Recent content by Kraut

As far as I know, Andrew Holden of Holdencustomguns in Paderborn Germany, does some business with people in the US. Perhaps he might be of help, getting Wim Degol's bullets to customers in the States. info@Holden.de

Mauser 66, full stock, 7x57, Swarovski 1.5-6x42.

While waiting for his grandson:this one came around:

By the way: we five old farts are a little bit under pressure by now! Those millennials always cause trouble! (Wriitten with a big grin. Proud of our daughter!)

We are on a hunt for roebucks in Vaestergoetland/Sweden. Five male hunters north oh of 50 and one huntress at the age of 22. Guess what happened? Day three of our hunt, first buck was shot. Anyway, it was a kill by 7x57. Model 98, 175 grains Partition, the grin says it all:

In Europe, the Lapua Mega has a very good reputation especially in 9.3. Used it on roebuck, fallow deer and wild boars. Being one of the harder bullets it delivers clean wound channels on lighter game and opens up quite nice in heavier game. Not being a professional I would say that the farer...

That clearly tops Gerd Odendahls 1885 black powder hunt!;)

Just listen to your inner voice, come to the conclusion that 7x57R/16 is sufficient and obey!:giggle:;)

Advice from my very experienced gun dealer for test shooting drillings: Load all barrels, let the gun cool down after each shot (roundabout15 mins), rest the forearm circa a hand's width in front of the trigger guard. Hope you enjoy your classic!

Mine is an old (50s) Krieghoff Drilling, 7x65R - 16/70 with a SuB 3-12x50 scope and an insert barrel .22 Hornet. It's a heavy setup! Even without a scope, your Drilling with one or two! inserts won't have the advantages of a good double rifle. A double rifle drilling might be the better choice...

As Firebird and VertigoBE suggested, one can find two of his videos on youtube. Watched both of them yesterday. Great videos! Best way to spend a day when forced to stay in bed due to man's flu.:E Cold:;)

A .416 Stutzen maybe?:unsure:;)

Just for thoughts: a Stutzen is something special. If done tasteful, it's just beautiful! Slim, handy, short and a joy to handle. My Mauser66 Stutzen has a length of 38,5", daughters Model 98 Stutzen is at 40" (98 cm, 104 cm). Your 35 Whelen could be a very nice Stutzen! In Europe, quite a lot...

@Sika98k: Waidmannsdank! :giggle: ;)