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Yes, blessed. I used to do something similar on our place years ago. Good targets. We had 200 acres, and I thought it was heaven. 150 yards was a long aim, and when actually shooting paper targets into one of the few ridges, 50 yards was a long shot.

I’ve been lucky replacing the front sight blade on later models Ruger #1. Easier on the new models

Pawn shops in my area have changed over that last 15 years, moving toward black rifles and polymer pistols. Bigger, new shops have opened, always focused on black guns, and a lot of shooting accessories and ammo. I shop these local places for accessories, and some ammo, to support the local...

XS Sights are nice. Using them on a Ruger #1 will take a bit of gunsmithing to drill and tap the rib. An XS sight for Marlin Lever actions is flat bottomed and can be installed with D/T. I had this done on a Ruger Number 1 years ago. While the XS sight is wider than the rib, it still the...

Is BLO, thinned a bit with Odorless Mineral Spirits, a good " refresher" on wood stocks? My Dad used this back in the day. I have a Whitworth Mauser.458 from the early 1980's, the wood could use a little refreshing, as the finish is not damaged anywhere, but just looks dry and dull. Not...

Stock fit for your young shooter is first. Is should be comfortable and their eyes align on the sights naturally, without contortion. Added weight can help, but the gun must be balanced for the shooter. Weight between the hands has been the English way for centuries and it works. When well...

My advice is to buy a .375 H&H, lay in some ammo, or reload, and shoot often (monthly or twice monthly). and Don't Look Back. Learn to shoot this type of rifle. It's not hard. 20 rounds a session is plenty, once you get used to it. A nice fitting rifle helps. I would look at Winchester M70...

This: "It has come down to the fact that if you reload and see the powder that you use sitting on a shelf you better buy it, not in 1 lb. bottles but in the 5 or 8 lb. jugs if they have them." I have 5+ pound jugs of 2 select Rifle powders. Given my "rationalized" rifle culling down to 7...

@EDELWEISS, I appreciate this thread, and your perspective of the history of the Rhodesian wars, the West's insistence, at a governmental level to impose their viewpoint and policies, in a country they no longer have control of or understand facts on the ground. The reality of Whites and Blacks...

Nice looking rifle. Good Luck With The Sale. Somebody here will be interested. A few questions that some potential buyers may have: Is that Swift .505 Gibbs ammo included in the sale? Is that rifle from the CZ Custom Shop, through Triple River Gunsmithing? Any factory and or gunsmith...

Supplement my ignorance. Is that a Cow Buffalo? Or some odd Bull? Still, nice hunting trophy.

I have owned the Synthetic Matte .375 H&H and the M70 Safari Express in .375 H&H and .416 Rem Mag. I think (I cannot provide exact measurements) that the late 1990's Synthetic Matte ,375 H&H had a slightly slimmer barrel, than the Safari Express, like the early 1990's Super Express. The action...

God Bless the Souls of those men and women, the Allied Forces, the occupied French, and those poor bastards in the German Army, Luftwaffe, and Panzers. The definition when SHTF.

It looks like a dovetail type fit front sight. Highly recommend a red fiber optic (or green FO) depending upon your eyes, and we are all unique in that respect. If not a larger white bead. A Ferlach gunmaker should be able to fit a Recknagel (sold in the US by New England Custom Gun). Good...

That's an unusual scope failure, that points to some misalignment of the rings. I suspect due to the machined bridge mounts not in alignment with each other, the barrel or both. I had a CZ 550 in 416 Rigby with this problem. My gunsmith used the alignment bars, as referenced by @Mark A...

While working with a client is Saraland, AL (just north of Mobile), I wandered into a local gun and pawn shop. Holley's Pawn Shop, Saraland, Alabama.One of those local shops, clean nice inventory. lot of blue. wood guns, not all black rifle/pistol stuff. Holley's has a Ruger #1 .275 Rigby...

Welcome, you will find this website entertaining, informative and a great way to exercise your wallet. I live near the Manchac swamp north of lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, plenty of gator hunting and deer. Where abouts do you live?

I'll help you spend your money on a very fine rifle. @flatwater bill has already sweetened the pot with RCBS dies. Graf and Sons has Redding dies and Lee Factory Crimp Die, and Midway USA has Starline Brass. Go ahead and buy it and post some Bison hunt pictures.

I would follow the advice of @Shootist43, @Red Leg, and many others. Try the CZ 550 .375 H&H first in the factory stock. You may find it OK. Stock fit in a big bore rifle, (or Shotgun) is a very personal thing. You can spend a lot of money on a custom stock, and many are excellent. You may...

Yes. The G prefix serial number indicates that. It should be marked on the left side of the barrel, below the folding rear sight,”Made in New Haven Connecticut “

Airline ignorant bastards. Sometimes they just pick out people to mess with. Sounds like you and @Just Gina took it in stride, what you have to do when traveling in a foreign country. Reading all this, does it make sense to check ammunition, separately,in its own locked case, for certain...

Please do post some pictures and stories of game taken.

Nice!

History does not have many proud moments. I truly appreciate you sharing the location of the deportation of some of the Acadians from Nova Scotia during the Grande Derangement. My sister and I are continuing to study this history, geography, and genealogy, following our parents and...

Thank you for posting a fine collection. All very nice classic rifles, but the three Rigby's, like a beautiful, elegant woman, all captivate me. Very nice.

The stories and experiences from a past time in Africa, of capable men are important. We only have a bit of history, thankfully some captured in video, the rest in print. Books I have and read again and again. Mr. Selby shooting dove with a double at 80+ years old was fun to watch. I was...

Buy now. If it a Classic Super Express, with a New Haven serial number and markings, a Monte Carlo, stock, a soldered barrel swivel, not a barrel band, and fold down rear sight, that is a mid 1990s rifle. These are nice. I’ve owned a .375 and .458 of this series before Winchester went to the...

Well, I glad you understand my " superior intelligence and breeding." That's why I stay away from moonshine, and prefer Crown Royal, as many folks in South Louisiana do. Canadian whiskey makes sense here since so many of us and descendants were refugees from Nova Scotia, having learned the...

Well, I'm throwing a card on the table, like a New Orleans gambler. I'm not a .243 fan, having owned exactly one rifle, a Remington 700 .243. Didn't like the rifle, and it went down the road. Still have the dies and brass. I keep thinking about the cartridge, and maybe a Ruger 77 or a...

This is clearly a CRF. And an excellent one with the QA/QC of the Winchester factory in SC. They feed flawlessly, at least in my experience.

This is an excellent deal. Having owned a few Winchester rifles built in 1980s through the mid 2010s, my understanding, by the markings and serial number range, this is a BACO USA made Safari Express, built in the Winchester/FN factory in Columbia South Carolina, before Winchester moved final...

Very much interested in hearing ( no pun intended) from experienced members on hearing protection, and usefulness of devices.

I laughed out loud at that. Mine is just a Whitworth .458 WM, that just fits me perfectly. My wife now understands, it took her awhile.

Excellent advice. I had forgotten that I did use mica in the case neck. Also used the Lee FCD.

Disagreements foster discussions among gentlemen. I respect your viewpoint regarding full length versus neck sizing only. So merit to this but maybe not all applications. My view is that every cartridge I load is within minimum SAAMI specs, to work in any rifle. When I owned 2 different .416...

Welcome aboard to the best website for all things hunting Africa. many experienced folks here. I have owned and reloaded for two different .416 Rigby's, a CZ 550 and a Ruger RSM over a 10-year period with about 400 rounds downrange. Great cartridge. You will become aware of a new realm of...

Now that is a challenge. Perhaps more shooters should be humbled. I know I would be.

As Heym builds their rifles ( pre-Martini as well) with actions and magazine boxes specifically for each cartridge, the feeding geometry is correct. Made to function correctly and not jam. I’m not sure about prices in Europe, but in the USA or Canada, that is a steal.

Nice! Thanks for the info, looks like a Leupold 2.5x great eye relief. Nice touch to have your great uncle’s name engraved.

Reminds me of a funny incident at the LGS in South Carolina 29 years ago. The shop is a pawnshop, but often had many interesting guns. The owner was a gun guy. I asked “ Do you have any Ruger 77 Internationals? The clerk, a guy I regularly dealt with, was puzzled. I said “You know with a...

Very nice. A CZ 550 action worked over by a good gunsmith is an excellent rifle. Please share more details of the build. Regarding reloading, if you choose, BPI Shot Buffer is a great choice to make consistent, lower pressure loads, in the large Weatherby case, 500 grain bullets at 2150...

I saw (briefly) that Cabela's had a short run of the M77 Hawkeye African, in 30-06, that came out in circa 2008. And by brief, I mean only saw 2. I think they were probably "Sales Samples" meant for select executives from Cabela's. Before all the corporate nonsense, acquisitions, and...

Well, you have more range than I do, at home! A Picnic table, and a 3-step ladder is pretty good for field testing (using a small sandbag and proper sling technique). Shot with this and compared to my bench results. I am not a Bullseye shooter, just want field hunting accuracy. Works. I...

Another mystery in the overseas made scope world. Looks like as Asian made scope, and some Japanese, Taiwanese scopes were pretty good back in the day. Some were not. Fixed powers, OK, Variables, roll the dice. Any markings on the underside of the turrets? Some will be marked "Made in Japan...

I used the bore sighting method for my 450/400 double. I placed a 2" diameter white cap from a sports drink bottle, 20 yards away. Set in a sturdy shooting vise, i aligned the right barrel on the cap, then adjusted the red dot (Trijicon RMR) on the cap. At the range, I shot at 25 yards, was...

Winchester Large Rifle Magnum Primers WLRM. Available here. They work. Federal 215s are excellent but haven't been able to buy them in over 5 years.

Lee-Speeds are really interesting rifles. I have a Lee-Enfield "sporter" a friend gave me, have been thinking about having it customized like a "Lee-Speed" version. It handles and shoots really well, I think the stock dimensions work.

@Hunter-Habib, thank you for posting such excellent information about BSA rifles. Over the years, I have come to respect these. Your text pictures, I think are from Frank de Haas, "Bolt Action Rifles", an excellent source. My first encounter with BSA rifles, was in high school, at a long-gone...

400 grain .458 SP, for lighter loading (2250 fps in .458 WinMag.)

Post it! It will sell here.