Show me your dangerous game rifles

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Walkalong said:
Ruger M-77 .458 Win Mag.

I wish I could still see well enough to use it with irons. No, I won't be going to Africa with it,
but it's fun to shoot, and it dropped a nice boar like it had been hit by the hammer of Thor.
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I regret not buying the one a closing gun shop here had, it was one of the one's with Caucasian walnut. Could have got it for under $700.
 
Offfhand said:
Don't ask why ayone would have three .458 Win Mags, but here they are: At bottom is the one I took on first African hunt many years ago, built on surplus FN M-98 dressed up with pretty Pachmayer stock. Center is full blown custom job by Pete Grisel on M-70 action with drop-box magazine. Top is Ruger 77 I bought because of pretty wood. I previously had another Ruger 77 .458 that I gave to PH after very successful hunt, which my wife is holding in pic.View attachment 1087899 View attachment 1087900 View attachment 1087905
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All, very nice rifles!
 
Offfhand said:
Don't ask why ayone would have three .458 Win Mags, but here they are: At bottom is the one I took on first African hunt many years ago, built on surplus FN M-98 dressed up with pretty Pachmayer stock. Center is full blown custom job by Pete Grisel on M-70 action with drop-box magazine. Top is Ruger 77 I bought because of pretty wood. I previously had another Ruger 77 .458 that I gave to PH after very successful hunt, which my wife is holding in pic.View attachment 1087899 View attachment 1087900 View attachment 1087905
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The one in the middle has really special stock grain!
 
I think I read through all 4 pages of this thread so far, or at least skimmed in part. I was surprised to see not one 416 Remington. A semi-recent article by Boddington made me think these were almost as common as the 375 H&H.

I am also in the early stages of building a 9.3x62 on a 1903 action. I've got a 35 Whelen and a few 8mm (.323) rifles as well but nothing larger at the moment.
 
citizenconn said:
Do y'all ever have any credible panther sightings in your area of Florida? We have had a couple of 200+ lb Cougar sightings in the Northern part of Texas not too far from where my parents live, with one being run over on the highway unfortunately.

But I remember when I was a kid in the early and mid 70s, there was an old old man who lived next to my great aunt and uncle in San Angelo, TX, and he trapped wild animals for a living, particularly wild cats. He kept them in cages in his backyard and I remember him letting me get close to the cage of a panther he has trapped out in West Texas. It was the wildest, most feral thing I had ever seen, and I have no doubt it could have killed me with a flick of its paw if given the opportunity.

Now I imagine those cats can be dispatched with something far less than a dangerous game rifle, but not by me, I'll tell you that. If I see one in the wild, I'm knocking my hunting partner down and running the other way.

I live close to a long creek surrounded by a vast greenbelt running through Houston, and several times have looked out the back window and seen large Bobcats sunning themselves on the apron of my pool. I sure as heck haven't gone out to shoo them off. Live and let live, I say.
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No, I'm in NW Fl- about 1 hour east of Mobile, Al. The painters are mostly concentrated south of Naples, although there are occasional unconfirmed sightings of supposedly extinct jagarundis and there are lots of bobcats around here- both harmless.
 
I didn't own it, but my favorite dangerous game gun was a M-2 50 Cal. Machine gun. Sorry just had to throw that in. I know that it is not a sporting rifle.
 
FL-NC said:
No, I'm in NW Fl- about 1 hour east of Mobile, Al. The painters are mostly concentrated south of Naples, although there are occasional unconfirmed sightings of supposedly extinct jagarundis and there are lots of bobcats around here- both harmless.
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I might try to meet, the next time I visit my kin in Mobile. I have a sister in Pensacola, too.
 
1948CJ2A said:
I think I read through all 4 pages of this thread so far, or at least skimmed in part. I was surprised to see not one 416 Remington. A semi-recent article by Boddington made me think these were almost as common as the 375 H&H.

I am also in the early stages of building a 9.3x62 on a 1903 action. I've got a 35 Whelen and a few 8mm (.323) rifles as well but nothing larger at the moment.
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I think most of us own our "dangerous game" rifles more for enjoyment than actual use on said game.

The 416 Rem is more of a stopping rifle than it is a general purpose large game rifle making it a little less common for guys not explicitly looking for such. It also doesn't fit in a 30-06 length action, and so far I think most of the bolt guns posted on here aren't 375 length, So going with a 458 Winchester also makes a bit more sense.

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Id bet @Offfhand has at least some kinda 416........and id bet it gorgeous......
 
CraigC said:
Ever have a religious experience just handling a firearm?
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Sure have. I have held in my hands a James Purdey & Sons 4 bore double rifle. The rifle weighed around 20 pounds. Only a handful were made. It was owned by Ray Meyer, who has long since left us. Ray hunted extensively in Africa and was a good friend of Elmer Keith's. The picture was taken in the mid 80s when I was a LOT younger. :what: BTW, Ray also owned that Thomas bland 4 bore that broke my collar bone.

And he owned another double rifle that gave me goose bumps just looking at it. It was an Army/Navy .577 3" Nitro Express. The Army/Navy guns were big game hunting rifles that were gifted to high ranking officers in the Colonial days, when "The sun never set on the British Empire." They were manufactured by the various high end British gunmakers. They were unmarked with the manufacturers name, I suppose to prevent any squabbling over who got a Purdey and who only got a Thomas Bland. Ray showed me where and what to look for because of differences in finish and polishing techniques. The one I held was made by Holland & Holland. I don't have a pic of that one, but I did get the honor and privilege (and pain) of shooting it. It definitely let you know about it when you pulled the trigger.
 

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tark said:
Sure have. I have held in my hands a James Purdey & Sons 4 bore double rifle. The rifle weighed around 20 pounds. Only a handful were made. It was owned by Ray Meyer, who has long since left us. Ray hunted extensively in Africa and was a good friend of Elmer Keith's. The picture was taken in the mid 80s when I was a LOT younger. :what: BTW, Ray also owned that Thomas bland 4 bore that broke my collar bone.

And he owned another double rifle that gave me goose bumps just looking at it. It was an Army/Navy .577 3" Nitro Express. The Army/Navy guns were big game hunting rifles that were gifted to high ranking officers in the Colonial days, when "The sun never set on the British Empire." They were manufactured by the various high end British gunmakers. They were unmarked with the manufacturers name, I suppose to prevent any squabbling over who got a Purdey and who only got a Thomas Bland. Ray showed me where and what to look for because of differences in finish and polishing techniques. The one I held was made by Holland & Holland. I don't have a pic of that one, but I did get the honor and privilege (and pain) of shooting it. It definitely let's you know about it when you pulled the trigger.
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Tark, your description of the Army Navy branded rifles is only partially correct. Army Navy was a large import company in India during the days of the empire.

Army Navy firearms were imported from various makers as you stated for sale in the Indian market. They were not a company that specifically “gifted” firearms to high ranking officers. They were a full up importation and sales company of all types of goods from England to India.

The firearms imported were generally field grade with minimal engraving. One of the most common engravings was a rather pathetic tiger on one side and either a very simple elephant or water Buffalo on the other. Army Navy rifles were almost always box locks built with very plain wood. They were meant to be inexpensive rifles for the working class hunter of the British Indian Empire.

The name Army Navy came from the two founders of the import company. One had served in the Army the other in the Navy.
 
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yes, CZ 550 in 375 H&H. i have shot over 50 animals with it. most of the meat went to the natives free of charge and none was wasted.
 

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H&Hhunter said:
Tark, your description of the Army Navy branded rifles is only partially correct. Army Navy was a large import company in India during the days of the empire.

Army Navy firearms were imported from various makers as you stated for sale in the Indian market. They were not a company that specifically “gifted” firearms to high ranking officers. They were a full up importation and sales company of all types of goods from England to India.

The firearms imported were generally field grade with minimal engraving. One of the most common engravings was a rather pathetic tiger on one side and either a very simple elephant or water Buffalo on the other. Army Navy rifles were almost always box locks built with very plain wood. They were meant to be inexpensive rifles the working class hunter of the British Indian Empire.

The name Army Navy came from the two founders of the import company. One had served in the Army the other in the Navy.
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Thanks for the corrections, H&H hunter. I was going on near 40 year old memories of my conversation with Ray. Obviously I got a few things wrong.
 
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