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dun":1kp8j91g said:A Ruger #1 takes care of the "handed" issues.
That's good information. We have a lefty that will needing something some day.
I'll start looking this direction for new additions.
dun":1kp8j91g said:A Ruger #1 takes care of the "handed" issues.
Commercialfarmer":6a9pa8yr said:dun":6a9pa8yr said:A Ruger #1 takes care of the "handed" issues.
That's good information. We have a lefty that will needing something some day.
I'll start looking this direction for new additions.
The high wall is a bit less elegant looking, I prefer the Low wall. But the #1 is a pretty classy looking action. But that's an eye of the beholder kind of thing.Caustic Burno":21ulflqa said:Commercialfarmer":21ulflqa said:dun":21ulflqa said:A Ruger #1 takes care of the "handed" issues.
That's good information. We have a lefty that will needing something some day.
I'll start looking this direction for new additions.
Look at a Browning 1885 as well.
Not much worse then a Mk V weatherbygreybeard":2xznsd6x said:pretty classy price tags too.
Not much worse then a Mk V weatherby
As to the "who buys a .340?" thing, It's too small for Lions in most countries and certainly too small for thick skinned dangerous game too. On my trips to Africa for Dangerous game, I've always used my .416 Rigby, other than my Leopard which I did shoot with my .300 Weatherby, as it would happen.Dave":39hqggu3 said:greybeard":39hqggu3 said:I asked him about the same thing Dave. He just said "It was there, price was right and left hand rifles are hard to find around here"..
My oldest son is also left handed. With a little shopping around and not getting in too big of a hurry he found a nice Remington 700 in 7 Mag. He passed on several other left handed rifles before I bought the Remington. They are out there.
I'm assuming you meant.35 Whelen. Do you shoot one? I've never shot one or seen one in person but I've always been intrigued by it and the 8mm Remington Magnum.dun":3gy83xk8 said:I'm thinking he should be able to load it down to about 25 whelen velocitys and make it easier for her to handle
js1234":nvcg9mpu said:I'm assuming you meant.35 Whelen. Do you shoot one? I've never shot one or seen one in person but I've always been intrigued by it and the 8mm Remington Magnum.dun":nvcg9mpu said:I'm thinking he should be able to load it down to about 25 whelen velocitys and make it easier for her to handle
Margonme":bosxzup5 said:js1234":bosxzup5 said:I'm assuming you meant.35 Whelen. Do you shoot one? I've never shot one or seen one in person but I've always been intrigued by it and the 8mm Remington Magnum.dun":bosxzup5 said:I'm thinking he should be able to load it down to about 25 whelen velocitys and make it easier for her to handle
js1234, don't know your age but when I was very young, I read a lot of Colonel Townsend Whelen's writing. The 35 Whelen is a 30-06 necked up to receive a .358 diameter bullet which Col. Whelen invented. I was the benefactor of a family friend that was a gunsmith. George Sweeney. He was a marksman who won many bench rest medals at Camp Perry. He built a 35 Whelen on a Winchester M70 action. At the time, you had to fire form your own brass from 30-06.
Another couple of great writers was Elmer Keith and of course maybe the greatest of all time, Jack O'Conner.
If I ever need anything bigger than .375 H&H, I would probably consider one of the .416 calibers, most likely the Remington Magnum.
js1234":1zu662lk said:Margonme":1zu662lk said:js1234":1zu662lk said:I'm assuming you meant.35 Whelen. Do you shoot one? I've never shot one or seen one in person but I've always been intrigued by it and the 8mm Remington Magnum.
js1234, don't know your age but when I was very young, I read a lot of Colonel Townsend Whelen's writing. The 35 Whelen is a 30-06 necked up to receive a .358 diameter bullet which Col. Whelen invented. I was the benefactor of a family friend that was a gunsmith. George Sweeney. He was a marksman who won many bench rest medals at Camp Perry. He built a 35 Whelen on a Winchester M70 action. At the time, you had to fire form your own brass from 30-06.
Another couple of great writers was Elmer Keith and of course maybe the greatest of all time, Jack O'Conner.
If I ever need anything bigger than .375 H&H, I would probably consider one of the .416 calibers, most likely the Remington Magnum.
I shoot a .416 Rigby. When I was a kid (first DG game hunt was with my father as a teenager) he bought me a Pre 64 Model 70 Safari in .375 H&H. I took a Cape Buffalo, a Crocodile and some PG with it. I went on to use that rifle on more hunts here in the US, I really do trust that gun, which I still have. Before my second trip, a couple years later, I had become infatuated with the .416, thanks to writing of Craig Boddington and the stories of Harry Selby. I had just sold a pretty impressive calf horse, doing quite well on him, and some of the proceeds purchased a Dakota 76 African in .416 Rigby. Nearly 20 years later, that's my DG rifle, having used it on multiple Cape Buffalo, a Hippo, a tuskless, some plains game and then a Banteng and Water Buffalo on a different Continent not to mention overkill on hogs here at home. I have shot a .458 Winchester bolt gun of a friends but I don't see myself getting a bolt gun larger than my .416. I have used my fathers .450/400 Nitro Express double and at some point I'll probably get a double, infact, I've looked at a couple in the last year, one in .450/400 Nitro Express like my Father's and one in .470 Nitro Express. Both are great rounds.
I'm in my late 30's, so while he and O'Conner were both well before my time, I have enjoyed a fair amount of Elmer Keith.
The 8mm. infatuation is also a product of Craig Boddington who, while like everything is open to debate, was probably THE hunting writer in the 90's when I was a teen.
Margonme":2lzch99n said:If I ever need anything bigger than .375 H&H, I would probably consider one of the .416 calibers, most likely the Remington Magnum.
Stocker Steve":28p0q5d7 said:Margonme":28p0q5d7 said:If I ever need anything bigger than .375 H&H, I would probably consider one of the .416 calibers, most likely the Remington Magnum.
A .45-70 hand load will make a golf ball sized wound channel...
My Dad's first Safari was in the early 80's with Russ Broom in Zambia. He never has hunted with the Whittall's, nor have I. When we hunted Sango, Roger and his wife (Anne I think it was) did come and have dinner at camp one night. They were there to see Johnathan Hulme and Theirry Labat but they were fantastic and it was an honor to share a table with a legend like Roger.Margonme":2vkyhod2 said:js1234":2vkyhod2 said:Margonme":2vkyhod2 said:I don't know if you have crossed paths with Richard Brebner, he carried a Remington M 700 in .416 Remington Magnum.
There are some great names in African hunting. Have you met Roger Whittal? Boddington is a big fan of Roger.
I assume you have read Robert Ruark. He hunted with Harry Selby. Those were the classic days of the African safari.
Nesikep":3ikkjl7t said:On this continent, I don't see what the use of something bigger than a 7mm or .308 is needed. If you have good shot placement, that's 95% of it, and you really oughtn't be pulling the trigger if you don't.. with the exception of "holy carp this thing is chasing me" situations... I've taken down several 2 year old black bears with a caliber I won't even mention, and big full-grown ones didn't move an inch after taking a hit from the .308.
That african stuff has a bit a different hide though!