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I've not met any PH's that'll even allow a shot that's over 500m and there's really zero need to pull long shots in Africa. Plenty of game and easy enough to do a stalk to within reasonable distance. .338LM is way too much gun for much under the size of an eland and it's kinda big for an eland. SMK's... I have a decent amount of experience with SMK's in South Africa against plains game from impala up to wildebeest size and I would seriously not go there. Every time it has required a follow up shot and once I lost the animal. A good bonded or A-frame bullet is where I'd put my money. For all the hassle, I'd just use the PH's rifle. It'll have a suppressor in all probability and it'll be in a suitable chambering and you don't have to deal with any of the paperwork hassles.
ANY encounter with SAPS is undesirable. Even just getting permits in the airport. SAPS is notoriously full of illiterate power mongers with little understanding of the actual law and corruption is endemic to every branch of law enforcement and government. If you're going to bring a rifle, definitely use one of the services. As an example of how much you don't want to deal with SAPS, my last encounter had me detained while I tried to explain to the officers that my kudu horns and skull were not rhinoceros parts and it was only luck that an elderly woman gate agent got called in to go over my paperwork and she used the magic words, "It's fine. He can go." and I was allowed to go. The officer was not young but he was functionally illiterate and looking to get me on anything he possibly could just because he could. SAPS are not to be trusted.
Monkeys are a ton of fun and really challenging.
The above said, you do you and enjoy yourself. Africa is f-word awesome.
I have always gone through Tambo (Johannesburg) and have only used a small company called "Rifle Permits". I have been very pleased.
They will be right there waiting for you once you clear customs. They will have your paperwork and will guide you through the entire process. Makes it super easy.
Hey guys, had a lot of fun with the SRS crowd but decided to simplify my gunsafe and reduce cartridges. Good hanging out and thanks for all the learnings over the years. Got some stuff left if you want it.
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SOLD - Desert Tech / DTA SRS Stuff- updated
Sold my chassis. Got a few items of interest for you hooligans. All prices shipped. 7 WSM, factory 26" barrel, 100 rounds, 3/4x 24 thread, 175s ran 2950 w/rl26, 1-9 twist $625 1x shot brass available for a reasonable amount. twist. 2 random pic rail sections and a bipod adapter- $20 Seekonk...
www.snipershide.com Just sold one of each. I think the A1s initially dropped when A2 came out. You could get a bare bones A1 for $1500-1700 for a hot minute. I do think that since then they came back up a bit. There still seems to be a premium on a used A2 vs A1, but as was mentioned here many like the A1 trigger. A2 had some good weight changes and that was a big value to me.
A1 is a solid rig! Lot of people like it for the trigger. I just sold mine because I own an A2 and don’t see myself using/can’t justify owning 2 like @deersniper aka Burt. I would say the A1 can be bought for more then what they could have when the A2 dropped like @65x55guy said. They were selling for dirt cheap when the A2 came out
Kind of a hunting-ish related question. Does anyone have a pack they like that fits the SRS well? The larger butt pad doesn’t fit in my standard rifle holder on my Mystery Ranch pack. So I am forced to pretty much strap it in as pictured. Not ideal by any means.
Had same issue with another strap on mine and size Of butt on SRS.
I wouldn’t want a strap across my trigger. Especially with the safety off.
Had same issue with another strap on mine and size Of butt on SRS.
I wouldn’t want a strap across my trigger. Especially with the safety off.
you caught me.You know, I’ve had my MR Metcalf tightened down to the frame since I got it and hadn’t even thought about using the meat shelf. I’ll have to loosen straps and try that out today. Thanks for the reminder.
I have an Eberlestock pack with scabbard. It's been able to hold all of my bulky match rifles. I'll check it against my DT tonight.
I tried mounting it between the frame and bag of my Kuiu. Not a great solution. Ended up doing a patrol carry (barrel down and left) on my sling with my pack on over. Spot an elk, drop back and crawl.
Eberlestock will work with the DT
Thanks for saving me the effort! (not sarcasm... it's actually appreciated)
No problem my DT was the Covert and it would almost fit completely inside the scabbard of the gun runner suppressed. I sold it a couple of years ago and have regretted ever since.
I am in need of some advice.
I have a competition in April that has targets out to 1K yards. Normally, I shoot 6.5 but ammo is getting low. I do have Hornady’s American Gunners 155 BTHP .308 and a 22” barrel.
The competition is in New Mexico so altitude is higher than I normally shoot at. Can I realistically expect the .308 to reach out to 1K yards?
Any advice is appreciated.
I have a competition in April that has targets out to 1K yards. Normally, I shoot 6.5 but ammo is getting low. I do have Hornady’s American Gunners 155 BTHP .308 and a 22” barrel.
The competition is in New Mexico so altitude is higher than I normally shoot at. Can I realistically expect the .308 to reach out to 1K yards?
Any advice is appreciated.
If you know the elevation and some historic or forecasted environmental info you can see for yourself:
JBM - Calculations - Trajectory
www.jbmballistics.com In short it should, but the variable will be velocity spread and the size of the targets. AG isn't known for being super low on ES.
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I did a quick DOPE calc for this, if the MV is 2700 as advertised then you'll go transonic right around 950-1075yrds (I estimated temperature and BP across a window of estimated likely values, thus the spread) so things could get squirrelly at the 1k target but probably won't. My personal bet is that the velocity will probably be closer to 2800fps or more which would make those 155's still fully supersonic (>1200fps) to 1000yrds even if it's relatively cold. The altitude definitely helps, gives 100-200yrds of additional supersonic range depending on the actual conditions. YMMV but I think you're ok with that ammo as far as reach.
EDIT: FWIW, Sierra 175gr BTHP match is available at Midwayusa.com right now for a bit over 2 bucks a shot. Not cheap but much better for the use case.
Anybody using 22 creedmoor in the SRS? I'm having terrible feeding issues using 53 vmax bullets. It wants to kick them up and left thus jamming the polymer tip into the end of the barrel shank. Is there a fix or is the geometry just wrong with short bullets?
Have you taken the time to actually look at what’s going on while the round is stripped from the mag? Being single stack mags, everything with the srs feeding should be pretty symmetrical so idk where the leftward shift is coming from. Is it the same with every mag? What’s your oal?
maybe you are moving the bolt to slow and the rifle is tilted to the left
A bit of video might help in the diagnosis. Looks like the round takes a distinctly nose up attitude. Reminds me of trying to feed an empty case in some of my rifles so bullet protrusion from the case may not be sufficient for reliable feeding.
I need to study my mags a little. One does it 5/10 rounds and the other doesn't seem to. But I've only ran 15-20 rounds on that one. This occurred out prairie doggin and I only had the 1 mag.
Looks like a problem or short oal and light bullet not weighing the front of the round down. If you have one mag that feeds better I’d measure the width of the feed lips, compare how high the round protrudes from the top and compare feeding between the two back to back.
I had a mag that did that on a 6.5CM, bullets would nose up and jam. I had to adjust the feed lips "in" slightly to prolong the duration of capture. Not sure about the left issue though....
One mag feeds flawless. The other is 50% jams. I can't see any difference. I'm measuring and finding nothing. Messing with feed lips now.
Figured it out. The good mag sits more proud in the mag well and has a little smoother transition to the feed ramp. But the difference is very small, a few hundredths probably. I've never liked how the mags engage in the mag well. Seems really sloppy.
Yup, sloppy magwell engagement has always been an issue for me too. A little too much tilting the front downward and you get feed issues, so much so that for almost 14 years I just shoot mine often with a tiny bit of upward pressure applied from my arm or hand.
Here's my hillbilly $0 fix. Drill a hole in the back of the mag where the mag meets the rear of the magwell. Put a punch in the hole and pry to bend the metal out a little bit. This puts pressure on the lower back of the mag and tilts the front of the mag up slightly. All you need is a couple hundredths. If you go too far and the mag sticks tight just push the bump back down a little. Worked perfect in shop testing. Needs some hard field use to confirm.
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Why not just superglue a thin piece of plastic instead?
Thought about that. This was way easier and won't come undone. Plus you can modify the amount of tension anytime you want.
Hoping someone here can help. I have a fired case stuck in my 308 SRS A2 (Federal gold medal match). I was trying to troubleshoot a mag issue so I fired it, ejected it, then single loaded the fired brass into the SRS and chambered it with the bolt - everything very nice and smooth. Now the bolt can only go up and down, it can't be pulled back at all. 100% stuck in the closed position.
Any tips on how to get it out? Question #2, why did this happen?
Any tips on how to get it out? Question #2, why did this happen?
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1. Try mortaring it: bolt unlocked, lift rifle above ground (muzzle up), hand on bolt handle, force buttstock quickly into ground (force gets applied to handle). Hopefully momentum helps free the case. The rifle can take the abuse.
2. Carefully use a cleaning rod from the muzzle end to tap on the case. This is less than ideal and unlike the other method, you need to be gentle with this method in order not to damaged the crown of the muzzle.
2. Carefully use a cleaning rod from the muzzle end to tap on the case. This is less than ideal and unlike the other method, you need to be gentle with this method in order not to damaged the crown of the muzzle.
Wouldn't this damage the rifle / bolt / extractor if something is "stuck"? I feel like it's not the case itself that's stuck, because it was just fired and went in smoothly...
Watch Okans srs brutalizing video. Pretty tough rifle, bolt, extractor.
As long as the bolt is unlocked, any rearward motion on the handle or bolt face shouldn't damage the rifle. I've mortared mine a few times over the past 13ish years, and I've seen people do the cleaning rod trick with other files (.50BMG so keep that in mind).
They're just suggestions. You could also take it to a smith to resolve.
NOTE: the remaining strength of the case rim is probably the failure point for you.
They're just suggestions. You could also take it to a smith to resolve.
NOTE: the remaining strength of the case rim is probably the failure point for you.
Test fitting stuff in the custom foam I ordered from mycasebuilder. So far it's like a glove for almost everything. The bendy bits are because I'm messing with putting things like bipods and such into alternate locations. Note, the red topped foam does not fit the factory DT hard case. Turns out that the number of assumptions and guesses was a little high and I used the wrong base case. Now I know for sure which is the right base case so I've taken another run at it but had to reduce the total number of barrels it'll support to 3.
Red top supports up to 5 barrels.
This one will support up to 3 barrels in the factory DT hard case. Still have a lot of verification work to do on it before I order it.
Red top supports up to 5 barrels.
This one will support up to 3 barrels in the factory DT hard case. Still have a lot of verification work to do on it before I order it.
Got it out with a little bit more force. Good to know that the bolt is GTG once unlocked.
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So, I got a little carried away today, called my smith on the way to an estate sale of some gun stuff ( barrels brass powder bullets and scopes) talked with him about doing a 6gt barrel for the DT. He says well i have a 6mm barrel in HV sitting here and it will work. ill double check it and spin it up for you, stop by on your way back. (COOL no shipping or tax for getting a barrel). estate sale has some heavy barrel profiles, 1.30 breach for like 8 inches and grabbed 2, one 6mm 7.3tw and a 30 in 10tw. On the way home ordered a 7mm barrel for a 7 saum ive been holding out on for the DT for a while now. all in all, 4 barrels, a bolt, extension and mag ordered/bought today. 
cant wait to get some stuff for the 6gt and run it
cant wait to get some stuff for the 6gt and run itHeads up the 6gt doesn't eject real well. Shoots great but a good ejector spring and quick bolt manipulation will be your best friendSo, I got a little carried away today, called my smith on the way to an estate sale of some gun stuff ( barrels brass powder bullets and scopes) talked with him about doing a 6gt barrel for the DT. He says well i have a 6mm barrel in HV sitting here and it will work. ill double check it and spin it up for you, stop by on your way back. (COOL no shipping or tax for getting a barrel). estate sale has some heavy barrel profiles, 1.30 breach for like 8 inches and grabbed 2, one 6mm 7.3tw and a 30 in 10tw. On the way home ordered a 7mm barrel for a 7 saum ive been holding out on for the DT for a while now. all in all, 4 barrels, a bolt, extension and mag ordered/bought today.
