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Good flight just pay the man for comfort seating if your over six foot

I've found them quick friendly and welcome you as a visitor. If your a resident returning to South Africa think of process you go through returning to your homeland

Four trips from Calgary to Saltlake or Minneapolis then Atlanta to Johannesburg all went fine going luggage ( rifle ) late by one day on two trips thanks to homeland security overwhelmed in Atlanta but received the OK for both trips at home airport not Calgary ( they forwarded them no cost )...

Welcome to AH Just remember once you go you will start planning next trip before your home

Thank you Will give it a try

Good to see you here Buff in my avatar taken with SA Savanna hunting been back to hunt with a great outfit 4 times planning next trip #5 Best wishes Coonie and welcome

Have fun with it mine use to groupe under a inch at 100 if I did my part with iron sights 2 inch Nothing beats practice with your big bores

Weight on my 500 Jeffery 9.5 lbs a little light for that caliber but very manageable Will add some weight as long as balance can be maintained, quick pointing more important than loosing handling qualities

Sako 85 Brownbear available in 416 Rigby and 500 Jeffery now

500 Jeffery

May I ask what bullet and powder weight used if you would be so kind. Rod

What are you going to hunt with your 500? Buff again and if savings allow maybe an elephant

sorry for the double pic post

I t was brisk with factory Sako ammo but not horrible recoil was a bit less than my 458 Lott. here are pictures of Sako 85 in 500 jeffery, store also has two 416 Rigbys in store

Will try and post pictures of Sako 85 after range visit I expect it will be a bit lively lol

Just picked up Sako Brown Bear in 500 Jeffery today three down plus one up the spout. Nice rifle I'm thinking a little light at 9 and a half pounds without any rounds in rifle. Laminated brown stock cut off stock recoil pad and added full 1 inch pad to give 14.25 inch length of pull. Will take...

I just purchased Hornady 404 brass with no real problems here in Canada

built mine on a Winchester 70 controlled round feed that was a 416 rem mag . Outside of mag box two little bumps need to be ground off then it's three down and one in chamber.

Planning trip #5 for next year

Planning next trip

I have 1x4 number 4 crosshairs green dot on my Winchester 70 in 404 Jeffery Has withstood 300 rounds fired now and one trip for Cape buffalo and eland Looking for a couple more for next rifles in 458 Lott and 500 Jeffery

I found 2300 worked in my rifle 24 " Bbl giving sub moa results

Trijicon 1x4 with german #4 green dot works like a charm on my 404 jeffery approaching 300, 2300 FPS round through rifle with no problems holding zero. Mounted on Win 70 with Talley bases and QD rings

From 24" Bbl on winchester 70 action 450 Woodleigh soft CCI 200 primer with 83.0 gr of H4350 mv =2325 400 gr Barnes TSX and 400 solids loaded with Federal 215 primer And 81.0gr of Vith 550 mv =2300 100 yd zero drops 8" at 200 yds took eland at 200 and Buffalo at twenty yards with barnes tsx

I agree with you they also want your friends to come and hunt with them

September 2013 Used to take eland @200 yds Cape buffalo @ 20 yds 400 TSX @ 2300 fps

Taken with Winchester mod 70 in 404 Jeffery hand load 400gr TSX MVP 2300 @ 20 yards SASavannah Hunting

Eland bull taken at 200 yards with 404 Jeffery

please enter me

thanks it's also a shooter just got back from range 4 rounds in a 4 leafe clover moved up 1 " and 3 shots under an inch this with 450 Woodleigh and h4305 mv 2160 8 (fps deviation)

Zebra taken June 2012

male Zebra Rifle Blaser R93 300wsm

warthog

Waterbuck

Finished rifle

Project compleat 2000.00 plus rifle cost (416 rem safari 1200.00) with sights and barrel band fo sling with talley mounts and quick detach 30mm rings powder coated iron gray action and Bbl 24 Pacnor total weight with trijicon 1x4 German #4 Is 10 lbs So same cost as new CZ 550 here, but really...

Do it I'm rebarreling a 416 rem mag to 404 Jeffery You may want a slightly heavier barrel profile foe weight but it is doable