Culling belts and cartridge slides

[Altitude sickness]

That looks great. Very nice.

 

[Warbeast]

The Catridge pouch for my Drilling. Solves about 99% of the work i do

 

[frankdes]

I would like to get one of these that caries 8 shells with custom inlays or script available.
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HH

I would like to get one of these that caries 8 shells with custom inlays or script available.
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Here a cull belt made for a European PH. Depending you caliber 8 bullets (in a row) can be done.

 

[tward1604]

I like this thread. Here is a belt slide I made for my 404.

 

[CAustin]

I would like to get one of these that caries 8 shells with custom inlays or script available.
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HH

I have this one also for my 470 NE

 

[Hunting Hitman]

Who made that one?

HH

 

[tward1604]

Who made that one?

HH

Which one are you asking about? Forgive me for not following, The hamster up stairs looks to have taken the day off.

 

[Rafiki]

How about a couple of bandoliers crisscrossed across you chest like Poncho Villa.

 

[Inline6]

If I can't kill a buffalo with four 400 grain 404 Jeffery in the gun and five on the belt, I guess I deserve to be stomped to death. I can see no sense in carrying fifteen rounds in the field. My five round ammo wallet is made of Cape buffalo leather.
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I put 9 rounds of 416REM in my buff. The client before me put 12 rounds of 470NE in one. My feelings have changed, I'm not going to the field with less than 12. It is not worth the risk, sure PH could have stepped in. He had no reason my bullets were hitting their mark. It may never happen again, that is fine. Extra insurance is only a little weight.

 

[BeeMaa]

I put 9 rounds of 416REM in my buff. The client before me put 12 rounds of 470NE in one. My feelings have changed, I'm not going to the field with less than 12. It is not worth the risk, sure PH could have stepped in. He had no reason my bullets were hitting their mark. It may never happen again, that is fine. Extra insurance is only a little weight.

Better to have and not need, than need and not have.

I'm with you on this one. My belt carries 10 with 3+1 in the rifle.

 

[t_stomski]

I like this thread. Here is a belt slide I made for my 404.

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I really like the knife in a picture. Any information on it? Is it a custom?

 

[tward1604]

I really like the knife in a picture. Any information on it? Is it a custom?

I made that too! Kind of my personal take on a basic hunting knife. Influenced very heavily by the Doctari knife. That one has Texas Ebony scales with ebony bolsters and hidden pins.

 

[Tanner Lee]

I have a Galco culling belt, not leather but worked great on my last trip. It is like the half the price of a leather belt. Its a good choice if you are trying to stay on a budget.

 

[BeeMaa]

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I have a Galco culling belt, not leather but worked great on my last trip. It is like the half the price of a leather belt. Its a good choice if you are trying to stay on a budget.

Nice old buff as well. Love the worn-down horns and smooth boss.

 

[Tanner Lee]

Nice old buff as well. Love the worn-down horns and smooth boss.

Thanks, my whole idea of staying on a budget went out the window because of this guy. I never thought I would get to chance to harvest a buffalo in my life but life does its own thing. I have no regrets, a Buffalo of a life time.

 

[Velo Dog]

Nice old buff as well. Love the worn-down horns and smooth boss.

Hello Tanner Lee,

I am +1 with BeeMaa on that buffalo you bagged.
He is old and battle worn = Just Right.
I love the facial scars and beaten down horn.
I’m no expert but my best guess is that he is past his breeding years, simply perfect for removing from the bush and searing his tenderloins over hardwood coals plus, making roasts, biltong, sausages, mince and stews from the rest.

Furthermore, your rifle is a real peach.
Some folks seem to enjoy griping about the “Hog Back” shape of that stock, IE; moaning that it doesn’t handle heavy recoil very well.
I have found exactly the opposite to be true.
Perhaps it’s because I’m a space alien or a troglodyte or whatever.
But at the end of the day, after trying that exact stock configuration on a custom built .458 South African Express 3”, I returned home and had a .458 Lott built, exactly like it.

On my .458, I had a Model 70 style “safety” lever, 23” medium-heavy barrel, Recknagel front sight, wide shallow “v” rear blade, Pachmayer Decelerator anti-recoil pad and such likes installed.
It weighs 11 pounds and with 480 gr to 500 gr bullets, loaded to about 2150 - 2200 fps, is not difficult to train with whatsoever.

Also, I too like thick canvas cartridge belts.
That said, I do admit that my favorite .375 caliber belt is leather (Murray).
Nonetheless, I have a canvas one, very very similar to yours, but with smaller loops.
It fits .30-40 Krag cartridges perfectly and my rifle for same is a Winchester-Browning Model 1895.
That rifle and belt are a great pleasure for me.
One of my friends here in The United State of Alaska has invited me to shoot a black bear, over his bait station this spring.
If I decide to go (involves a scary small plane ride, through a commonly violent wind area) , likely I will use said .30-40 lever action, with 220 gr RNSP bullet.
Anyway, blah blah blah, whatever.

Back to your post, Great Buffalo, Great Cartridge Belt and Great Rifle.
I salute you for it.

Cheers,
Velo Dog.

 

[t_stomski]

I made that too! Kind of my personal take on a basic hunting knife. Influenced very heavily by the Doctari knife. That one has Texas Ebony scales with ebony bolsters and hidden pins.

Sweet. You did a nice job, and if you ever made another one, shoot me a message bud.

 

[BeeMaa]

Thanks, my whole idea of staying on a budget went out the window because of this guy. I never thought I would get to chance to harvest a buffalo in my life but life does its own thing. I have no regrets, a Buffalo of a life time.

Definitely a righty...LOL.

Congratulations on what I consider a "properly matured" Cape buffalo.

 

[Tanner Lee]

Hello Tanner Lee,

I am +1 with BeeMaa on that buffalo you bagged.
He is old and battle worn = Just Right.
I love the facial scars and beaten down horn.
I’m no expert but my best guess is that he is past his breeding years, simply perfect for removing from the bush and searing his tenderloins over hardwood coals plus, making roasts, biltong, sausages, mince and stews from the rest.

Furthermore, your rifle is a real peach.
Some folks seem to enjoy griping about the “Hog Back” shape of that stock, IE; moaning that it doesn’t handle heavy recoil very well.
I have found exactly the opposite to be true.
Perhaps it’s because I’m a space alien or a troglodyte or whatever.
But at the end of the day, after trying that exact stock configuration on a custom built .458 South African Express 3”, I returned home and had a .458 Lott built, exactly like it.

On my .458, I had a Model 70 style “safety” lever, 23” medium-heavy barrel, Recknagel front sight, wide shallow “v” rear blade, Pachmayer Decelerator anti-recoil pad and such likes installed.
It weighs 11 pounds and with 480 gr to 500 gr bullets, loaded to about 2150 - 2200 fps, is not difficult to train with whatsoever.

Also, I too like thick canvas cartridge belts.
That said, I do admit that my favorite .375 caliber belt is leather (Murray).
Nonetheless, I have a canvas one, very very similar to yours, but with smaller loops.
It fits .30-40 Krag cartridges perfectly and my rifle for same is a Winchester-Browning Model 1895.
That rifle and belt are a great pleasure for me.
One of my friends here in The United State of Alaska has invited me to shoot a black bear, over his bait station this spring.
If I decide to go (involves a scary small plane ride, through a commonly violent wind area) , likely I will use said .30-40 lever action, with 220 gr RNSP bullet.
Anyway, blah blah blah, whatever.

Back to your post, Great Buffalo, Great Cartridge Belt and Great Rifle.
I salute you for it.

Cheers,
Velo Dog.

Thanks, I didn’t know if I would like the stock but from the first moment lifting it to my shoulder it fit like a glove. As far as I am aware the gun had never been used hunting or gone to Africa. So it was a pleasure to use it for what it was made for.

 

[CZDiesel]

I’ve never owned or wore a culling belt so I can’t answer to that?

But I do have a Westley Richards full kit I have that I think covers all bases!?!? This kit has been on five African Safaris and has now been passed to me for my first!
It has seen Buff, Lion, Leopard, Hippo, Croc, and more…

Thats the thing about our passion, our pursuit! The things acquired are of such quality, and are filled with our history, that they can be passed on for generations and hopefully the cycle is repeated!