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458 Win Mag 480 grain RN SN, FMJ 450 No.2 480 grain RN SN, FMJ (takes the same bullet as the 450 NE) 475 No.2 Jeffery (.488 diameter) 500 grain RN SN, FMJ The 475 No.2 Jeffery is the most important to me as it is unique in diameter and my favorite rifle.

The first photo is from a hunt with @HENRY GRIFFITHS SAFARIS back in something like 2005ish. Not a double, but an iron sight Marlin 45-70. Can't recall if I shot off sticks or not, nor the range. The second photo is also with @HENRY GRIFFITHS SAFARIS last year. My iron sight 1910 W.J. Jeffery...

No. Had near zero interest. It is my understanding that the chapter is located in Lafayette. My guess is DSC got the name and location wrong based on the one I tried to establish. That's my guess anyway.

Yep got to do that for sure. They can even break latches inside a checked bag, talented in destruction they sure are.

Welcome @Wildwillalaska from the Kenai Peninsula.

Thanks!

Next week I fly to Joberg, spend the night and then on to Harare. I'm taking my W.J. Jeffery .475 No. 2 Jeffery double and my Holland & Holland 375 H&H. So I needed a light weight ammo crate so I could carry solids and softs for both. I decided on a MTM ACR4-18 Ammo Crate Utility Box that I...

Okay here is the current skinny. It doesn't so much depend of the phone as it does on the Satellite network. Iridium. This is the only Satellite network that has global coverage. Data is for all intents and purposes very slow and limited. Voice quality is poor. Iridium has the most satellites...

I think you’re missing the uniqueness of this gun. Yes it has two locks, but each lock has two separate ignition systems, flintlock and percussion. Take your pick.

@Ridge Runner I was at Friendship at the event you mention back in the 70’s one or two years. That’s where I met a couple of AMM brothers and they invited me to join. You’ve got a great idea there. I’m getting back from Zimbabwe/South Africa on the 9th of June but their calendar shows it goes...

1914 Holland & Holland .375 H&H 1910 WJ Jeffery .475 No. 2 Jeffery 1820ish English Double 20 bore. I have shot it in both Flintlock & Percussion mode. A very unique firearm. Revolutionary war. Carried by a French officer. Two double .50 calibers. One barrel's breech is substantially...

Very cool info, Thanks!

Thanks for the help folks. I've sourced a euro style sling swivel. Appreciate it.

Hoping someone can help me out. I've got a 1914 Holland & Holland 375 H&H. It came with two sling attach points (back bottom of stock and barrel band) but no sling. I purchased a sling and Uncle Mikes Quick Release Sling Swivels. Fit perfect through the attach point on the stock. On the barrel...

1910 WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery The caliber Ian Nyschens said would have been his choice if he could have had anything.

I carry a P-38 all the time every time on my key ring-and will continue to do so. Not once has TSA or any country had anything to say about it. Here is my hilarious WTF story. Early 2000's I'm flying to British Columbia for some Grayling fly fishing. Carrying two boxes of hand tied flys in my...

Courteney’s for me as well. Selous for daily use and two pair of Jameson for hunting.

Know nothing about R8’s but I’ve got a Weatherby 30-378 with a fluted barrel. Cold bore shots will stack on top of each other. Next shots will stack on top of each other as well, just two inches from where the cold bore shot was. No more fluted barrels for me.

Months of the Sun- Ian Nychens (hands down my favorite) The Last Ivory Hunter, saga of Wally Johnson- Peter Capstick (fantastic book, hilarious) The Adventurous Life of a Vagabond Hunter- Sten Cedergren Treks Across the Veld- Theodore J. Waldeck Tall Tales, The Life of a Professional Hunter in...

I only need a leopard to complete the Big 5 and I'd prefer not to sit in a blind over bait. I'll get in touch with Jeff. Thanks @Hunter-Habib

That is so true, and I’m not talking reality TV but rather regular outdoor TV shows from long before the Internet. I was in a number of them and the star of a local one and they did what they had to to “get it in the can”.

Don’t care about hunting a hippo, but yes, an elephant with Jeff Rann is on my list.

Keith Warren had me on a couple of his shows back in the late 80’s or early 90’s. Only spent time with him then but he seemed like a good guy.

The Army taught me to shoot. I taught myself to hunt with a .54 caliber flintlock that I hand carved from a block of walnut, and the barrel I hand swamped with a big file. Did all this over one winter when I think I was about 20, and then succesfully hunted my first buck with it. I remember when...

@375Fox how many ticks can you count in your picture of the coastal area? :) And boy don’t they start abandoning ship in a hurry when the host is dead!

The Eastern Cape is an excellent place for a range finder. My experience included a Vaal Rhebok at under 40 yards (he was walking down a ridge with his lady friends and we were hiding behind a big rock), to 450 for a Common Springbok, and everything in between. If I had to pick an average I’d...

SCI? Yes. But not just SCI. Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation [Life] American Mountain Men [Life] B.A.S.S. [Life] Dallas Safari Club [Life] Game Rangers Association of Africa Gun Owners of America [Life] National Rifle Association [Life Endowment] Professional Hunters Association South Africa...

Give all your trophies away. That's what I did, and someone from AH. Could also do Cabelas or Sportsman's or something like that. Then start all over with different animals. For sure the memories are most important to me, but I do like some fresh "art" to look at.

It's a very strong consideration for me. After my Zim hunt next month a PH friend of mine in South Africa has a couple of ranches he wants to show me. As some of you know I spent 25 days there last year both hunting and seeing what it would be like to live there. I can't help but think "Fortune...

Oh, I bought the Mannlicher 458 out of South Africa and had it shipped to the U.S.

Brother if I could afford a Dozzie I'd buy one for sure!

Speaking of locks. I've never used TSA locks on my ammo cases, just regular key locks. I do have my name and phone number in fairly large letters on the outside of the ammo cases figuring (hoping) if TSA ever had a problem they'd give me a call. Last year flying Delta to Joberg the ticket...

I recently bought a Mannlicher 458 (right here on AH) because Richard Harland used one in the Tsete Fly corridor to kill thousands of elephants and I'd never heard of Mannlicher-Schoenauer. Have yet to shoot it. My hope is to take the Big 5 with at after finishing taking the Big 5 with my .475...

You have a great daughter @62flint And excellent question @Ontario Hunter And a fine bunch of answers from everyone else that I can't add to without copying.

Okay ya caught me. She is actually the younger sister of my PH. She accompanied us on the hunt and did help. And that was my first African animal. BTW you have a nice Kudu there.

My 475 No 2 Jeffery double. I managed to source enough components to load almost 200 rounds so I should be good. If not, then my Mannlicher 458.

In Africa I've hunted with: Black African PH's. Chinese African PH's. White African PH's. You know Africans. There are also Arab African PH's. And Hispanic African PH's. Am I missing anyone? Probably. Hey I've got this wild ass idea. Why don't we make everything merit based. Just realized...

Here’s hoping the Democratic Alliance takes power.

I know these as Spoonbill Catfish. Used to fish for them when I was stationed at Fort Campbell in the '70's. I don't like to eat fish but I thought Spoonbill was excellent, and no bones to worry about.

My double travels assembled in my Pelican case alongside a 375 H&H if primarily a dangerous game hunt, or a 300 Wthby if primarily a plains game hunt. I don’t bring snap caps because almost no one knows what they are and I don’t want to create any questions or confusion.

Kevin, thanks for the tip. I'll be there in late May on my way to/fro Zimbabwe. I'll check them out.

During Vietnam all SF soldiers were given a Rolex with the idea that they would have something to bargain with if they ever needed help.

Rolex has to be the stupidest, lamest company I've ever dealt with. I want a specific Rolex for the wife. The conversation has gone like this: [Big Rolex dealer in Boston] "I can neither confirm nor deny that we have that particular watch in stock," [he actually said that] "You'll have to come...

If memory serves the American Sportsman, besides the show, was also a hunting organization that leased property for its members to hunt, of which I was one, probably in my mid 20’s. We had access to some great land.

I use a full size case. Two rifles if going to Africa. A bolt gun with a scope and a double rifle. If traveling elsewhere in the world then a different bolt gun with scope, no double. Everything stays together. I have different foam cutouts for each configuration. I've traveled this way...

Could it really happen? Crossing fingers and toes.

These gotta go. $130 ea. same shipping terms.

And then of course there is this builder: https://www.wjjeffery.com/500-magazine-rifle

I’ll take the 450 No 2 PM sent