Recent content by pvanwyk

What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? South Africa What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 300RUM -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? No If so, which brand...

I think everyone's got it right. will experiment tonight. Amazing what a fresh perspective can do :) Many thanks for the help.

thanks for the replies. The "doughnut" is between the shoulder and case body on the outside (from what I have seen) and not in the traditional sense when neck trimming. Will post a pic later. (have not cut the necks) the setup of the dies is a good point. I have recently got a gauge to...

I've been picking up some strange problems with my 300RUM reloads. would appreciate any help. Here are the details: Foster CO-Ax press Foster dies (FL sizing die) Rem brass (twice fired) 220gr SMK bullet CCI mag primer Local powder (South African) I've sorted the cases by uniform case...

I bought a no.1 about a year ago after reading commets on the forum. I wasn't dissapointed :) It shot very poorly. The rifle took a lot of work with Hick's accurizers, trigger jobs, bedding, ... but it is now a sub MOA shooter. I love the rifle, but prepare yourself for a lot of frustration...

As usual we drove 900km’s to the Kalahari desert for our annual Oryx and Springbuck hunting. Typically we shoot from dune to dune with distances varying from 200 yards to whatever you feel comfortable with. I was primarily focused on getting a trophy Oryx this year. 2 Previous visits had...

Last years trip to Namibia for beach fishing for Bronze whaler sharks was excellent in the number of pick ups we had, but dissapointing with regards the number we landed. In 2007 we hooked 18 sharks and landed one of just over 176lbs. 2008 saw us return again with heavier tackle ready to...

Went this weekend to collect a Zebra for a wall mount skin. There's not much cover on the farm and typically shots over 200 yards are the order of the day. We located a herd of Zebra numbering just over 40 and starting glassing to determine which has the best skin. When looking for a Zebra...

Hi Ross, I actually visited Rossing on a couple of occasions over the years trying to scoop some business. Swakopmund has changed from the dusty little town with salt roads to a real tourist mecca. Tarred roads, bars, nightclubs, dvd shops, ... IMO it's lost a lot of it's old world charm...

I own a 280 in a no. 1. Like yourself I love the rifle but the accuracy was erratic and appalling to say the least. I found using a benchrest setup, placing the gun at exactly the same place on the front rest that the groups where acceptable (1MOA). However shooting from field rest positions...

sounds like the techniques we use are fairly similar. We slide live baits, as well as large dead baits up to 3 pounds on occasion. Have a look at OutdoorPAGES for a better description than I could give of how we slide a bait. Another method is to swim a live bait like a 12 pound smaller...

Done. Unfortunately it's slap bang in the middle of the city of Johannesburg and not out in the dunes of the Kalahari desert, or the west coast beaches of Namibia.

Generally no, we don't paddle out baits. Typically cast out baits, or slide bigger baits out. On occasion we do paddle out baits but this is only in harbours where there's no waves. The sliding method is the most common method at the moment for getting bigger baits out. The modus operandi...

I seem to have the same affliction as a couple of other board members. When I'm not hunting, clay shooting, IPSC pistol shooting, then I'm fishing. One of my favourite spots is the west coast of Africa - Namibia. We try to target big sharks, the most common being the bronze whaler in these...

I have a Pedersoli Mortimer Whitworth muzzleloader in .451 It launches a 525gr gun bullet. On hand I don't remeber the velocity or charge. When I purchased the muzzleloader I had a specialist manufacture a bullet mould specifically for that barrel. The gun groups 3/4moa consistently with...