Thread: Hi there

Hi all. I am from South Africa. One is humbled by the experience of the shooters on this forum. Currently developing a load for a 6.5 x 57 Mauser. Eventually managed to lay my hands on a couple of boxes of 143 gr Hornady ELD-X. Also have a 308 Win. Both guns is going to the kids in December this year when I shall be in the enviable position that my safe is "empty". Looking at getting a 338 Win Mag with short "18 barrel with good recoil suppressor for an "over the shoulder" bush hunting gun with heavy bullets for short range hunting. A Howa with a clipped barrel should do just fine for this. Then there is the need for a long range gun for both paper punching and shooting Africa plains game. This not intended to be a "carry over the shoulder" gun. Looked at a 30 378 (just because) but abandoned the idea. I am back to the 7 mm`s. Fancy the Practical as well as the 7 mm 300 Norma but tend to lean in favor of the Practical for availability of cases. Although the practical thing to do, no pun intended, would probably be to buy a 7 mm Rem Mag and call it a day. Allows for the opportunity to shoot over the counter ammunition in an emergency...