Recent content by Brandon.Gleason

Is this the same part that's used in the CZ 550?

My CZ550's balance very nicely with a 23" barrel, both .375 and .458 varieties. This was at the suggestion of Wayne Jacobson when he did the upgrades. I left the .300 Win Mag at a full 25", its no detriment to balance, just prefer the look of the shorter barrels on the larger calibers.

Echoing Atticus' New England weather woes (although its just cold and windy in CT today, no snow thankfully), I reloaded the following: .38spl 148gr HBWC's for target plinking .416 Rem Mag 400gr A-Frames for my safari partner for cape buffalo this fall .375 H&H 300gr A-Frames for me for croc...

Great news! Looking forward to tagging along as you prep (and obviously for the hunt report!).

I've been very happy with a pair of Swarovski 8x32 EL's on my three hunts in Africa so far. When I'm sitting in a deer stand in the US, I do wish I had a little more magnification. I keep saying I'm going to pick up a pair of 10x42's, but haven't bitten the bullet yet.

I can't come to mind with a way to do this in a single location. I'd start in RSA for a white rhino, then hop a flight to Zim for leopard/lion/buffalo/croc/hippo for three weeks, and another flight down to Botswana to finish up on elephant. My biggest concern would be picking 2 rifles to do it...

Good, aimed first shot off of the sticks at 50yds, immediately coming off of the sticks, reloading, and second shot offhand at the same target, take the rifle off of your shoulder and reload from your belt without taking your eyes off of the target. Another drill I did quite a bit of was to...

I've different requirements for different hunts, and therefor different rifles. I tend to lean towards synthetic stocks and some variety of ceramic coating or stainless for ease of maintenance in the field. However, I've a few walnut and blued rifles for their aesthetics. I'm just choosier where...

I've a Helia RD on an AHR mount on my .458 Lott. Very quick sighting system. I've a few hundred rounds through it without issue. If I recall correctly, there was some milling i had to have done to the base to fit that sight.

Definitely a good move. I don't see any left available on Wayne's website anymore. I've half contemplated buying the remaining 270 Howell brass and dies he has listed just in case I cave one of these days and buy the rifle in said caliber Steve Bertram has for sale on GI that's been up forever.

Definitely a good grab, regardless, but the jealousy factor will be sky high if it's an AHR build. Did it come with dies and brass??

Seems overly complicated to me. What's the perceived drawback in using Lott brass in a Lott chamber? I've had excellent accuracy from mine, and my only velocity problems have been powder limited (RL-15, specifically).

I’ve a Merkel in NE with upgraded wood and mercury recoil reducer from the factory I’d be willing to discuss parting with.

I've a Franchi 48AL 20ga that just doesn't fit me well. I can't seem to get rid of it because it carries so damned nicely in the field, but I seldom carry it hunting anymore. Switched to a Browning GTI (gen 1) in 12ga and use that mostly for upland game now. Fits very similarly to my Citori XT...

Hanging in the gun room most of the day today. Loaded some .308 win for an Alaskan black bear hunt I leave for this Friday. Finished loading ammo for whitetail this fall, including .300 BlackOut for my son and .300 Win Mag for my wife. Now onto a little more .375 H&H for practice ahead of Zim...