share your Safari/Alaskan style rifles
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troy fairweather
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Haha Doomed, gotta love the old winchesters. I really like 375s to. I've been trying to find a p14-m17 action to build a nice 375 but they seem to of dried up. Guess I'd have to find a different action, the 9.3x62 on the 09 Argentine will be right up there in power and coolness.
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Some beautiful rifles here! Here is my Zastava .458 WM. With cast bullets and some judicious handloading I can make it a very versatile North American hunting rifle.
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troy fairweather
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The pigs really rooted up that field, nice rifle. What bullets is that?
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Thanks!
Cast 485 grain from Gardener's Cache.
tark
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Now THAT'S a wedding gift!!
My shoulder hurts just looking at that butt plate.Is that actually your gun? You got plenty of ammo for that thing? I do and I've never owned one Two boxes of Hornady 300 Gr. and a box of Old West Scrounger, also 300 Gr. The Hornady's are marked $39.95. They are still taped shut. I got them for ten bucks a box after I convinced the store owner he was NEVER gonna sell them. The OWS box was given to me.
You want some? I'll part with the Hornady's but I'll keep the OWS box, it's part of my display. I'll give you a price you won't believe, my usual Santa Clause Discount Rate. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.
John,
First, again thank you for making that ammunition available to me. I shot 10% of it today. This is a 8” cardboard circle. I believe the results speak for themselves.
Kevin
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The above referenced ammunition is the 405 WCF Hornady load, a jacketed 300 grain soft point bullet at 2200 fps.
The group shown above is one magazine. The target was placed at roughly 125 yards. By the time I got back to the firing point, the target was difficult to see. The group can be covered by a 3x5 index card.
Kevin
The above referenced ammunition is the 405 WCF Hornady load, a jacketed 300 grain soft point bullet at 2200 fps.
The group shown above is one magazine. The target was placed at roughly 125 yards. By the time I got back to the firing point, the target was difficult to see. The group can be covered by a 3x5 index card.
Kevin
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Sponsor- Hey Sarduy, want to go to Alaska for a hunt
Me- Yes!
Sponsor- Ok grab only one rifle.
Me- Say no more…
The Rifle: Remington 700 7mm Rem Mag
Me- Yes!
Sponsor- Ok grab only one rifle.
Me- Say no more…
The Rifle: Remington 700 7mm Rem Mag
Kano383
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CZ 550, .458 Lott. Barrel cut to 20", 6 rounds in the magazine, rear peep sight, front fiber optic. All the front sights available have flimsy rings around the fiber rod, I got tired of them breaking so I cut my own. Never had a problem since.
Ramp polished and reshaped, action polished, all the parts sliding against each other have been mated and polished. Stock reshaped, hollowed for balance. Limbsaver recoil pad, covered in pigskin (that one's worn out now...). Lots of work by a real gunmaker, all things that are not seen but do the work. No checkering, the finish is linseed oil with carnauba wax, doesn't slip even when wet.
The discoloration around the barrel is where I keep 10"-12" of electrical tape so I can cut off pieces to cover the muzzle, keeps dirt out when crawling. The short length of rail is for the flashlight, invaluable when dealing with grumpy things at night.
The rounds are loaded with 485gr Woodleigh Hydro, I'm not using anything else anymore: these bullets have incredible performance, they blow holes in soft tissue better than premium softs, and plow straight through everything else, like nothing else I've ever tried. Best buffalo medicine you can get, period.
This rifle is light and trim, very fast, perfect for big game. Not pretty, but a good tool for a good job.
Ramp polished and reshaped, action polished, all the parts sliding against each other have been mated and polished. Stock reshaped, hollowed for balance. Limbsaver recoil pad, covered in pigskin (that one's worn out now...). Lots of work by a real gunmaker, all things that are not seen but do the work. No checkering, the finish is linseed oil with carnauba wax, doesn't slip even when wet.
The discoloration around the barrel is where I keep 10"-12" of electrical tape so I can cut off pieces to cover the muzzle, keeps dirt out when crawling. The short length of rail is for the flashlight, invaluable when dealing with grumpy things at night.
The rounds are loaded with 485gr Woodleigh Hydro, I'm not using anything else anymore: these bullets have incredible performance, they blow holes in soft tissue better than premium softs, and plow straight through everything else, like nothing else I've ever tried. Best buffalo medicine you can get, period.
This rifle is light and trim, very fast, perfect for big game. Not pretty, but a good tool for a good job.
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Wow, that’s not a big game rifle, that’s naval artillery!
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How does the lott feed I've read some of the cz 550s in 458 and Lott can have some problems. Really wish I would have gotten on in 375 or 416. I don't know why cz has stopped making the 550 it one of the most popular guns in Africa and sold well here, hope maybe there just updating or something but I don't think they are.
Kano383
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This one feeds perfectly, any type of bullet, and both Lott and Win Mag ammo. The ramp and rails have been contoured and polished, the action has been worked on to be absolutely reliable and smooth, that rifle was meant from the beginning to be a backup rifle for dangerous game hunts.
Some CZ in .458 WM can have problematic feeding due to the fact that they use the same length mag box as the .375, which is too long for the standard .458 WM, but it can be easily corrected by anyone knowing what he's doing.
CZ 600 and 550 series were notorious for leaving the factory still rough on the inside, but the steel and heat treatment are very high quality, and with just a couple of hours of finishing work you end up with a very slick action. They're the favorite rifle of many African PHs because they're totally reliable, and built like tanks. Every part is sturdy, all steel, hardened.
Some years ago I had to inspect heaps of old rifles slated for destruction. There were hundreds of them, many a century old. There were around 50 CZ in various calibers and models, and some 30 Winchester 70. These rifles had been used extensively by villagers, security guards, poachers, and had been used and abused in ways you wouldn't imagine. The vast majority of the CZ were still usable. Not a single one of the Winchester had survived in firing conditions.
Your 9.3x62 is an excellent caliber, it can do the same work as a .375 in a lighter rifle. On paper the .375 looks better, but I've never met a buffalo who could tell the difference...
For your sights, NECG peep sights are the way to go. Sturdiest sights on the market, absolute top notch quality, they're made by Recknagel in Germany. A peep with a front fiber optic is the fastest sight outside of red dot optics, and a peep won't give you problems as your eyes age, unlike standard blade iron sights.
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Ya I would not mind running a necg peep until I have money for a half decent scope. Aren't necg 3 potions safety made by recknagel, it's above my budget but the others I see have mixed reviews.
I've always wanted a 9.3 I've read about it in many books and really interested me. I like the 375 but in the mauser action I have the 9.3 is just perfect. With I can get the 5th round in the magazine tho, I'll have to research more on how I can get it to hold and feed 5.
Every time I've got the money for the barrel bills come up, hope to get it ordered by new years, then the stock next.
I’ve got a 375 A.I cut chamber- I use 375 Weatherby brass (A little more fps) and can shoot the 375 H&H. From 30/06 180gr type of trajectory for normal hunting to Solids against the Big dangerous type, I can see why the 375 H&H has been around so long and can hunt the world.
Kano383
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NECG are the Recknagel importer in the US, most of the "European" parts they have come from there. Check the ERA/Recknagel catalog and compare...
To get 5 rounds in the mag, the stock has to be cut for that. The mag well has to be deeper, which implies that the trigger guard and mag bottom plate will be further away from the action. It doesn't take much: CZs usually take 5 rounds, mine is just a couple of mm deeper than standard, and this gives it enough room to fit the 6th round in. The other solution is a custom bottom plate, deeper and sitting proud of the stock, but IMO this doesn't look nice and feels odd in the hand when carrying the rifle.
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troy fairweather
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I'll have to shim the bottom metal and see what that does.
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Area 419 brake/suppressor.......dunno about the rest.
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