The rifle I will take to Africa.

KMG Canada said:
Jay, this was a hyena bait about a month ago in RSA, you can see on the left hand side where the leopard chewed it up! I can't open the link for the leopard hunt you posted, where was it? We hunt them in Namibia.

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Cool!

WRT the link I posted, did you remove the spaces between the h t t p??? I just checked & the link still works if you remove the spaces.

Cheers
Jay
 
I got to the range and shot the gun with the iron sights. Now I can't wait to put a scope & QD rings on it!!! :ar15:

3 shots at 50m


And 5 more shots at 100 m on the same target, and I am a VERY happy boy! :rockOn:
 
Well done Jay..... I was shooting anywhere from 2-5" groups over the irons at 100...... 3 shot groups though..... It's a real pussycat to shoot too.....

You're a brave guy.... Last time I took the RSM to the range on a Saturday I got mobbed and it cost me 10 rounds of Privi......
 
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Very similar progress on my older 375 H&H. Wanted to use irons aswell as scope so used Warner bases and Leupold QRW rings with a Leupold 2.5-8x36. Very very happy with it. But with this scope it just fits on my action. A lot of the large actions run into clearance issues with the 2.5-8x36 scope becuase of the shorter tube length.

I had the stock refinished and I'll need to take some better photos. The wood grain came out so nice on it.

 
Crazy_Farmer said:
Very similar progress on my older 375 H&H. Wanted to use irons aswell as scope so used Warner bases and Leupold QRW rings with a Leupold 2.5-8x36. Very very happy with it. But with this scope it just fits on my action. A lot of the large actions run into clearance issues with the 2.5-8x36 scope becuase of the shorter tube length.

I had the stock refinished and I'll need to take some better photos. The wood grain came out so nice on it.

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The Leupold extended rings solve this problem and give an excellent lock up, no movement at all. I have found them a necessity on several rifles with Leupold scopes.
 
Superbrad said:
Well done Jay..... I was shooting anywhere from 2-5" groups over the irons at 100...... 3 shot groups though..... It's a real pussycat to shoot too.....

You're a brave guy.... Last time I took the RSM to the range on a Saturday I got mobbed and it cost me 10 rounds of Privi......
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Brad, we should get together and do some shooting. I don't have a Ruger RSM but I could bring a #1 in 7mm mag, 2 Encore's with .375 H&H and .416 Rigby barrels.......... :) would be fun. and I don't reload so real expensive afternoon to boot!!!!
 
fergie.17 said:
Brad, we should get together and do some shooting. I don't have a Ruger RSM but I could bring a #1 in 7mm mag, 2 Encore's with .375 H&H and .416 Rigby barrels.......... :) would be fun. and I don't reload so real expensive afternoon to boot!!!!
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Sure thing man...... Would bring out the RSM and the #1 in .257 Roberts and maybe the Whelen if I have dies by then......

Those cartridges must be stout in a Thompson!
 
haven't tried the Rigby yet but the first shot in the encore with the H&H gave me a nice scope eye with blood running down my nose........... LOL :) Loved every minute of it.........
 
love you idea of a loan to go to Africa c-fbmi, too bad i' wouldn't be able to convince my wife, or should I say "the boss" it would be a good idea........ LOL
 
I'd bet she's driving a vehicle that had/has a loan on it, to make her life better..............Also, take her with you (that always helps a lot) so she has the memories to share. Africa is mostly very "wife/family friendly" with sight seeing side trips for her and pampering like she won't see on a lot of holidays. A lot of hunt camps, especially in RSA are as good as any high end resorts anywhere in the world, a little more rustic in some cases but believe me the South Africans know how to live the good life, and how to incorporate into the hunting scene. Africa is my wife's #1 favorite holiday destination and she is neither a shooter nor hunter, but has fallen in love with the weather and life style, even in camp.
 
Not tuh berst yer bubble Jay, but if'n yer mak'in them sort of patterns at a 'undred yards with
open sites, best you git yer arse over to that Continent fore'in age ketch'izz up with yer
yung eye-bawls.

That pay it foreward as Doug mentions is clever.
Don't let yer wifie know 'bout that hidd'in stash that could be claimed as yewni-verrsitie fund$$$$$$.
 
c-fbmi said:
I'd bet she's driving a vehicle that had/has a loan on it, to make her life better..............Also, take her with you (that always helps a lot) so she has the memories to share. Africa is mostly very "wife/family friendly" with sight seeing side trips for her and pampering like she won't see on a lot of holidays. A lot of hunt camps, especially in RSA are as good as any high end resorts anywhere in the world, a little more rustic in some cases but believe me the South Africans know how to live the good life, and how to incorporate into the hunting scene. Africa is my wife's #1 favorite holiday destination and she is neither a shooter nor hunter, but has fallen in love with the weather and life style, even in camp.
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Very fine points!
 
Superbrad said:
I look at it this way...... A family of four could dump that amount of cash easy taking a trip to Disney and have the same memory millions of others have every year...... Or a devout Hunter and his wife could do something really exotic, live amongst and learn about a culture they know little of, enjoy their true passion and have memories that are unique and would last a lifetime..... Who would you rather sit across a campfire from?..... Buddy that did Africa or buddy that rode space mountain?.....

Same as your desire to hunt Argentina....... Both are unique experiences.....
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:redface: I've only been to space mountain............
 
j_06 said:
If you cry when opening a rifle, you might be a gun nut! Nice rifle by the way.
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So true, that's perfect! Congrats on getting the gun...now listen to all the other guys who are telling you to go sooner rather than later. My only regret about Africa is not having gone sooner. Make sure you do the buffalo and/or leopard as well as the plains game.

The best part of that gun is the memories it will embody whenever you pick it up after your safari. My .375 will hopefully tip over a moose for me this year; that's the beauty of the H&H, you will use it for so much stuff before and after Africa that it becomes a trusted friend, one who remembers all the same great stories that you do. :)
 
fergie.17 said:
haven't tried the Rigby yet but the first shot in the encore with the H&H gave me a nice scope eye with blood running down my nose........... LOL :) Loved every minute of it.........
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.416 Rigby is one of my favourites especially over iron sites!

Recovered .416 Rigby bullet, 400gr Rhino with 97.7% retention

Sadly this rifle lives over in RSA, so my.375 will have to do!
 
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