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<blockquote data-quote="Nitroexpress" data-source="post: 736935" data-attributes="member: 47344"><p><strong>Thanks for all your comments</strong> <em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">~ I have been shooting Blaser since before they became mainstream, it's a great system, accurate & flexible.</span></em> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I now feel I want to move on - <u>This project is to build something unique, something bespoke and custom made.</u></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There was a good comment about finding ammo where you are hunting and although this hasn't happened to me (so far) I very much agree with the point made.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It maybe a good idea to go with a .375H&H improved ~ that way I can have something pokey & in a jam you still shoot standard rounds!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Covering the 416 rem mag:- I too have used 300gr TSX (in my Blaser R93) and they were great - if I'm honest; better than I ever thought they would be! With a little bit of practice (and a mildot scope) I could hit a clay pigeon out to 400 yards - A trophy Blue Wildebeest & Eland fell to that rig and I considered taking it for Brown Bear (but the trip was cancelled much to my disappointment)!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">My thoughts was to go with a .375 as I feel although a .416 '<em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">could be used'</span></em> its a bit over the top for Wildebeest, Eland, Roan etc. Even a hot .375 could be suitably loaded for driven Wildboar making it that bit more flexible - guess it's going to be down to weather I want to load off a belted mag case (something I have been told is not as accurate) or have something more difficult to find and possibly come un stuck in the future when I'm travelling?!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">32 trips to Africa - that's living the dream ~ I'm on 8 (I think), need to get back over there ~ possibly Australia for there buffalo's, that really appeals!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Nitro.... </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nitroexpress, post: 736935, member: 47344"] [B]Thanks for all your comments[/B] [I][FONT=Verdana]~ I have been shooting Blaser since before they became mainstream, it’s a great system, accurate & flexible.[/FONT][/I] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I now feel I want to move on - [U]This project is to build something unique, something bespoke and custom made.[/U][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]There was a good comment about finding ammo where you are hunting and although this hasn’t happened to me (so far) I very much agree with the point made.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]It maybe a good idea to go with a .375H&H improved ~ that way I can have something pokey & in a jam you still shoot standard rounds![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Covering the 416 rem mag:- I too have used 300gr TSX (in my Blaser R93) and they were great - if I’m honest; better than I ever thought they would be! With a little bit of practice (and a mildot scope) I could hit a clay pigeon out to 400 yards - A trophy Blue Wildebeest & Eland fell to that rig and I considered taking it for Brown Bear (but the trip was cancelled much to my disappointment)![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]My thoughts was to go with a .375 as I feel although a .416 '[I][FONT=Verdana]could be used'[/FONT][/I] its a bit over the top for Wildebeest, Eland, Roan etc. Even a hot .375 could be suitably loaded for driven Wildboar making it that bit more flexible - guess it’s going to be down to weather I want to load off a belted mag case (something I have been told is not as accurate) or have something more difficult to find and possibly come un stuck in the future when I’m travelling?![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]32 trips to Africa - that's living the dream ~ I’m on 8 (I think), need to get back over there ~ possibly Australia for there buffalo's, that really appeals![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Nitro.... [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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