load for this 0.423cal and at what velocities
Ill start the discussion as below
Hilux01 (Henk)
South Africa
.404 Jeff (Custom build by Ralph Badenhorst Bespoke Guns in Ermelo South Africa) on a M98 action, Truvelo barrel and Turkish Wall nut stock.
Range Ammo Handload - Claw 400gr (thin jacket non-bonded cup and core type bullets from RSA) at 2220vps
Hunting Ammo - presently using factory loads from RWS RN SN 400gr and RWS FMJ 400gr - at around 2340vps and 2285vps respectively - will load Woodleigh RN SN 400gr after that
My rifle is not scoped, but I have recently added an Aimpoint H2 Micro - will do the first hunt with the optic end of Aug 2024. Hoping to take some Gemsbok and Red hartebeest in the Kalahari
A cartridge that has been embedded over decades in the old British Colonies of Africa and Australia, it also now seems to take on some favoritism in the States.
So therefore, the motivation behind this post
Share a little of your rifle chambered in this cartridge - in my case the show piece of my arsenal. But maybe just another gun n yours
Pictures, make and model, share with us your country of origin and what ammo you shoot and or load for this 0.423cal and at what velocities
Ill start the discussion as below
Hilux01 (Henk)
South Africa
.404 Jeff (Custom build by Ralph Badenhorst Bespoke Guns in Ermelo South Africa) on a M98 action, Truvelo barrel and Turkish Wall nut stock.
Range Ammo Handload - Claw 400gr (thin jacket non-bonded cup and core type bullets from RSA) at 2220vps
Hunting Ammo - presently using factory loads from RWS RN SN 400gr and RWS FMJ 400gr - at around 2340vps and 2285vps respectively - will load Woodleigh RN SN 400gr after that
My rifle is not scoped, but I have recently added an Aimpoint H2 Micro - will do the first hunt with the optic end of Aug 2024. Hoping to take some Gemsbok and Red hartebeest in the Kalahari
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