After two years of Covid19 travel restrictions, international travel has resumed around much of the world. International travel is now opening up for Australians and hunters from the Asia Pacific region, too. With this re-opening of the world comes new…
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 Sudan. The ban was intended to deny rebellious tribes access to surplus military…
When selecting a riflescope, for dangerous game rifles (DGR), there are some issues that need to be resolved before you look at the normal scope features. These issues are to do with the ‘geometry’ of the scope and include eye relief, length and diameter of the ocular housing, the size of the objective lens and the length of the scope tube. If you don’t consider these points first, then you may end up with an optically brilliant scope that doesn’t fit your mounts when fitted to your DGR.
Introduction: First introduced in 1956, the .458 Winchester Magnum (.458WM) has been with us for over 60 years and, during that time, it has been the subject of a great deal of controversy, which continues to this day. Originally the…