HISTORYThe .458 Winchester Magnum was a direct descendant of the .450 Nitro Express 3 1⁄4 inch and the .450 Watts.…
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Arguably the most versatile of all African cartridges, the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum is capable of taking the spectrum…
The year 1912 was a hallmark year for those of us who love the sport of big game hunting. Holland…
Introduction When a hunter takes on dangerous game the element of risk is heightened. Dangerous animals are often much heavier,…
It is my usual job to write articles about reloading, but we just returned from a trip hunting plains game,…
You aim, press the trigger, and a weak puff informs you that only the percussion cap or a very small…
I have a 416 Rigby built on a CZ 550 Safari rifle. I converted the bolt to a Winchester Model 70 style safety/bolt sleeve and spot polished the bolt and extractor. The magazine received a new floor plate assembly to hold another cartridge. The gun now will hold four in the magazine and one in the chamber.
The recent introduction of new .17 caliber cartridges has brought with it a rebirth of interest in this often misunderstood,…
My first experience with the British .303 was on a recent trip to South Africa, where the ranch we were…
I have used rifles in calibre .458 Lott on seven African safaris, where I shot plains game (impala, hartebeest, oryx,…
During the Second World War the Gibbs factory was bombed by the Germans and a lot of their information and…
The .303 British is one of the most well-known cartridges of the 20th century. It served as the official British…
The great 9.3×62 Mauser is recognised in Europe and Africa as one of the best big game calibres ever, yet…
The discussion regarding the best cartridge for use on African plains game has been a century-old affair; a heated debate that certainly has no end in sight, nor a definitive correct answer. Its only competition is the evolving argument about dangerous game cartridges.
Bore diameters between 6.5mm and .375″ all have their champions, and all can be used on plains game with good effect. However, when it comes to a cartridge that is effective across a broad spectrum of game – from duikers to eland – the .30-’06 Springfield continues to hold one of the top positions.
I guess this story starts when Holland & Holland kindly reminded me that I was approaching 65; I had clocked…
Put a bunch of hunters together at a favorite watering hole, or around a hunting campfire, and at some point,…
Tomorrow there will be a 30% chance of rain with the possibility of scattered thundershowers which might spread from the…
I am often asked what caliber rifle to take on an African plains game hunt. My response is usually, “What do you have in your gun case now”? The reason I ask that is because almost everyone already has a .270 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, etc.
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This story actually started way back in 1960 with an article by Dr. Wendell G. Swank from Michigan State College which was in the Sports Afield Gun Annual. He and a fellow doctor took their old pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .30-06 Springfield rifles with Sierra bullets to Uganda to harvest game for research.
What we have here in the .416 Remington is a relatively flat shooting cartridge, fully capable of making a distant shot on a kudu or gemsbok, yet perfectly able to confidently drop a buffalo or elephant when things get up close and personal.