The Accurate Reloading Forums THE ACCURATE RELOADING.COM FORUMS Hunting African Big Game Hunting African accuracyGo | New | Find | Notify | Tools | Reply | |
| African accuracy | Login/Join |
| One of Us |
  Never been to Africa but I believe this will do 375 H&H model 70 4 shots @ 100yds get a chance to blood the rifle in Oct Thank you honey and Mark Young!  | ||
|
One of Us |
It will work just fine... Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
|
One of Us |
RL 19? What velocity you getting? Looks like you;ve got that figured out. have fun! | |||
|
One of Us |
My .375 likes RL 15, 69.5 gr. 250 CCI primer, 2,600 FPS. Nice group BTW!! What country you hunting? You may want to discuss your zero with your PH. I too like to sight in 3 inches high at 100 yards but in Zambia I zero'd dead on at 100 and only had one shot that approached 200 yards. In Namibia being 3 inches high would have been the right choice because of the longer distances. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
|
| One of Us |
Be hunting in Zim and havn't set the zero just building the load. zero @ 100 from what I've gathered so far | |||
|
| One of Us |
My 375 with 69 gr gives me 2400... amazing the difference in rifles etc. I go 71.5gr of rl 15 for 2511 avg. | |||
|
| One of Us |
Rav, unless you're planning on head shot on Mambas at 350 yards, you should be good-to-go! :-) Good luck! | |||
|
| One of Us |
That's not just a sweet shooting rifle but a very capable rifleman behind it. GOOD LUCK & GOOD HUNTING LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
|
One of Us |
Bring it down to one and and half high and fire away! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
|
| One of Us |
Maybe it's the 74 year old barrel?  ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
|
One of Us |
Pretty good for a Taiwnese made rifle. Didn't know that they could do that?  | |||
|
one of us |
ravenr, I see a good grouping, But, 5" high and 1" right? ________ Ray | |||
|
| one of us |
He is using R-15 not 19. Uncle Joe is not that good with numbers. We're chronographing the load next session. I wouldn't be surprised it that load is pushing 2,600 fps. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
|
One of Us |
Now do it off sticks... _______________________ | |||
|
One of Us |
Good shooting. In fact great shooting. Mike | |||
|
One of Us |
You are gonna have a blast! Congrats. "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
|
| One of Us |
Sticks are next and more practice. Been dreaming of Africa since I learned to read, Akley,Osa Johnson JA Hunter.(small town library) I'm trying to keep a lid on it. Knowing that in my not so distant future I will be standing in Africa with weapon in hand and a "pocket fun of fun tickets" the feeling is...Well, you guys know...  | |||
|
| Powered by Social Strata |
 | Please Wait. Your request is being processed... |
|
Visit our on-line store for AR Memorabilia