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Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

$2500 and I’ll throw in some premium ammo. PM for details.

Townsend Whelen.

Sorry, tech-induced misspelling. Evolved Ballistics sources the barrel blanks and Texas Sporting Arms finishes the barrels: https://evolvedballistics.com/blaser-pre-fit/custom-blaser-pre-fit-stainless-steel/

With all the variables we might expect in hunting, (weather, terrain, a partially-obscured animal, a less than ideal angle, available light, wind, distance, time), I’m not looking for a rifle that makes the task more difficult.

I did get my 7 PRC barrel, 20”, 8 twist, steel PROOF from Evolution/TSA. It fits my standard R8 stock receiver no problem. I shot 20 rounds of Barnes 160 LRX and 10 rounds of Hornady 160 CX: LRX averaged 2936 fps. Best 5 shot group 1.5" @ 200. CX averaged 2816 fps. Best 5 shot group 1.9" @...

This last trip to RSA was primarily for buffalo, so I ended up taking a bunch of PG with .375 Woodleigh Weldcore 350 gr RNSN HD. Worked great, but I’ve mostly used the 300WM 180 TTSX; came in very handy in Namibia for a 400 yard shot on a wounded zebra. Things don’t always go according to plan.

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Here’s a slo-mo of me shooting a 570 grain TSX out of a Krieghoff Classic Big Five .500 NE. Keep your eye on my right shoulder for the push.

SPF

Steiner Predator 4S 4-16X44 30mm riflescope with an SFP E3 illuminated ballistic reticle. Looks new except for short vertical scratch on tube, see pics. $825 shipped.

Leupold VX6 HD 2-12X42 CDS Illuminated FireDot Duplex. Mounted but never fired. Light ring marks. In box with all stuff including wrenches, throw lever. CDS dial not used. $1150 shipped.

This M70 left the factory in 1953, so the receiver is a year older than I am. Jim Brockman rebuilt it around the turn of the century with a Lilja 22” barrel, slenderized Brown Precision stock, the complete Brockman’s Rifles hunting rifle makeover. Back then, if you wanted a rifle to fit and...