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That’s an impressive amount of experience. Where else have you hunted?? What, nothing else? Obviously you are qualified to give advice on places you’ve never been…. And for sure you are you are an expert on everything medical. I love rattling your cage.

SA and MX besides Namibia, and I've killed and culled more NA game animals than you will in 15 lifetimes. I am an expert on the BS lies and fraudulent tactics of covtards like you, who give out false information and endanger lives due to this. You're a coward and fraud, like I said.

the word diversity has come to me yesterday , i can`t seem to get the Winchester model 70 S.S. to shoot good enough for my standards ,so this rifle needs a new Brux barrel sometime in the future . anyone need a another tomato stake its S.S. ? so i pulled out old faithful my Remington 700 Tactical green stock with a 40 x trigger 300 Win.mag. and mounted the Nightforce scope on this 700, i plan on staying with the 160 gr. Hammer Hunter bullets. and i hope i don`t have to say what now ? Pete53

There are likely many reasons why the rifle will not shoot to be explored before a conclusion that’s new barrel is warranted unless a new barrel is simply desired.

[quote=bluefish]There are likely many reasons why the rifle will not shoot to be explored before a conclusion that’s new barrel is warranted unless a new barrel is simply desired.

i have tried for 2-3 weeks to make this rifle shoot ,it needs a better barrel and a good machinist so i will order a new brux barrel to fit this custom stock , its a great model 70 receiver , has a custom trigger already . i had another Winchester model 70 that had a poor shootin barrel so had a new Lilja barrel put on the rifle and that made a world of difference , which i believe it will on this rifle too. >i have explored enough i will order a new barrel , if you think i am wrong the barrel is for sale cheap ?

Nah I sent my M70 to Chad Dixon at Long Rifles Inc for a rebuild and have a new barrel to put on from Douglas. The old barrel was good but I wanted to rebuild the action. All is now completely straight and true to centerline of the bore axis.

mine needs a new barrel its that simple and Greg can do it since he has and still does build rifles and replace barrels that have won National titles and the nice thing is he lives 10 miles from me.

got a new Brux barrel ordered for my Winchester model 70 , will be same 30-06 chambered , S.S. , 6 Grove , contour 3 , finished at 25 inches , so my next trip somewhere this rifle will be used ! > will have the new barrel in 4 months , Greg has a brand new 30-06 reamer to use too on my new Brux barrel too when it gets here this will be my 1st 6 grove custom barrel ????

This statement is so accurate it should be a bold mast head over the gunsmithing thread.

My first safari for plains game took place in the Kalahari desert of Botswana, where plentiful waterholes scattered across the 128,000 game rich acres of Kanana Safaris property, kept me as busy as I could have dreamed shooting a multitude of animals on a daily basis. The custom 30.06 Mauser borrowed from my PH, the late Jason Bridger, was fed a constant diet of 180 grain Norma Oryx factory ammo. It worked flawlessly on everything up to and including big Eland bulls, and I took great joy in using the very cartridge that I had cut my teeth on southern whitetails in Mississippi while on safari in Africa. I believe that the tried and true 30.06 cartridge, having no particular magic as much as pure function, will continue to be a cartridge than many others are compared to.

nice post thank you , Pete53

Mpofu?

myself i am not sure yet what to think about this African hunt ,but i have a couple of great people to go with so that will help . but i have a haunting always in my head for the elk archery season in the mountains ,the smell of elk ,bull elk bugles in the dark before mourning light , blood trail of a bull elk and always with my son ! i am hoping a Kudu bull and or Gemsbuck will do the same thing for me because if it does i will take my son back to Africa with me ! Pete53

Yes! Loved it.

I assume you wouldn’t ask unless you knew of it. Have you hunted there?

Yes, I hunted a buffalo there in 2019 and I loved it too! We also saw some really good eland bulls. You got a great deal!

Ernest Hemingway took the Big 5 with his .30-06.

Away all this time and you're still a f ucking idiot..

I’m taking my .30-06.

I went on a in 1998? With a 308 and the then new Barnes X bullets with the blue coating.

Killed everything with one shot.

The 30-06 will be fine.