Hello everybody, my names Aiden. Im 24 & from Alberta, Canada. Like many of you I have a pretty deep love for firearms (traditionally medium to large calibre specifically) and hunting.
I recently came across a .505 Gibbs for sale and it made me consider getting a truly big bore rifle. Shortly thereafter after looking into larger rifles I realized African Safaris arent really as costly as I originally had thought. Im very fortunate to have found success in my career early, and am in a position to be able to happily say Ive scheduled my first buffalo cow hunt for this August with my father.
My dad bought a 375 Ruger (Left hand) when I was a kid. Hed said at the time it was because he wanted to go shoot a buffalo in Africa. 15 or so years have passed & its been used for deer occasionally but mostly sat in the safe. After realizing the trip was financially feasible for us both, I convinced him to finally put the .375 to use for what he’d originally intended. Im almost positive if I hadnt brought it up, that Ruger wouldve sat in the safe and never left the county, let alone the continent.
I do have a question that I want to ask you all regarding rifle. This has no doubt been beaten to death however my problem is one that affects only about 10% of people. (haha) much like my father I am a proud left handed writer & shooter. My question is with regards to whether I should get a gun with a left or right handed bolt. No doubt follow up shots are a bit faster if your bolt is ideally where it should be, however ive spent my entire life just making due with “regular” right handed rifles. I could no doubt train to become proficient with the left handed bolt, however my 338 win mag & all other rifles are right handed. Is it really going to be worth it? In theory a quicker follow up shot could save my life I suppose. I believe I could become proficient enough with operating a right handed rifle that the different would be near negligible. But I want your thoughts on this.
Sourcing a left handed suitable for Dangerous game is proving slightly difficult. My best bet is honestly probably to import one from the US. Even then my only consistent option is 375 Ruger. On the other hand I can easily find normal rifles even locally that range from 375 to 458 lott.
Let me know whatcha think, thanks for reading!
I recently came across a .505 Gibbs for sale and it made me consider getting a truly big bore rifle. Shortly thereafter after looking into larger rifles I realized African Safaris arent really as costly as I originally had thought. Im very fortunate to have found success in my career early, and am in a position to be able to happily say Ive scheduled my first buffalo cow hunt for this August with my father.
My dad bought a 375 Ruger (Left hand) when I was a kid. Hed said at the time it was because he wanted to go shoot a buffalo in Africa. 15 or so years have passed & its been used for deer occasionally but mostly sat in the safe. After realizing the trip was financially feasible for us both, I convinced him to finally put the .375 to use for what he’d originally intended. Im almost positive if I hadnt brought it up, that Ruger wouldve sat in the safe and never left the county, let alone the continent.
I do have a question that I want to ask you all regarding rifle. This has no doubt been beaten to death however my problem is one that affects only about 10% of people. (haha) much like my father I am a proud left handed writer & shooter. My question is with regards to whether I should get a gun with a left or right handed bolt. No doubt follow up shots are a bit faster if your bolt is ideally where it should be, however ive spent my entire life just making due with “regular” right handed rifles. I could no doubt train to become proficient with the left handed bolt, however my 338 win mag & all other rifles are right handed. Is it really going to be worth it? In theory a quicker follow up shot could save my life I suppose. I believe I could become proficient enough with operating a right handed rifle that the different would be near negligible. But I want your thoughts on this.
Sourcing a left handed suitable for Dangerous game is proving slightly difficult. My best bet is honestly probably to import one from the US. Even then my only consistent option is 375 Ruger. On the other hand I can easily find normal rifles even locally that range from 375 to 458 lott.
Let me know whatcha think, thanks for reading!
