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31 August 2020, 19:49
Venture SouthCamp rifles
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Camp rifles are great as long as you're right handed.
Frank
Frank also has one of the nicest LH m70 375 H&H I have seen
I forget the story behind it but it’s a top rifle for sure!
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31 August 2020, 20:13
Todd Williamsquote:
Originally posted by fairgame:
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Originally posted by Gale Johnson:
Andrew,
Have any pics of the BRNo 7x57, I would love to come over and shoot something with that!! Is it a round top or Double Square Bridge?
Beautiful rifle and all but this is one of the exact reasons I prefer to use my own gun.
I'm completely unfamiliar with that set up. The only rifles I've shot with 2 triggers are doubles. That bolt handle and safety are also not what I'm acquainted with.
When hunting something that can bite or stomp me, I want a rifle in hand I know how to operate without having to think about it.
This one is obviously better than one of those Blaser contraptions tho. Same issues with unfamiliar functionality, but at least this one is attractive.
31 August 2020, 20:38
Fjoldquote:
Originally posted by Venture South:
quote:
Camp rifles are great as long as you're right handed.
Frank
Frank also has one of the nicest LH m70 375 H&H I have seen
I forget the story behind it but it’s a top rifle for sure!
Ian,
You should see Tank's left handed guns, he has custom lefty Mausers and double rifles that make me jealous. If he wasn't such a nice guy, I could hate him.
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31 August 2020, 21:00
MARK H. YOUNGTodd,
You make a very valid point about familiarity with a certain type of rifle. I've rented guns once on a major safari and had issues. The rifles were an Browning A-BOLT and Pre'64 Win. The A-BOLT had a shotgun type safety on the tang and at least a 7 lb trigger pull. I discarded that one as unusable after about day three. My muscle memory could not over come the safety and the trigger pull took far too much concentration.
I finished the safari with the M-70 that still had a heavy trigger but otherwise worked fine.
I think the safari company thought they had great loaners. The rifles were in good shape, had new Leupold scopes and they supplied top of the line Federal Ammo. I just think they didn't give a thought to the fact the rifles weren't tuned nor had been cleaned in God knows when.
I never rented rifles after that but I'm going to next year. I was scheduled for Zambia and Mauritius this year but we've rescheduled for 2021. Mauritius doesn't allow tourists to import guns so I'm using Jonnie duPlooy's Brno's in Zambia. I have my fingers crossed.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 31 August 2020, 21:04
fulvioquote:
I'm completely unfamiliar with that set up. The only rifles I've shot with 2 triggers are doubles.
That hair trigger setup is typical of some European rifles and more so from the Germanic states where the hair trigger appears to be very fashionable (and dangerous).
Widely preferred when sniping for Chamois in the craggy mountains and Stag or Roe Deer from a raised platform.
The application of the hair trigger is obviously NOT obligatory and the forward trigger can be used as on any conventional rifle though I have found most to have some "free play" prior to breaking the sear.
Not my cup of tea and would not recommend one for an African safari as once primed, the slightest jar can cause a discharge and toggling between rear and forward triggers to get out of the primed position can have disastrous effects for someone who is not accustomed to the system.
31 August 2020, 23:22
Michael RobinsonSet triggers do take time and practice to learn. I have several rifles with single and double set triggers. I have concluded that they are lots of fun, but not really all that helpful or practical.
A normal trigger properly adjusted for crispness and weight of pull is all that is necessary.
I might use a set trigger while hunting, but only if I were shooting from a solid rest and could take my time.
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01 September 2020, 00:01
fairgamequote:
Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Set triggers do take time and practice to learn. I have several rifles with single and double set triggers. I have concluded that they are lots of fun, but not really all that helpful or practical.
A normal trigger properly adjusted for crispness and weight of pull is all that is necessary.
I might use a set trigger while hunting, but only if I were shooting from a solid rest and could take my time.
Oh I thought it was a spare trigger.
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01 September 2020, 05:55
Michael Robinsonquote:
Originally posted by fairgame:
quote:
Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Set triggers do take time and practice to learn. I have several rifles with single and double set triggers. I have concluded that they are lots of fun, but not really all that helpful or practical.
A normal trigger properly adjusted for crispness and weight of pull is all that is necessary.
I might use a set trigger while hunting, but only if I were shooting from a solid rest and could take my time.
Oh I thought it was a spare trigger.
Which one did you think was the spare?
Mike
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01 September 2020, 06:28
tanksquote:
Originally posted by Fjold:
Ian,
You should see Tank's left handed guns, he has custom lefty Mausers and double rifles that make me jealous. If he wasn't such a nice guy, I could hate him.
I'll plan a trip to Bakersfield once the Zombie apocalypse is over. We can shoot them all.
01 September 2020, 11:20
Venture Southquote:
sure!
Ian,
You should see Tank's left handed guns, he has custom lefty Mausers and double rifles that make me jealous. If he wasn't such a nice guy, I could hate him.
Frank
Frank
I know the feeling!
I have a buddy with a collection of doubles.
Plan was to see if he wanted to adopt me so I can inherit it from him
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02 September 2020, 10:54
eagle27quote:
Originally posted by tanks:
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Originally posted by eagle27:
quote:
Originally posted by Fjold:
Camp rifles are great as long as you're right handed.
Why should that be a problem, the majority of left handers use right hand rifles. The very reason I as a left hander have never owned or used a left handed rifle, just easier to get used to using a right hand rifle where I can access and use a greater range of rifles. Can also pick up and use anyone else's rifle including camp rifles whenever there is a need without any hesitation at all.
Harry Selby, one of the greatest white hunters and PH's of our times, as a left hander, used a right handed 416 Rigby Mauser for much of his long and distinguished career. Didn't seem to be a problem for him.
If I am paying tens of thousands of dollars for a hunt I am going to use my own rifle. I have several bolt and double rifles, SxS and O/U shotguns. All left handed including the shotguns (cast on) and palm swells for O/U shotguns. I have spent quite a bit of a money having the stocks fitted as well as range time to familiarize myself with the rifle or shotgun I am going to take on a trip. It is part of the hunt to use my own firearm. Also, ammo is an issue. Are you going to take a shot at the trophy of a lifetime with FACTORY ammo that has been at camp for months, maybe for years instead of your own handloads?
Yes, I can reach over and manipulate the bolt on the off side. But why cheat myself by using a camp rifle? Part of the whole experience is to use my own firearm. That is also the reason I will take a back up rifle as well on any hunt.
If the hunt is happening in a country that will not allow me to bring my own firearms, then I will go to a country that will do so.
One reason I was told people are using camp rifles is the airline fees on firearms. That is being petty and stupid. One is spending tens of thousands on the hunt, ditto on taxidermy, flights etc. and balking at a few hundred dollars of airline fees. One needs to look at that cost in the perspective of overall hunt cost.
I was only making comment on camp rifles from the point that Frank was making, "camp rifles are great as long as you are righted handed". I wasn't agreeing that camp rifles are great and I wouldn't use one unless in an emergency, I would always want to use my own rifle if on an African shoot as I did when shooting Aussie buffalo, an right handed Oberndorf Type A Mauser 404. Of course you won't find one of those as a camp rifle. If you have left handed rifles by all means take them on safari. If for some reason something happened to my rifle on safari the fact a camp rifle was a right handed bolt gun wouldn't faze me in the least, if it had a cheap scope on board wouldn't faze me either. The only thing I would be interested in is that the unit, gun, scope and ammo, would put a bullet where I wanted it to go. I would mourn the loss of my Mauser for whatever reason caused me to have to use a camp gun but I would be there to hunt, shoot accurately and kill an animal humanely, what with wouldn't kill my hunt.
03 September 2020, 07:01
gotogirl3Add a 12 1/4” length of pull to shooting left-handed and see what you get!
I have a .300WinMag and a .375H&H, identical HS Precision rifles in different colors, with identical Swarovski scopes in different variables. Perfect setup as far as I’m concerned and I can’t believe my shooting wouldn’t suffer “making do.” Fit is extremely important in my book.
14 September 2020, 14:44
Charlie64.
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That hair trigger setup is typical of some European rifles and more so from the Germanic states where the hair trigger appears to be very fashionable (and dangerous)
If used properly as it is supposed to be then not dangerous at all. Own lots of rifles with single set triggers and double set triggers and use then both in the field. Just like anything I guess, you need to know how it works and use it as its supposed to be used.
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14 September 2020, 18:28
Bud MeadowsI find the discussion about lefties shooting right hand bolt rifles interesting. In my opinion, the finest American highpower Rifle shooter in history is Gary Anderson. He won Olympic Gold Medals in 300 meter Three Position shooting in 1964 and 1968. When he stopped shooting internationally, he shot NRA Highpower matches, winning the prestigious Presidents Match three times. Gary is a lefty, but shot a right handed bolt gun. He jury rigged a U shaped contraption to the bolt so he could operate it left handed from the left side. NRA Highpower matches have rapid fire sitting and rapid fire prone strings, and watching Gary manipulate his right hand bolt with his left hand from his left shoulder was a unique event. Boy could that guy shoot. He held the NRA record for 200 Yard Offhand at Camp Perry with a score of 200-15X. I became a Distinguished Rifleman at Camp Perry in 1985.
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15 September 2020, 07:20
lavacaI'm working on getting a .30-06 Steyr with a set trigger ready for Tanzania next year. Not my usual light rifle, but with croc on ticket, it should be more accurate if a bit less handy than my usual light rifle and the set trigger should be perfect for a croc with a good rest. Got used to the set triggers back when I used to shoot traditional muzzle loaders. They are sweet with a good rest.
18 September 2020, 18:10
Thierry LabatRifles I have for clients to use are:
.375 H&H Dakota with a 1,75 - 10 Z6i Swarovski
.375 H&H Winchester model 70 with a 1-6 Swarovski
.300 Win Mag Parker Hale with a 2 - 12 Swarovski.
20 September 2020, 21:29
MacD37quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
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Originally posted by butchloc:
buzz must save the blaser for people he doesn't lioke
He loans his mankini to the same guys who borrow that Blaser!
Those two things go hand in hand and generate the same reaction.
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26 September 2020, 02:02
JeffreyPhDquote:
Originally posted by Bud Meadows:
The PH I hunt with in Namibia, Jan du Plessis, has several fine and accurate camp rifles I’ve used on my last three trips hunting with him. For larger game like Eland and Waterbuck, I’ve used his Mauser in 68x8 mm with great success. Jan calls it the “Hammer of Thor”. For smaller game like Gemsbok, Springbok and Baboons, I shoot his Suppressed Savage .308 with a heavy varmint barrel. It weighs so much I call it the “Anvil of Thor”. Both rifles are topped by quality Leupold scopes, and Jan handloads his own ammo. These guns are comparable to my own guns back home, and save me endless hours in Customs and Baggage Claim lines.
Bud,
Is he still using the Ruger 308?
26 September 2020, 17:18
Bud MeadowsJeffrey: Jan switched over to a Savage .308 with a heavy “Tactical” barrel. It’s a tack driver just like the Ruger .308 was. I’ve used both with equal success
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27 September 2020, 02:46
JeffreyPhDquote:
Originally posted by Bud Meadows:
Jeffrey: Jan switched over to a Savage .308 with a heavy “Tactical” barrel. It’s a tack driver just like the Ruger .308 was. I’ve used both with equal success
Thanks, just curious.
27 September 2020, 21:33
Heym SR20From a UK perspective and the embuggerance of our firearms licencing to own and use sufficiently a dedicated Safari rifle in anything much above a 300 win mag is a challenge. You can get a 9.3x62 or 375 conditioned to be used in the field, but anything bigger its going to be limited to approved ranges with limited ammo availability. And many ranges don’t allow energy levels much above 4,000 ft lbs.
Thus the ability to own and become proficient with a Dangerous Game rifle is somewhat difficult.
Going to Europe with rifles was simple with the European Firearms Pass, but given Brexit this also be a major embuggerance.
So when I go big game hunting in Africa I will simply borrow a guides rifle and make sure its suitable. I will also make sure there is sufficient time and ammo for me to become fully familiar with it. I would probably though take my left handed lace on check piece and stock extension to help fit a rifle to me.
I am left handed. Do much prefer a lh rifle, but have used a rh rifle often enough I can live with it
27 September 2020, 23:12
Crazy_farmerWith Canada’s arms embargo with Zim, lots of guys get around it but for my first trip other I chose the Rental route.
Buzz had his Blaser and a Winchester model 70 .375hh. I have a longer LOP so the Winchester fit the best and was very happy with it.
I shoot well on paper but my first couple times I pulled my shots to the left on my kudu and impala. Re sighted it and for sure it was me not the rifle.
The other rifle was Buzz’s 7x75 Brno. A very nice rifle aswell, and has that double trigger photo’s above. It has a good story too with Justin owning it previously. And can attest to that hair trigger hahaha.
My wounded impala we tracked for awhile and only caught the odd glimpse. Finally when we had an open view, I was too excited and after I got on the sticks and then set that trigger I barely put my finger on the trigger and it went off a foot or two above the impalas back. Oops!!
But all said and done I would do it again and use rental rifles again.
But I now own a double in .450 No2 so I’m practicing with it and would only want to hunt DG with it for sure.
28 September 2020, 00:06
Use Enough GunI have always taken my own rifles with me, no matter the hassle. I enjoy shooting my game with my own rifle. And, it gives me memories back home with that same firearm. As to renting or using a camp rifle, the only time that I did was on a combined South African and Zimbabwe hunt a few years back with PHs Charl van Rooyen and John Hunt. I took two of my double rifles for the Zimbabwe portion of the hunt and left them in the gun safe at Africa Sky, while I hunted Cape Grysbok in the Eastern Cape with Charl. I used Charl's very nice 243 with a suppressor and it was great. Later he, I and his wife Erika went to the Karoo where he shot the grand slam of springbok with the same rifle. I then flew back to Joburg, subsequently flying to Bulawayo with my doubles and hunted with PH John Hunt and PH Graham Mayger on Bishopstone.
28 September 2020, 00:24
CharlesLHas anyone traveled on Qatar Airways connecting through Doha with rifles?
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28 September 2020, 01:12
CharlesLquote:
Originally posted by CharlesL:
Has anyone traveled on Qatar Airways connecting through Doha with rifles?
Never mind. I found an excellent post in the Travel forum. It is a couple years old, but is a great place to start.
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28 September 2020, 03:06
Heym SR20Re the comments made on triggers, my biggest problem is with very light triggers that seem to be everyones favourite these days. I shoot left handed, but thanks to a dislocation of my left wrist 16 odd years ago, sensitivity in my left hand is kind of monochrome rather than full colour.
I actually prefer a heavier trigger as my trigger finger is not sensitive enough to deal with a light trigger. I use the squeeze method as taught by an army rifle instructor when I was a cadet learning on a No8 and No4 lee enfield rifles.
I have set triggers on two rifles. I never use them as simply cannot tell when they go off.
I use a borrowed Blaser last year with a very light trigger. So light that I could only put trigger finger anywhere near the trigger when sights were perfectly aligned, which rather upsets the rhythm of the shot.
28 September 2020, 06:18
AtkinsonSet triggers are great for running shots, I like them, but for hunting I'll keep it simple and a good crisp 3 or even crisp 4 pound suits me fine, 3 on a bolt and 4 on a double.
I don't like creep however..For DG is easy for some chaps to crank one off with too light triggers, seen that more than a few times..
I,ve seen pretty trashy lenders in some camps, I have seen some PH with pretty trashy rifles and Ive seen PH that couldn't shoot worth a flip and visa versa...You notice a lot over the years, but for the most part things are good in hunting camps. African camps are head and shoulders better than US camps on the whole, those guys got it down pat..
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28 September 2020, 06:52
jdollarI’ve said it before and I will repeat it. If your outfitter has poor quality loaners, you are hunting with the wrong-i.e.low quality outfitter. If he scrimps on loaner rifles, where else is he cutting corners? You should ask up front about loaner/rental rifles if you intend to use one. If it’s something you never heard of, keep looking. And just as important, ask about optics.
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05 October 2020, 21:41
MacD37Well, if I can't take my double rifles, then I ain't going! I guess I'll simply have to do my hunting in the states, and till Jo Biden gets in office and gets the 2nd amendment taken out of our constitution and wants to melt down all firearms.
Can anyone here imagine watching a fine double rifle being crushed, and dumped in scrap iron pile? I would rather drop mine in the ocean than to let it be crushed.
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06 October 2020, 09:26
fulvioquote:
Can anyone here imagine watching a fine double rifle being crushed, and dumped in scrap iron pile?
A reminder of the stockpiles of confiscated ivory being wastefully torched.
06 October 2020, 21:10
tanksquote:
Originally posted by MacD37:
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Can anyone here imagine watching a fine double rifle being crushed, and dumped in scrap iron pile? I would rather drop mine in the ocean than to let it be crushed.
Well, recently passed Canadian law calls for that for all above .577 caliber.
06 October 2020, 23:04
KarooA good point in today's environment of information and competition between outfitters.
That said, I remember the old days when PHs and outfitters were of the old school and simply ignorant of what was available out there.
Many personally used old rifles bought in the fifties with dusty 4 x or even 2 x scopes and extra-heavy triggers. They had never handloaded a round in their lives and assumed that all rifles were like this.
They were good hunters and hosts but it would never have occurred to them that there was anything wrong with their rifles and assumed that the visiting hunter would think the same way.
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Originally posted by jdollar:
I’ve said it before and I will repeat it. If your outfitter has poor quality loaners, you are hunting with the wrong-i.e.low quality outfitter. If he scrimps on loaner rifles, where else is he cutting corners? You should ask up front about loaner/rental rifles if you intend to use one. If it’s something you never heard of, keep looking. And just as important, ask about optics.
07 October 2020, 16:13
Charlie64.
Used to hunt on a farm north of Thabazimbi, when we lived full time in RSA. Small farm but great for bird hunts with the pointers and spaniels. Anyhow, farmer had an old Sako in .308 that I used as a loaner gun. I spent one weekend there and stripped down the rifle, cleaned it in and out, oiled the wood and screwed and glued the butt plate back on and the ivory cap, cleaned up the checkering and cleaned up the optics. Test fired the rifle - it had held the aim perfectly and on Sunday when I left the farm, I handed the gun back to the farmer. He hardly recognised it and put it in his safe telling me that it was now too good and too clean to use as a farm gun and I would get the .223 next visit!
Super accurate that .308, would have loved to have purchased it.
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