Recent content by Jurgens

Bigsk Wildrose has a point on the SST. I did a development with the 139gr with the 7mm RemMag and tested it on an Impala. The shot was under 100m, the Impala looked at me and I placed the shot centre chest for a hart und lung shot. The animal dropped on the spot but damage was huge but...

Capt Academy No I do not know him. The outfitter does ring a bel thou. I am not a PH myself but have met and know a few of them. The group gets big when it gets to the non dangerous guys but the big 5 PH group is not to big. To quilify as a big 5 PH is a big chalenge and the guys that have done...

Bigsk Wildrose and Greyfox are both on the spot for caliber choice. According to the new laws the minimum bullet weight needed is 150gr for the animals on your list up to the Kudu and 175gr for Eland. For some reason our minister only used bullet weight to determine the standards and neglected...

Hi Bigsk I live here in SA and am willing to assist if you have any questions or need help. What animals are you going to hunt an where in SA? For most game here the 7X57 ( my choice ) or the .308 will work. Premium bullets and good shot placement is the key. Regards Jurgens

For me the 180gr TTSX is my go to bullet at +/- 2700 fps. I live in South Africa and use my .30-06 with the Barnes 180gr TTSX for every thing up to Eland to 300m. I have yet to recover a bullet but have all 1 shot kills. I would consider the 168gr TTSX ones all my 180gr are finished. Just my...

That is so, and I will always be thankfull for that. I heard last week that hunting in Botswana will be stopped as the goverment will no longer be giving permets for animals. The outfitters that have bookings for 2014 can finish that but then it is done. I am not sure if the same goes for...

Thanks for the replys. I will take a look at the Manners stocks. Do you know if the ship to South Africa? Thanks again Jurgens

Hi guys I have earlier posted some questions on an ideal stock for a custom build huting/ shooting rifle and have on the response decided on an A3 adj. I would apreciate your input on my choice for the stock. The caliber wil be a .243Win with a 1 in 8 twist barrel. I will be using it for...

It is very frustrating that we struggel so much here. And most items you find here you pay a huge premium for. It is strange that a country that has a big hunting/ Shooting culture struggels so to get the parts / equipment for our rifles and reloading and that every thing is 2 to 3 times the...

Hi Kalaharihunter I Know the feeling, I will lett you know but there might be some one here in SA that can help us. I also need a BDL system to convert my ADL and Formalito quoted met R 2200. I will let you know as soon as I get a reply from the guy. Regards Jurgens

Morning Northernexposure I had the same problem but with 85gr Interbonds. My .243 Win in 700 Rem ADL shoots the 87gr V-Max .75" al day long but the 85gr Interbonds I needed a rangefinder to get the group size. I sorted the problem with some advice from the old timers to forget about how far the...

Hi Bullet Pullet/ Wildrose Bullet puller just my 2cents but the .303 is pretty close to the .30-06. Take Africa for example, here in SA there is a familie .303 in almost every second house. The same goes for all the old Comenwelth collinies. The .303 was used agains the Boers in the war that...

Thanks a million Wildrose for all the advice. I will look him up. Have a nice day and thanks again!

Thank a lot for the contact! Can I contact him or do you wanne just give him a heads up? Personaly I am n big Rem 700 fan. I also love the CZ ( old BRNO) rifles but my No.1 choice would always be a Rem 700.

I will keep looking in the classifeids to see if a SA stock pops up. I am very comfotable shooting game out to 300m and have a bit of paper practice to 400m but I prefer shooting 200m and less on game. I am not sure how it works in the USA, but over here if you shoot at the animal you pay. Some...