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Swift .375 300 grain A-frame

Just got an email from Swift Bullets saying they have .375 300 grain A-frames in stock! I figured I'd give everyone a heads up!

Ruger m77 rsm vs Dakota arms vs heym bolt actions

So I have a Ruger 77 RSM in 416 Rigby, it is a lot of rifle for the money. It cycles perfectly I can't get it to jam no matter what I try.
So my question to the knowledgeable members here is, how much better is a Dakota Arms or Heym express. Have money burning a hole in my pocket.
Thanks for your advice.

JNB Issues

Going back to Mozambique in July this time Coutada 10. Last trip (23) we flew Qatar Business Class DFW-Doha-Lusaka where we were picked up and taken to Luangwa to boat down to Chawalo. This trip is to the Delta so our agent (Gracy Travel) rec Delta One to JNB overnight then AirLink to Beira. I tried to take Qatar again b/c we had such a great experience last trip but we just couldn't get the timing down etc. Delta's business class is very expensive (15% higher than Qatar) but we want...

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Has Anyone Hunted With John X Safaris? Watched Their Youtube Videos?

I am curious what people who have hunted with JohnX Safaris thinks of them. The search function on AH for "John X" or "JohnX" safaris doesn't seem to return any trip reports or threads.

Their price list seems to be on the high end for a lot of animals. Some are about average, but overall trends towards the higher end. Same with their day rates. They do have a pretty reasonable rate on filming your hunt. I am guessing because they post it to their Youtube channel.

I think their...

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416WSM on Siamese Mauser & 416/348Ackley Improved on Martini

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This all began about 30 yrs ago when I acquired 3 large Martini actions in various states of disassembly. I managed to salvage 2 working actions out of it. Back then I barreled one of the actions to 45/70. This is one of my favourite rifles, it points like a shotgun and with its 22" barrel is a very short and handy rifle. It weighs 61/2lbs so with 400gr Remington projectiles doing 2,000fps you know when you pull the trigger.
Recently I thought it was time to rebirth the...

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