Got an old mountain mule deer yesterday with my 6.5x55 and a factory Nosler Trophy Grade round with the Accubond. Shot was almost perfectly flat across a canyon at 465 yards, energy should’ve been around 1200 ft/lbs. Buck was facing uphill vertically, bullet went in perfectly centered on the spine and just about in line with the rear of the shoulders. Buck went down but required a follow-up shot upon recovery. We recovered the bullet in the backstrap mushroomed about halfway through, which...

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Anyone own or ever messed with these rifles before? Been vaguely aware of them of course, but have never owned one and only have seen a very few over the years.

I am sort of intrigued with them for some reason..

Good day gentlemen, I have (2) 338-06 rifles in the making. Rifle one is a SS Ruger Hawkeye Hunter 22" that started life as a 30-06 Springfield and has been sent to JES Reboring to be rebored and chambered into 338-06. Rifle two started life as a Ruger M77 MK II 270 and has been sent to ER Shaw for a 24” 338-06 barrel to be installed. I have acquired some new brass appropriately head stamped from Quality Cartridge and a new old stock box of Weatherby factory loaded 210 grain Nosler Partition...

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First Africa Safari Hunt under the belt. What an experience. I’m curious how many have actually did a one and done or is everyone like me and planning to return?

What a wonderful experience
Went with the boys from Rhinoland Safaris.

My favorite animal to eat was the Wildebeest. And I fell in love with them. Would like to get them all.

My most memorable the Kudu hunt last day last minutes of our hunt. Enjoyed having my Bow in Africa.

Second post here. I recently got back from my first safari in SA and am toting an old model safari express model 70 in 375h&h. I had no issue taking buff, eland, and zebra with the Trijicon rmr I topped it with-the zebra was at least 150 yards out. With that said, two of my brothers and I will be visiting Parkwest in November (I live about 25 minutes from their store) to have some rifles built for a 2028 safari where we are planning on taking hippo and buff, and a lion for myself. I am...

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