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Nakihunter
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions
21/10/07 08:01 PM

Hi John, My name is Ashok. I was born in India & now am a Kiwi for the last 15 years. I am a new member on this site. My dad was a forestry & widlife manager from 1947 to 1983. He was a passionate hunter turned conservationist & was the Chief Wildlife warden of Tamil Nadu state in South India for a while. He shot 2 tigers in 1952 & 53 - he used an Astra 12 bore hammer gun (new) with "lethal ball" Elley ammo. Both were females at 9ft 6in "between pegs". They were killing cattle belonging to the forestry staff & dad had to either shoot them or see them poisoned (pesticide in the kill) by the locals. I still have old photos but the skins were not well preserved. He also bought a 423 Mauser (10.75X68) FN rifle in 1957 (after I was born). He shot 2 leopards with that rifle - both big males 7ft 6in "between pegs" which was considered a great trophy even then. One skin was ruined in transit & the other still hangs on the wall of a cousin's house (it was gifted to my grand dad & then it went down the line of male heirs!). This was done by the famous taxidermists Van Ingins of Mysore.

Let me confess that I am not at all experienced in the above subject but have been passionate about it since I was 12 years old, when dad sold his firearms in 1968!

Your stock looks stunning & I would suggest the following calibers only because they are what dad's friends used in the mid tom late 60's before all legal hunting stopped in India. The bolt action rifles I can remeber are 375H&H, 404 Jeffrey, 318 WR (I know an old friend from college who has one & I haven't seen him for 30 years - may be I should call on him!), 423 Mauser, 416 Rigby and the 9.5X57 Mannlicher Schoenauer (375 express). This was the era after Jim Corbet & he used double rifles for most of his tiger shooting. I had never heard of the 9.3s in India (though I bought a Simson & sohon here in NZ & am having it refurbised). My caliber for nostalgia would be either the 318WR or the 404 Jeffrey. I still hope to track down dad's 423 some day! He is now 83 & not too well, but still congratulated me on my nice black bnear (brown phase) I got last month in BC.

Good luck on your project.

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"Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	22/09/07 02:01 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	1980E26	21/10/07 11:10 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Nakihunter	21/10/07 08:01 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	22/10/07 12:23 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Peterb	02/11/07 03:38 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Nakihunter	02/11/07 05:05 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	10/11/07 06:00 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	1980E26	21/10/07 11:07 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	mehulkamdar	25/09/07 12:11 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	ALAN_MCKENZIE	25/09/07 08:22 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	07/10/07 02:12 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	dons	07/10/07 08:17 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	07/10/07 02:22 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Classic416	08/10/07 07:02 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	09/10/07 02:11 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	dons	23/09/07 08:18 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	CptCurl	25/09/07 11:47 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Yochanan	22/09/07 06:46 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	szihn	22/09/07 07:34 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	DarylS	22/09/07 03:22 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	dons	22/09/07 10:01 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	333_okh	19/11/07 08:47 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	13/06/11 02:47 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	FATBOY404	13/06/11 04:57 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	kamilaroi	13/06/11 09:40 PM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	kamilaroi	14/06/11 09:28 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	14/06/11 07:37 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	13/05/16 01:27 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	13/05/16 01:32 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	gryphon	13/05/16 03:43 AM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	15/05/16 01:42 PM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Yochanan	15/05/16 06:42 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	15/05/16 07:45 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	metal	15/05/16 08:41 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Yochanan	15/05/16 09:03 PM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	DarylS	22/05/16 02:04 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Vladymere	22/05/16 02:26 PM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	01/06/16 03:20 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Homer	01/06/16 05:21 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	02/06/16 12:36 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Yochanan	02/06/16 03:39 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	gryphon	02/06/16 06:44 AM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	metal	02/06/16 06:39 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	gryphon	02/06/16 06:47 PM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	375Brno	06/06/16 06:13 PM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	06/06/16 07:08 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	06/06/16 07:10 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Homer	08/06/16 05:53 PM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	09/06/16 08:41 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	02/03/20 05:27 AM
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Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	NitroX	29/03/20 11:43 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	DarylS	29/03/20 05:36 AM
Re: "Tiger" M98 rifle - need suggestions	Ash	29/03/20 11:51 AM
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