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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1283421" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Thanks Barrelnut!</p><p>Back when I bought the H&H, I got a great price on it because the cartridge had been long discontinued. I was intrigued as it was the same type rifle/ cartridge used by Teddy Roosevelt when he hunted African Big game. Mine belonged to WM Buckley, an adventurer from Nairobi. I found this out after I bought it. I ended up having Huntington make me custom dyes and simply ran 470 cases through them. Had to order the original Kynock style 480 gr bullets from Woodleigh, then only available from Australia. Matched the original velocity using IMR3031 with Kapoc filler. Ended up regulating to the original target and velocity specs that I obtained from H&H in London. Today the ammo is again available from Westly Richards given the resurgence in African Hunting. That lion was one of a pride of four that had eaten a residents only cow. After a couple of days tracking the pride I ended up shooting the male at 21 yards. First shot in the chest. Second shot in his chest as he faced me head on. I retrieved that bullet from under his hide in the hind quarter. It retained 90% and expanded to about the size of a quarter. Quite an experience!</p><p>Apologies for hijacking the thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1283421, member: 10291"] Thanks Barrelnut! Back when I bought the H&H, I got a great price on it because the cartridge had been long discontinued. I was intrigued as it was the same type rifle/ cartridge used by Teddy Roosevelt when he hunted African Big game. Mine belonged to WM Buckley, an adventurer from Nairobi. I found this out after I bought it. I ended up having Huntington make me custom dyes and simply ran 470 cases through them. Had to order the original Kynock style 480 gr bullets from Woodleigh, then only available from Australia. Matched the original velocity using IMR3031 with Kapoc filler. Ended up regulating to the original target and velocity specs that I obtained from H&H in London. Today the ammo is again available from Westly Richards given the resurgence in African Hunting. That lion was one of a pride of four that had eaten a residents only cow. After a couple of days tracking the pride I ended up shooting the male at 21 yards. First shot in the chest. Second shot in his chest as he faced me head on. I retrieved that bullet from under his hide in the hind quarter. It retained 90% and expanded to about the size of a quarter. Quite an experience! Apologies for hijacking the thread. [/QUOTE]
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