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Gentlemen,

thank you very, very much for the friendly words and the wishes regarding my health!

I am really sorry to hear about the trigger problem, it was not my intention to send John some scrap !
I hope this trigger can be re-adjusted to function normally.

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Thst is not the case. And I assumed from some of your emails where you referred to the triggers that they must hsve functioned fine when sent. My guess is someone has fiddled with them somewhere in the process of shipping from Germany, storage in UK, shipping from UK, receival in Australia etc. And as such instructions on how to adjust them should return them to the state when sent. And if it doesn't someone here can assist me, and in any case a set trigger on a 9.5mm is a target range luxury most of the time. In the field can be used but only for stationary unaware animals.

Rolf is truly a gentlemen. He invited me to hunt with him a number of years ago. More than a handful of years. Then recently when I was in Romania again. Unfortunately the Roimanian trip was my wife's holiday and also changed from Burma at the last moment, Burma being a bit iffy at the time. Tickets were booked and could not be changed. By my wife and I would have loved to visit Rolf in Bavaria even for a visit. But alas we couldn't change our plans.

I also invited Rolf to visit Australia and hunt water buffalo, or something else, in 2017 but unfortunately he could not make it either.

When funds permit, no doubt I will make it to Europe again one year, and I hope we can meet up. Or here in Australia.

I am going to treasure these rifles. a generous gift. And as I said elsewhere, my aim is to pass these rifles onto a worthy person or persons, oneday, maybe with the rifles history under the butt caps or somewhere. Maybe Rolf knows of the rifles history before they were sent or acquired by him? The worthy persons one day hopefully will have to wait many years.

While there are some issues to solve in reloading these rifles, such as supply of brass and bullets, I do have a supply supplied by Rolf, from the comments these rifles will shoot very well. Just need some care in creating the ammunition, sourcing proper calibre projectiles or bumping up or down other calibres, for the 8mm. The 9.5mm should be a breeze with all the makers needed manufacturing in Australia. Subject to them holding stocks.

In the nmeantime making use of the projectiles and brass supplied will enable some fun.

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The group spread was about 30 centimeters at 100 meters distance for five shots.

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I switched to Reichenberg HDB 160grs solid copper/ open hollow point in .325" and this bullet gave groups below 30mm for 4 shots at 100 meters distance.
The next test was a 196grs Degol SPRN boded core bullet, also in dia. 325", which gave also precise shot groups at 100 meters.

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I loaded the Degol bullets a little bit slow in order not to put too much stress on the rifle, and shot one roe deer buck at about 120 meters (velocity at impact ca. 600 m/s)
The bullet hit exactly where I assumed the buck was standing, but after the shot the buck ran for about 20 meters in a thicket.
We found him dead with a surprisingly good heart shot, but the exit wound was like a pencil like stabbing wound, which suggested that the bullet did not open up.
I made some research and received information that the Degol bonded core bullets are made for heavier game and more target resistance like boars.
Also it would be beneficial for the bullet setup to increase the muzzle velocity.

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I want to thank John for all the work he is doing for the NitroExpress forum and also for his patience in waiting for the rifles !
I am very glad that I found this forum not only for the information about rifles and reloading, but also for the connection to other members like szihn, xausa and kuduae!

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