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@baxterb There is ( or was ) an article available as a pdf on the internet , which detailed some of Mr. Capstick’s preferences in rifles . Let me see if I can find it . It also stresses the fallacies of double rifles which are chambered in rimmed calibres ( such as .458 Winchester Magnum ) .

Heartiest congratulations . That is a magnificent .375 Ruger .

From “ A Return To The Long Grass “ : “ I carry a custom Mauser-action, Blin-dee-barreled, bolt-action .375 by the Continental Arms Corporation of New York . “ Mr. Capstick’s .375 Holland & Holland Magnum was built on a commercial Fabrique Nationale Mauser action ( pre 1962 control round feed...

One of my former students is friends with an African professional hunter by the name of Mr. Jason Van Aarde . Mr. Aarde’s backup rifle of choice is a .550 Magnum , which is built by Bloemfontein Custom Rifles on a BRNO ZKK-602 action . It launches a 700 grain bullet at a velocity of 2240 feet...

Based on my personal experiences , I would have to say : - A .338 Winchester Magnum is more than enough for any non dangerous game up to a sambar stag or an eland bull or a nilgai . - My .458 Winchester Magnum is more than enough for any dangerous game up to an elephant bull ( assuming that...

@tpe187 Welcome to African Hunting forums and we are all pleased to make your acquaintance . Thank you very much for your service to your country . Is your .338 Winchester Magnum a pre 64 Winchester Model 70 or a new Portuguese Model 70 ? Is your Sako Model 85 the “ Bavarian “ model ? Much...

Not one of the animals which are typically perceived as dangerous game . Although , it is pretty much evident that those long rapier like horns are not merely for show . My prayers for this unfortunate gentleman .

@USMA2014 Wishing you a very warm welcome . Is your rifle an A Square “ Hannibal “ model ?

@Badboymelvin , I am right here . The Major is perfectly alright , as well . However , he is no longer an active member of AH forums .

@sestoppelman , I am right here .

@MLindsay That sounds like a very fascinating build . Do you have any photographs of the .500 A Square ?

@Cervus elaphus Like I always say , “ A man must always know what he likes “ . And I find that I can shoot immensely better with bolt action rifles , than with double rifles .

I have recently grown quite partial to the Labor Fur Ballistik 400 grain flat nosed brass jacketed solid factory loads .

My preference is for Labor Fur Ballistik 570 grain flat nosed brass jacketed solid factory load .

@Newboomer , @WAB & @mark-hunter Thank you very much for bringing this thread to my attention . The poacher in question , was nicknamed “ Tiger Habib “ . He indiscriminately killed 70 Royal Bengal tigers ( male , female and cub ) by employing folidol . He used to work with ( or rather for )...

Here is my choice : * 12 bore ( 2 3/4 inch ) Remington Model 1894 boxlock ejector side by side shotgun with ordinance steel barrels * 7x57 mm Mauser Oberndorf rifle with sporting stock * .425 Nitro Express Mauser Model 98 action Westley Richards rifle ( the made to order model , not the...

@Badboymelvin I sincerely apologize for the delay in reading your inquiry . I invariably source all of my .458 Winchester Magnum ammunition and / or reloading components whenever I travel to the United States . I have used Woodleigh 600 grain round nosed steel jacketed solid bullets in a .505...

@BenKK Was the Federal round loaded with a 500 grain Woodleigh Hydrostatic monolithic solid bullet or a 500 grain bronze jacketed Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid bullet ? And how old are the Federal rounds ?

@One Day... Would you happen to know when Zambia set the minimum legal dangerous game calibre as .375 bore ? John sent me an article of a .338 Winchester Magnum being used for lion hunting in Zambia . But this was during the 1970s . I take that the law has changed since then ?

The .338 Winchester Magnum is an absolutely adequate calibre for African lions ( provided that initial shot placement is critical ) . My close friend , Mr. John Coleman ( a retired South African professional hunter with more than six decades experience in hunting dangerous game ) has used his...

@PerH Thank you very much for providing us with this excellent documentary. I just completed watching it today . Mr. Robin Hurt is an exceptionally talented professional hunter . Lebeau Courally ( Belgium’s only surviving bespoke gunmaker today ) actually made a fully bespoke sidelock ejector...

That is quite alright , @One Day... . People can agree to disagree . For example , your experience suggests that expanding bullets have proven successful for double lung shots on elephants . I would personally never use expanding bullets ( of any form ) against an Asiatic jungle elephant . Nor...

@TOBY458 In your context , I would highly recommend staying with the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum . You are a client hunter and your professional hunter will help you get into a suitable position from where you may land a fair shot at the elephant’s vital organs . In case the elephant charges...

@Ray B Thank you very much for enlightening me . Up until today , I was always under the impression that conventional steel jacketed lead core solids were safe to use in even all vintage double rifles . One learns something new everyday .

@Cervus elaphus The 220 grain Remington Core Lokt in the .30-06 Springfield can work very pleasantly on 156 kilogram Nilgai bulls . I admittedly have no experience with the 180 grain bullets or light bullets against Nilgai .

@wesheltonj Thank you very much . I was always very curious about that . I imagine that their venison would taste relatively coarser than the species in East Bengal .

Good evening ; While corresponding with Mr. Jeff Rann , I recently learnt that Jeff currently uses a William Evans .500 Nitro Express boxlock ejector double rifle and 570 grain Barnes banded monolithic solids . This has gotten me thinking . What brands of double rifles are advertised as being...

When taking body shots at an elephant , caliber does indeed matter ( based on my personal experiences ) . The reason is quite straight forward . When hunting elephants , only non expanding bullets should be used ( preferably steel jacketed solids which are slightly flattened at the point or...

@Red Leg Sir Thank you very much . The Axis deer in Hill Country look almost identical to the ones in Bangladesh . Our local Axis deer feed on gooseberry plants , but I am afraid that I do not know what the Axis deer in the United States feed on . Yes , you are 100 % correct . The antlers and...

@Sarg It is from Bangladesh . As I have mentioned above , hunting has been banned in India since 1972 . I do not live in India and have no intention to ever visit that place again . Thank you very much for your kind comment . Hopefully , I shall secure four finer Axis deer during this season .

@rookhawk I could not agree more with your excellent assessment . There are countless Hindus who make great hunters and love firearms ownership and meat eating . They have virtually all immigrated to countries where hunting and firearms ownership is legal . The kind of Hindus who have...

@C.W. Richter India is the last place where people like us would want to go . Huning has been completely banned there since 1972 and import of firearms has been banned there since 1983 . Eating or being found in the possession of beef there , is treated as if you consumed heroine or possessed...

@Dwight Beagle That is a very enviable Axis deer . Here is one of my largest specimens . Axis deer are native to our Sundarban mangrove forests . In 1978 , President Ziaur Rahman released six pairs of these animals into Monpura ( an isolated region in the southern point of our country ) ...

Don’t do it . Pick any other calibre . But not the .460 Weatherby Magnum .

The .338 Winchester Magnum is one of my favorite calibres for hill shooting and it should easily be able to contend with all African plains game ( even the heaviest eland bulls ) . I really like Nosler’s 250 grain Partition soft nosed factory load for this calibre . It helped me to harvest my...

- Recoil - Muzzle brakes - Extraction issues with large dangerous game shell casings - Excess velocities cause bullet deformation on many lead core bullet designs . Even steel jacketed flat nosed solids

Based on my personal experiences , the 500 grain Nosler Partition soft nosed factory load fired from a .458 Winchester Magnum can make very short work of a Nilgai . However , these animals can easily be taken with even a 7 mm Remington Magnum and a good expanding bullet such as the 175 grain...

My vote goes to the venerable .338 Winchester Magnum and 250 grain Nosler Partition soft nosed factory loads . Absolutely flawless for any of the plains game up to the size of eland .

@Ike85123 Unfortunately , Winchester shut down their custom shop quite a few years ago .

A vintage Parker 12 bore side by side shotgun is definitely a thing of beauty . And that is what I would personally opt for . But then again , I am completely biased towards the side by side platform . I would not recommend firing anything heavier than 32 gram loadings through a firearm of such...

The barrel selector ( operated by a single selective trigger ) occasionally does not work , if the operator is using lightly loaded shotgun shells ( such as Rio 36 gram 2 3/4 inch # 7 1/2 shotgun shells ) . This is because Beretta employs an inertia operated trigger . I have personally...

My personal solution to the problem : Traditional old fashioned double triggers , which never fail the operator and work completely independently of one another .

@Captain Munro Definitely improve the quality of their bedding . And also reintroduce their “ Super Grade “ stock .

I really admire the Kimber Caprivi . I have tried a variant in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum . It did have a few feeding issues though . Especially when used with 300 grain Federal Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid factory loads . I am pleased to read that your .416 Remington Magnum is feeding...

I would highly recommend a bolt action rifle in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum . Especially for novice hunters . A double rifle is a fairly specialized tool . And most beginners are ( as a general rule ) able to achieve far more accurate results with bolt action rifles than double rifles ( due to...

Well @mark-hunter , let me see now . In my mind , whenever I think of Bespoke rifle = An original George Gibbs Mayfield Engineering Magnum Mauser in .505 Gibbs Fine rifle = A Blaser R-8 in .338 Winchester Magnum High end rifle = John Rigby & Co. Big Game in .450 Rigby Custom rifle =...

The Winchester Model 70 Safari Express gets my vote . Absolutely reliable rifle , that can be acquired without spending too much . Second only to the pre 64 Winchester Model 70 , in my opinion .

I would strongly recommend the Winchester Model 70 in .338 Winchester Magnum . I personally perceive it to be far superior to a Savage Model 110 .

@LKReag This is excellent news ? Did you purchase Hornady ammunition or Kynoch ammunition ?

Good evening @Captain Munro , I personally own and prefer a .458 Winchester Magnum ( especially for dangerous game hunting ) . I have been using mine ( a custom piece which is built on a Winchester Enfield Model 1917 action ) with most satisfactory results ever since 1977 . 44 years and...