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I looked at those a bit Tanks after seeing some of the posts on here about the B&M mags. I'm still looking to determine whether I think they're suitable, since the 458 and 500 B&M SHORT Mags built on the WSM's seem to be a long stretch behind the 458 & 500 B&M mags built on the RUM's. Still...

Thanks fellas for all of the advice. I've pretty well settled myself back to a 458WM for the extra bullet weight, but I know ~10-15yrs ago it didn't have a good following. I've also gotten a little "spooked" by these posts on here - by fellas that have more experience on African Game than I'll...

A lot of you fellas have been helping me out on my thread about Ruger Guide Guns, so please forgive my duplication here. That discussion definitely helped me iron out my direction for the 338wm as PGR, but I thought I'd ask specifically about the 416Rug vs. the 458WM in standard length actions...

To clarify- we won't be hauling un-mounted barrels into Africa, just two complete rifles. For Africa, we'd have a 338WM PGR and a 458WM (or 416Rug) DGR. The spare barrels will stay home. When we get back to Flatlandia where we don't need as much firepower, I can twist on the smaller bore tubes...

I may be changing my own mind about the Guide Gun and leaning more towards a straight Hawkeye instead. By the time I true up the actions, I'll have to set back the barrels and rechamber even the factory barrels, so I might as well slap on custom barrels for all 4 cartridges. It's starting to...

I overlooked this sub-forum and posted the same question in the "Firearms and Ammunition" forum last week, so I apologize first for my oversight, secondly for my repost, and third, for asking such rudimentary questions! SO... I'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction and get me...

Thanks for the reply, Rick. I'm just starting down this road, so any info I can gather is good info! I've considered the "meet & greet" service even for rifles, but I haven't seen info yet on typical expense for this? I'm still riding the learning curve for killing performance of this 357/44...

Nobody has said it yet, but when I asked the question about building a Rem 700 DGR, the unanimous response was to use a CRF rather than the PF 700. I'm prone to believe there's a reason that controlled round feeders are recommended, so that's what I would weigh into this decision - or rather...

I'm looking for advice and wondering about complications in hunting Africa with a handgun? While I've hunted North American game with all manners of legal archery and firearms equipment, I've generally considered myself a rifleman above all others. However, in reviewing my track record, if I'm...

Yeah, I know it's a bit of a different type of question and a different type of project, and I have no doubt that I'll end up with a pair of custom rifles worth less than used factory rifles - and I'm ok with that. Some of us have as much fun building/rebuilding the rifles as we do shooting them...

I hope it didn't sound like I meant I was planning to barrel a Guide Gun in 458Lott, like you said, it doesn't fit. I DID mention that I reamed a 458WM M77MKII Magnum about 15yrs ago to accept 458Lott, and I was a BIG FAN of the Lott, but that's not a possibility for this project. You mentioned...

Thanks Tanks, I kinda expected at least ONE response of "300 + 458," and I've definitely been rolling that one around in my head. It definitely adds a bit of a twist for me when I think about this - or maybe it makes my life easier. Considering the cartridge family I've been looking at, the...

Sorry if this gets kicked around a lot - I tried the search function and didn't come up with much... I posted a while back about I'm no stranger to big bore rifles, but I'm looking to build a new one soon (starting in spring, I suppose), I've owned a couple 375H&H's, a 416Rig, 458WM, and a...

I'd tend to agree, in my past rifles, I favored a Rigby over a .416rem, but for this one, I'm planning a "switch barrel rig" so it'll be more useful for me in the US after Africa (or hopefully BETWEEN trips). Re barreling down to .338wm or .300wm, or 7mmRM is pretty straight forward for the...

I'm not a "big guy" either, at 5'10" and a muscled 195lbs... But I haven't had issues with the .458Lott, .416Rig, or .375H&H - given a proper recoil pad on the buttstock. Haven't played with a .460Wby though. I also agree that muzzle brakes are four letter words - except for on target or...

I haven't really spelled it out but definitely don't take me wrong as to why I "don't seem to like cz, ruger, or Winchester actions/rifles." For this project, I'm hoping to buy a new rifle/action. My beef with the Win 70 has nothing to do with the action, everything to do with the...

I'd honestly prefer to just haul ONE rifle, just from the weight bearing perspective if nothing else. But, I also don't want to end up with a tanked out, rifle-shaped paperweight 4000miles from my spare. If I DO take a second, I'd plan on something like you suggested, a big 458Lott or .416Rem...

I'm actually a massive Ruger fan, even if I rarely shoot their rifles anymore since most of my rifle shooting is long range varminting or benchrest competitions where push feeds rule. My "go-to" North American big game rifle is a .30-06 Ruger M77 Mark II that I'm actually rebuilding this spring...

Reluctant to adopt? So the Ruger 375R and 416R are built on .30-06 actions. I have been worried that these magnum cartridges would beat up a standard action, and that they might have been ill-advised... BUT, I'd love to have someone prove me wrong!!! I have an old M77 Mark II in .30-06...

The Rugers were my favorite of the 4 DGR's I've owned, but I've had enough nervousness about Ruger's tiny recoil lug and enough frustration bedding Ruger's "crooked" action screw that I've turned away from it for this DGR. Plus, it seems quite difficult to find Magnum actions from Ruger these...

New to the forum, hoping I can get REAL advice about an upcoming hunt, cutting through the gun mag and internet safari expert dogma that seems to run rampant everywhere else online! I'll apologize in advance if this topic gets kicked around too often here, I did a few different forum searches...