.405 Winchester (Part 1) adminDecember 10, 2021 Cartridges No Comments The .405 Winchester is one of the most misunderstood, and often maligned, cartridges that has ever prowled the hunting fields of the world. Praised by some and cursed by others, yet many of…
adminApril 14, 2019 Ballistics 3 Comments Bullet penetration is critical, when hunting large and dangerous game, but is sectional density a valid indicator of penetration? Introduction: The shooting sports have often been plagued by beliefs and myths that, through being repeated many…
adminFebruary 2, 2019 Rifles 1 Comment In today’s world, there has been a marked increase in the level of technology that is available to the average person. While that has been good, in many areas, one area where the benefits have been…
adminSeptember 14, 2018 Cartridges 2 Comments Dimensional drawing of the .475 3.25″ Nitro Express cartridge. History of the .475 Nitro Express: In 1907, the British banned all .450 calibre rifles and ammunition, for private use and ownership, in both India and the…
adminAugust 19, 2018 Rifles No Comments Just how accurate should your hunting rifle be? You don’t need target rifle accuracy to hunt game, such as this red stag, and any rifle capable of 2MOA, or better, will do the job well –…
adminJuly 14, 2018 Fishing No Comments Finesse, soft plastic lure-fishing for Bream: This article is about lure-fishing, with diminutive soft plastic lures, for yellowfin bream on the NSW coast of Australia. However, there are many different members of the bream family, worldwide,…
This problem elephant, a known crop raider with a very belligerent attitude, charged without provocation and was dropped at just 13 paces. The rifle is a .375H&H, a more forgiving calibre for scope use, but had the rifle been a…
Using cheap, blunt hooks is a waste of your valuable fishing time and bait. Introduction How often have you had one of those days where you get lots of hits on your lure or fly, but you just can’t seem…
Elephant carcass; this is the future for elephants if we allow animal liberation to continue to attack working conservation programs. Introduction: The biggest threat to African elephants is not poaching, habitat loss, animal human conflict or hunting; it is the…
.405 Winchester (Part 2)
adminSeptember 7, 2022 Cartridges 3 Comments The .405 Winchester has had more than its’ fair share of bad press. Almost every modern commentator, who has written about the .405 Winchester, has referred to the belief that the 300-grain projectile, which is the standard…