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I am only selling this AHR 500 Jeffery because I bought a Sterling Davenport 500 Jeffery. Priced to sell - $8,500 plus shipping. FFL to FFL Flawless 100% feeding from a vertical stack magazine. Wayne's early Custom built in 2008 - Custom Stock added in 2011 - Never hunted, MINT condition safe...

A-Square .577 Tyrannosaur - Hannibal rifle package FOR SALE Hello all, Only 12 original A-Square T-Rex rifles were made for the U.S. market. - In the last couple of years one sold at auction for over $26,000. (see the auction link below) I am offering a package deal for only $16,500...

A Custom built FN in 458 Win Mag - Awesome 458 Win Mag is my second most favorite caliber. (only surpassed by my 416 caliber rifles) This my 7th rifle in 458 Win Mag. I'm still trying to research the maker. If anyone has a suggestion, please reply. The action is properly glass bedded with...

A Custom built 350 Rem Mag - Leonard Mews Mannlicher Stock I recently purchased this nice Custom rifle from a seller on a classified forum. It appears the Douglas barrel and metal-work was done by PD Cain in Dec. 1966 as marked "Douglas Barrel by PD Cain 122966", but the stock / checkering was...

Another 11.2x72 Schuler cal rifle joins the family. This is my 3rd rifle in this caliber. This was posted for sale about a year ago in a classified forum. I can't believe it didn't sell... lucky me ! The posting included the following information. "...I picked this up last week to help a...

wtb - brevex mauser - any caliber - email [redacted]

Brevex #18 joins the collection - Belgium 416-460 Wby Mag I've been fortunate to add another Custom Brevex Rifle to my collection. This one is also in my favorite 416 caliber, albeit a Wildcat in its day. The caliber is a 460 Weatherby Mag necked down to 416 caliber, aka 416-460 Wby Mag...

10.75x68 Mauser - Best Accuracy Load We had a 50 degree day here so I went to the range to test the new scope that I added. Its a Pecar 2x-7x. I used Warne rings because you can easily remove the scope, and have it return to zero when replaced. The group below shows 3 shots with the scope in...

An unusual 24ga W. Collath Double Rifle I am always attracted to unusual and unique double rifles, and this one sure fits the bill. This Collath, like the Dreyse 11mm I posted earlier, also comes from Europe. The high grade features of this Collath double rifle would indicates it must have...

Dreyse 11mm Double Rifle - what did I buy? centerfire or needle gun? This came up for sale - I like unusual double rifles, so I bought it. But now I'm hoping its not a needle-gun. I won't have it in hand for a couple weeks. Meantime, Can anyone here tell me what I bought. If centerfire, how...

32 ? Cal Schmidt & Habermann Take-down Martini - cased I collect Small Frame Martini rifles, and also collect Schuetzen rifles. ..... so ..... About a month ago, I found this for auction and I tagged it with a opening bid, (half the low estimate) because I wanted to see how high it would go...

J.W. Tolley shotgun turns out to be a Double Rifle When searching auctions for good deals, it pays to read past the heading and read the detail description. This was the case when I saw a heading that read; "J. W. Tolly Rotary-Underlever Hammergun SxS Shotgun 500 Black Powder Express"... but...

Custom Safari rifle by Bill Sturtevant - 416 Rem caliber This weekend I added another 416 to the family. I hope to have it in hand in a couple weeks. 416 is my favorite caliber. This makes number 12 - eight (8) 416 Rigbys, a 416 Hoffman, a 416 Taylor, a 416 Van Horn, and now a 416 Remington...

a Jekyll & Hyde or the Two-Faced 458 custom Mauser Back in June I bought a Walter Abe and another Brevex. Well, I also bought a Custom 458 built on a Portuguese action. I called it my Jekell & Hyde rifle or the two faced rifle. Right side vs left side looks like two different rifles. As you...

A Rare 9.5mm cal. Peterlongo Take-Down Mauser - cased I wonder if anyone else saw this at auction this weekend. Its the best Peterlongo I have ever seen. The 9.5 caliber is actually a .375 caliber - but not sure if its a 9.5x57, or a 9.5x60 cartridge, or ?? ... anyone with info on what this...

Walter Locke & Co, Calcutta 577 EX double rifle - Jones Under-Lever I recently saw a note on the forum that said "577 Express Double in Classified" ... I looked, but it wasn't there. After a few private messages to the seller, I had it coming to Wisconsin. I jumped on this because I was...

WTB - 577 NE OR 577 BPE RELOADING DIES [redacted]

MY 3rd VERNEY CARRON DOUBLE RIFLE - 470 NE - GOT THIS A WHILE BACK BUT NEVER POSTED I got this VC 470 NE but never posted any info about it. I have 2 other VC doubles, an early 475 No.2 NE .... and a 600 NE. I posted about the 600 NE here ...

Hello All, here's a update .... I've been busy again ... I made tool 70 for a 12 gauge and this is tool number 71 for another 8 gauge I enjoy helping shooters by making them a tool for their paradox and bore guns ... I am glad to make more if shooters need them. Send me a PM if you want a...

Brevex #17 joins the collection - Champlin Arms 416 Rigby I've been fortunate to add another Brevex. And, in my favorite caliber. This is my first Champlin Arms rifle. I've emailed George Caswell asking for History about its build. It was just purchased at auction yesterday. When I get the...

Shooting Smokeless Powder in my Remington 700 UML w/ target I'm bound to create some controversy with this post, but I've been doing this for 3 years. Black powder and black powder substitutes are not to my liking. Those have too much mess and too much to clean-up afterwards. By studying low...

WTB - 500 JEFFERY BRASS - NEED 5 PCS OR SO Last year I sold 60 pieces of 500 J brass to fellow shooters - now I got a new Sterling Davenport in 500 Jeffery and could use a few pieces of brass - even 5 pieces would help me out. [redacted]

I always wanted a Big Bore by Sterling Davenport - a 500 Jeffery custom The rifle has been purchased, by its not yet in hand. I can hardly wait. A Sterling Davenport Custom has been on my want-list radar for many, many years. And finding one in classic 500 Jeffery caliber is wonderful...

Awesome Custom 338-300 L.N. by Steve Billeb, ACGG Founder / Member When I saw the listing I couldn't resist adding it to my collection. This is my 3rd Custom Rifle built by a member of the ACGG. My first one was a 416 Rigby Mauser by Nate Bishop, http://buckstix.com/buckpics/416forun1.jpg...

HEINRICH SCHERPING ~ 9.3x72R N ~ HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE joins the family I love little German Double rifles and this Scherping is a real Dandy in Minty condition. You can read about Heinrich here on the German Guns Forum. It features the History about Scherping and shows this double rifle and...

As mentioned in my original post about this rifle. https://www.africahunting.com/threads/what-a-great-weekend-another-416-rigby-brevex-thats-16.82867/ the top of the barrel is stamped RCBS. How did RCBS get involved with building this one? Well now I know. I contacted Fred Huntington JR...

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I Bought an unknown - I sure hope this is a 404 Jeffery Hello all, When this one came up for auction last month I couldn't resist placing a bid to "tag" it, just to see high it would go. Apparently my "tag" was too high, because I ended up as the winner. I sure hope it is possibly a 404...

What a great weekend - another 416 Rigby Brevex and a 416 Van Horn. That makes 16 Brevex rifles in the Clan. Apparently the auction house didn't recognize this as a Brevex. However, I did. Researching the history of this rifle will be a real challenge. How did RCBS get involved with building...

I just added another 416 caliber to the battery - 416 Van Horn Well, I just bought the 416 Van Horn custom rifle built by Walter Abe. 416 is my favorite caliber. It just so happens that I have a custom wildcat rifle chambered in 416 MRE from 1972 (Mid Range Express) ... that's the same...

Hello All, BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers - a Roy Dunlap Custom. The listing didn't give a lot of details about this rifle. But, I recognized it as a Brevex Action. Since I have a background in Long Range High Power Rifle Competition, I knew this rifle was for...

JOHN RIGBY 7mm MAUSER - A RARE EXPERIMENTAL BULLPUP or A CUSTOM RIFLE FOR A ONE ARM MAN I just added this one to my collection. I've always liked the "different" guns, and this one sure fits that definition. I can't wait to get it in hand. I will be contacting John Rigby asking for any...

A mystery pre-war 30-06 JP Sauer came home today I didn't know a lot about this one other than I like the way it looked. I though it had a miss-matched Bolt, but found that number on the Action also. I assume this is between the Wars, but not sure of year of mfg. Here are the specs.. 21"...

Krico - A Very Rare & Very Nice 10.75x68 Big Game Rifle I just acquired a German made Krico Model 700 in 10.75x68 cal. It must be pretty rare in this caliber because all the data I could find lists 9.3x62 as the largest caliber they make. Perhaps this was a special order. Here are the...

MY NEW HUNTING KNIFE a Rare WWII ID'd Scagel Double Edge Fighter is added to the collection to much detail to post so look at my web page listing about the WWII History http://www.buckstix.com/scagelknife.htm

40 cal Rigby, Dublin - Big Bore ?? Rook & Rabbit Rifle Needle Gun Hello All, I bought this at auction a couple weeks back and was surprised at what I got. As you can see from the listing, I thought I was buying an early Rigby single shot "center-fire" cartridge gun. But, after some...

An interesting Commercial DWM in 7x57 cal w/Lyman 35 Sight I purchased this rifle about 11 years ago. Its a vintage Mauser that has a DWM marked receiver with the left wall is marked "Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabrik Berlin". It also has an original vintage Lyman #35 receiver site which is...

hello All could you take a moment to look at this rifle listing and give your opinion I'm wondering if this authentic or some put-to-gether https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1034173843 thank you

Here's my recently acquired 9.3x62 Husqvarna model 246. I was looking for a few used brass cases and some kind forum members helped me out. I have several double rifles in 9.3 caliber, but this is my first bolt action. I don't have it in hand yet, but look forward to shooting this rare...

WTB - 9.3X62 BRASS - NEED 20 PCS OR SO I thought I had some ... but must have given it away when I sold the rifle ... now I bought another rifle in that caliber but have no brass ... CAN YOU HELP?

A 378 Weatherby Mag Custom Brevex - Marquart & Leonard Mews Hello All, Over the years I have posted about the Brevex Custom Rifles in my collection. I now have 14 Brevex rifles but somehow this wonderful rifle got missed, so I share the info now. I purchased this on Gunbroker exactly 8 years...

Master Engraved "Back The Blue" Custom Colt Python 357 cal. - Gold & Silver Inlays I had originally posted this in various Classified forums on the internet because I was selling it for my friend, Kenn Paulson. Well, I finally bought this one myself. Master Engraved theme: "Back The Blue"...

This 375-338 Ruger 77 came home to Wisconsin - Mr AHR's personal hunting rifle - my field test. Hello All, I watched this rifle for sale on a different forum for 19 days, and although I just bought the John Rigby Brevex that used up all my available cash, I couldn't pass up such a wonderful...

A Custom AHR Ruger 77 tang safety 375-338 Big Game Rifle Hello All, I watched this retail listing for 19 days, and although I just bought the John Rigby Brevex that used up all my squirreled-away cash, I couldn't pass up such a wonderful rifle. Especially since it was Wayne Jacobson's personal...

NEW FIND No. 14 BREVEX - AN ORIG POST WAR JOHN RIGBY BIG GAME RIFLE IN 416 RIGBY CALIBER WELL, I FINALLY FOUND No. 14 BREVEX - WHAT A FIND - AN ORIGINAL POST WAR JOHN RIGBY BREVEX IN 416 RIGBY CALIBER - CASED WITH ALL THE ACCESSORIES. Brought over ...... As you may have noticed, I haven't...

Hello All, I recently purchased these two rifles from an Ohio Auction House. Very high quality, but maker is unknown. There were 7 similar rifles at that auction. Auction house tags were marked "NB" which I assume are the initials of the consignor who owned the rifles. All the rifle's...

Very Seldom do we get a DO-OVER - I bought back my Verney Carron Custom Shop XA Azur 600NE Hello All, You may remember my post back in 2015 when I bought my very first "BIG BORE" Double rifle. It was a Custom Shop Verney Carron XA Azur in 600 Nitro Express...

A Special Custom Double Rifle to Hunt Rare Dangerous Game in Wisconsin, USA Hello All, Most of you have probably never seen these rare Dangerous Animals before. Well, they have infiltrated the suburbs here in Wisconsin. It is believed they mutated by drinking the discharge water from one of...

Hello all, I want to share the happiness of my acquiring a new double rifle, and tell you the story of acquiring it. Over the last 10 years, I've watched many posts on this forum and other forums about building this custom double rifle. Here's the post from last May by Bailey Bradshaw himself...

WTB: BOOK - James '.450' Watts : Recollections of my life - by Cal Pappas Wanted to buy - Book titled James '.450' Watts : Recollections of my life by: Cal Pappas I just bought a rifle in 450 Watts and would like to find a copy of this book. Does anyone have one to sell? Cal is sold out...