Recent content by mickb

Thats a great looking gun Bob. Can I ask what the barrel length was, also what COAL you were loading to?

Hi mate, thanks a heap, will send a PM now. Im very interested. Is Kieth still operating these days?

Thanks, I thought the P14 housed the 30-06 though, isnt it even smaller rim than the 444?

Hi Gents, Ive had a few custom projects done in the past but probably not for 20 years. That generation of master gunsmith is getting harder to find in Australia. Any aussies here know of a gunsmith who can pull on the project above? I tried Bob Devries but he isnt interested. All my other...

Thanks for all the replies fellas. One question which takes the bias or hyperbole or anecdote out of the equation is do the 577 and 600 nitro actually kill faster? For all you fellas shooting these buff and hippos, did you notice the animal drops faster with a 577 nitro than say a 500 jeff or...

fellas I have often wondered if the two biggest elephant guns of the smokeless era offeered anything or whether they were again more marketing for the safari crowd who A wanted the biggest and B, weere used to calibres so large like 10, 8 and 4 bores they felt a 577 and 600 in a smokeless guise...

Wondered if anyone using these big bangers has ever taken medium game with them? Im thinking while not exactly the calibre you select for an antelope hunt if you did find yourself with an opportunistic shot they are going to do the job. I was thinking meat damage may also be less than a 300 win...

Hi gents I've always been intrigued by the classic bolt action safari guns like the 505 Gibbs, 425wr, 416 Rigby and 500 Jeff. I always wondered if the extra couple hundred fps provided any advantages over double rifle speeds. Were the inventors of these bolt guns tapping into more useful range...

Hi gents, new to the forums, never tried woodleighs but like the lower velocity expansion estimates for some of the bullets. Have only owned a 375 previously. Looking to get a 404 and run original ballistic velocities of 2125fps with the 400 grain. Woodleigh suggests 1900fps at min expansion...