WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by sumer » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:18 am

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by winnie_the_pooh » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:32 am

Sumer,

Don't be bowled over by the name.Considering what I have seen having been done to old guns,I would give it a good hard look.
Some have been messed around to the extent of these being unsafe to fire.Ammo for the .375 H&H is hard to come by and is expensive (Rs. 400-500).

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by sumer » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:10 am

@winnie great advice will try to take some more knowledgeable(than me) people with me when i finalize.plan to buy the ammo that i need along with the weapon in one go so shouldnt be a problemwarm regards
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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by MoA » Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:26 am

Go for the .375.. makes a louder noise at weddings.

In the context of India, cant think of anything else to do with that caliber.

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by z375 » Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:41 am

MoA wrote:In the context of India, cant think of anything else to do with that caliber.
Really?? Well, you'd be pleasantly surprised 8)
"With solid bullets on heavy animals such as elephant, rhino and buffalo this power is quite apparent but is not so obvious as when soft-nose bullets are being used, say, lion, particularly when is a case of stopping a charge : the .404 will stop him all right, but will seldom crumple him quite so completely as will the .416" -- John Taylor, Big Game and Big Game Rifles, (Ch. IX)

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by Bespoke » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:59 pm

z375 wrote:
Really?? Well, you'd be pleasantly surprised 8)
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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by MoA » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:49 am

Bespoke wrote:
z375 wrote:
Really?? Well, you'd be pleasantly surprised 8)
+1
Pray tell me what practical use you have found for the 375 in an Indian context.

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by z375 » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:56 am

MoA wrote:
Bespoke wrote:
z375 wrote:
Really?? Well, you'd be pleasantly surprised 8)
+1
Pray tell me what practical use you have found for the 375 in an Indian context.
Well ,my friend if i told you i'd have to kill you,so fervent prayer would do little to save you :mrgreen:
"With solid bullets on heavy animals such as elephant, rhino and buffalo this power is quite apparent but is not so obvious as when soft-nose bullets are being used, say, lion, particularly when is a case of stopping a charge : the .404 will stop him all right, but will seldom crumple him quite so completely as will the .416" -- John Taylor, Big Game and Big Game Rifles, (Ch. IX)

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by peterdk » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:34 pm

any thing you do with a 30-06, you can do with a 375 H&H only with more power behind, so if you have use for a 30-06 you have a use for a 375 H&H :)

any kind of culling of pigs is great with a 375 H&H, also with the added avantage that if you want to hunt in other country's the 375 is about perfect for most hunting in africa, it can be used with great sucess in europe, america and australia. so having a gun that you have used and are proficient in shooting because you have practised with it, would be the most practial of them all.

so the practial application of a 375 H&H is numerous even in india :)

i would rather have more power than needed in any situation than the oppesite, but that is just me :lol:

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by sumer » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:24 pm

The last line says it all life is too short for current iof weapons

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by MoA » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:40 pm

Peter: Hunting is completely banned in India. And I am not sure if you can take it to Africa for a hunt.

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by peterdk » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:50 pm

Moa

yes, you can get an export/import permit for hunting in other countrys, i will possibly be delivering a batch of ammunition in zambia later this year, to a gentleman from india for his safari and he is bringing his own gun from india, the caliber is 500/465 NE

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by MoA » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:57 pm

Could be, not an expert on the Indian export/import laws. In most cases it is simply easier to rent weapons in Africa. I believe someone on this forum followed that route.

The gun still has no practical purpose in India.

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by peterdk » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:41 pm

MoA wrote:Could be, not an expert on the Indian export/import laws. In most cases it is simply easier to rent weapons in Africa. I believe someone on this forum followed that route.

The gun still has no practical purpose in India.
neither has any long gun then, i meant it when i said that anything you can do with a 30-06, can be done with a 375 H&H.

it might be easier to rent a gun when you are there, but then you have a completly new gun in your hands that you have not practised with at all, which is the worst solution of any, especially if you are going for dangerous game.

i amnot trying to pick a fight here but where does the "The gun still has no practical purpose in India" come from, i just dont see the merit in that kind of statment, so please enlighten me

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Re: WJ Geoffrey model 96 .375 mag

Post by winnie_the_pooh » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:21 pm

MoA wrote:The gun still has no practical purpose in India.
Self defence :wink:

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