The 2026 Show is kicking off. I’m here and will try to get pictures of the mounts at the show. This thread seems to have been popular in recent years.

I have never scoped myself and dont want to start! That being said I am probably obsessing to much about eye relief for a scope for my newly acquired 416 rigby.

For whatever reason I think I need 4-ish inches of eye relief as to not to add to my already terrible looks.

I would like to hunt a cape buffalo one day and also use the gun to hunt elk (yes I know its excessive for elk). Right now I am looking at vortex razor LH at 2x10 with 3.8 inches of eye relief with quick disconnects...

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My recent Buffalo hunt ruined me. It plays and plays in my mind, obscuring my other hunts. Now, when I think of any other hunt I say to myself

“self” I say

“What now” head in hands, I reply, while sitting at the kitchen table

“ya know this money could be put towards another buffalo hunt”

“Shut up, me. You are not helping”

“Just sayin’…”

Dammit.

If this new account of what happened at the Kruger bush-braai is true it means both SAPS and SANParks have put out an untrue version of how the private safari guide came to kill a tourist. The private safari guide has been released on bail pending further investigations.

Are these bullets safe to reload for my .375 ruger haweye African? The bullets are long. thanks for any help with this. Nick B.