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Re: Lion attack video. Reflex shooting a lion! One wonders what the learning curve is like on that skill.
I had two equipment related questions. Firstly, I did not see any telescopic sights on any of the rifles (may have missed same). Would like to know what sort of iron sights were employed.
Next, the extraction problems. That rifle appeared to have an excellent extractor. What make was that rifle. Was the malfunction caused by handloads or a defective factory cartridge?
There are several important message in the brief video. Thanks for sharing the video with us.
A little more about hunting lion:
A 1.5-3x magnification is O.K. for the visiting hunter but the setting will be on 1.5.
A controlled feed action which the PH will cycle one magazine's rounds through. The minimum calibre is .375 H&H with minimum 300gr soft point bullets.
He must practise before hand to hit a 4" clay target off hand at 50 yards with every shot he takes.
After the scope had been checked for zero he must demonstrate three shots off-hand at 50 yards into 4" until he can do it.
I shall translate the Afrikaans conversations in the video into English in time.
We have a concession for a walk and stalk black maned lion hunt in the Kalahari region of the Northern Cape Province. Beautiful area. I do not allow hangers-on for a lion hunt. One extra man on a Cape buffalo hunt is acceptable.
Thanks. The Newton is coming along well. The video of the lion attack was forwarded too my shooting friends.
The visiting hunter had a telescopic sight AND was allowed to use a tripod. I still would have allowed a 1.5-3x sight but nothing with high magnification. No PH will carry a glass optic on a dangerous game rifle. The sights will invariably be for 50 / 100 / 150 yards. Calibres will either be .375 H&H or .458 Lott , using Musgrave / BRNO / CZ 550 rifles.
The rifle with the extractor problem was a Ruger M77 Africa Model in either .375 Ruger or .416 Ruger. One can speculate a lot about the cause; the bolt lifted easily but the pull back was very heavy.