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Here is the translation: [Left side of page] Screw 1, screw 2, screw 3. Regulation of (horizontal) convergence 1: Loosen screw number 1 (key: 1.5mm) 2: Loosen screw number 2 (key: 1.5mm) 3: Work screw number 3 (key: 1.5mm) - tighten = greater convergence - loosen = less convergence...

Wow... what a fantastic topic for a thread (BTW, kudos on the rifle and even the Trader Keith sling with the appropriate knot). I too find the classic trophy pose a bit cliche'. Actually, a lot cliche'. I love pictures in which you see the relationship between the hunter and the animal, like...

Here's a difficult--I dare say existential--ethical question, though. What's ultimately worse: to use rudeness to awaken a 6.5 Creedmoor fanatic from his delusion, or to be polite and enable him in his madness? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Re. the .375 Flanged, I offered it in the first couple years that I was Chapuis product manager. Didn't sell a single one. Conversely, the first three years that I offered the belted rimless .375 H&H Iphisi at $9,999, I could not keep it in stock. Chapuis has perfected the extraction/ejection...

I will say that claw mounts would be the best option, although for some reason the OP ruled them out. Classy, sturdy, easy on-off and absolutely repeatable in terms of zero. Both Talley and Recknagel are also fantastic options. I will also say, though, that I have never fully appreciated the...

Easy: the .375 H&H, in either configuration. It's perfectly equidistant between absolute versatility on any game on Earth, manageable recoil, availability and low cost of components, and emblazoned historical pedigree.

Thank you again for all the great suggestions. Two quick things I forgot to mention: 1 - So far, we cannot do .500 NE. The action is not big enough. 2 - We offered .375 Flanged the first year, but it simply didn't sell. The extraction/ejection system for the standard belted .375 is reliable...

Hello, @Hunter-Habib ~ Great questions: 1) Norma PH RNSN 500 grains 2) Absolutely yes. It's modern German-sourced steel and it can take all modern bullets. All Chapuis doubles come with the actual regulating target in the box, along with the load information, including brand, type, weight and...

Thanks, gentlemen--lots of food for thought. So far, it seems that .375 and .450-400 may be the way to go. Please let me know which red-dot mount to offer. I'm thinking RMR, but if you have any other suggestion (one poster said Docter) I'm here to listen!

All, As some of you know, I manage a brand of double rifles (Chapuis). I am kicking around some ideas for 2026 new product introductions. One of them is to offer a basic model with no engraving, 2-star wood and no special finish, that would retail for less than $10,000 in 2026. The calibers...

Craig Boddington, whose advice I trust for too many reasons to list here, says the following: "The old 9.3x62mm and 9.3x74R in double rifles is very, very minimally adequate for elephant. It may be legal in areas where 9.3s are allowed, but you're pushing the limit. And that’s really as low as...

Funny that the name of a guy who bought a .600 would be "p***y." How NOT fitting! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

May not be everybody’s cup of tea, but I really love history and philosophy. This is what I’ve been into of late.

I think the simplest solution is to inquire with your PH. I remember before my first safari, I asked everyone and their dog about SA weather, bugs, clothes-washing, camp conditions, etc., etc. By the time I thought I needed a FOURTH suitcase, I decided to contact my PH. Turns out, the area and...

If by "top" we mean glamour, then the four spiral-horned species and the sable: In no particular order: Nyala Kudu Eland Bushbuck Sable I think very few would have big disagreements with this list. Perhaps substitute roan or zebra for the sable, but at that point we're quibbling over small...

The express sights of the rifle in the OP looked like a modern replacement. Not that it would at all detract from the value, cool factor and shootability of that magnificent rifle...

Hi, Aaron, I was product manager for the SAKO and Tikka brands, as well as for Uberti (a brand of Old West replicas). Now I work for Benelli USA and I manage the Chapuis brand of French premium shotguns and double rifles, as well as (again) Uberti. You'll like the jacket! I hope it fits...

Hi, Aaron--small world. I was getting my Ph.D. in medieval history at Catholic University when the gun industry sucked me back in with "an offer I couldn't refuse." Taught classic, Latin and Italian at the university level. A while ago I ordered a Willis & Geiger tan safari jacket (very nicely...

Hi, Aaron--I will certainly keep my eye out for it. What size do you take now? I'll be going to the Eastern Cape (Karoo) in August, with my favorite PH Victor Watson. I'll be taking my H&H as well as a "new" (actually about 1910) Westley Richards in 275 Rigby. All the best, Tom

Hi, Aminkus, I have just walked to the Beretta side of my building and nobody remembers what that model was called! It was branded Beretta Sport, which is the Gallery branch of Beretta. The distinguishing characteristics were the internal elastic belt (as opposed to external cotton belt), the 4...

Hi, Aminkus--it's one of the older Beretta safari jackets. They don't make them any more (I used to work for Beretta), but you can still find them on ebay. I love mine, and I'm taking it on my third Safari this August!

@WoodencrossIII - YES!!!! The .375 H&H is the most useful cartridge for any big game on Earth, and the single-shot concept--extremely well represented by the Ruger No. 1--is fantastic, especially for the hunter who wants to stand out from the crowd. Upon my first safari, my PH said that he gets...

If and when the buffalo bug bites me, I'll use my .375 (in the picture). If I don't my favorite rifle would be angry at me. And we can't have that... :cool:

To me it's an absolute no-brainer: the .375 Nitro Express 2.5." A straight-walled cartridge (thus legal for deer and other game in US states that have recently allowed this mode of hunting), launching a versatile and widely available .375 bullet--typically 270gr--at around 2,000 fps. If we're...

Hi @Stormy Kromer - what makes them expensive is mostly the hand-regulation of the two barrels. It involves shooting, heating up, tweaking, letting the soldering cool, shooting again… often x30+ times. If you google “double rifle regulation” you’ll get a sense of how involved, specialized, and...

Yes—same exact rifle except for the caliber.

I can't really choose one of these reasons because none of them is true. 1 - Double rifles are just that: two rifles with two barrels, only with one stock. Each barrel will be as accurate or inaccurate as the quality of its construction--no different from any other kind of rifled firearm. 2 -...

John Wayne is the actor I love to love (grew up with his movies), while Weatherby is the brand I love to hate. To me, that "California Look" with white spacers, squared-off forend, glossy finish, exaggerated Monte Carlo comb, and (horror of horrors) skip-line checkering is the firearm...

BTW, the first batch of .450-400 Iphisis have shipped from France. One is going to Gordy & Sons in Houston--the others have not been put on backorder yet.

Being in the industry, I have access to discounted optics of all kinds. Disclaimer: when it comes to cameras and optics I've always been a sucker for that red dot, so I tend to gravitate towards Leica. In my arsenal, have a pair of Trinovid 10x42s with elasticated harness and an older pair of...

I'd like to hear at least one reason why the .375 H&H shouldn't be the absolute no-brainer for not only best African cartridge, but best worldwide hunting cartridge. It is flexible, 113-year proven, it can use and accurately shoot a variety of bullet weights from low 200gr to 350gr, it will kill...

I take a very simple standpoint: it's the bullet and the necessary velocity that makes a cartridge adequate, not its designation. My (albeit somewhat antiquated) Hornady reloading manual says that in a .45-70 I can push a 500gr .458 bullet at 1,300 to 1,800 feet per second. The same bullet in a...

From what I hear in the industry, the .375 Ruger is flagging in popularity, while the .375 H&H remains as hopping as it has been in the last 113 years. As a 25-year industry professional, I know the dual effect of 1) pressure from management to introduce new product every year and 2) launching...

...And you are a damned good independent sales rep. You are an amazing partner to your customers and a veritable encyclopedia of firearms knowledge, handloading and hunting, not to mention an entertaining storyteller and a fun drinking companion. I am proud to work with you, as is the rest of...

I honestly think that a .30-06 or a non-magnum 7mm, both with good, heavy-for-caliber bullets would be hard to beat for all-around use on African plains game. Ditto for a cartridge like the 8x57mm. I don't see a need for the increased pyrotechnics of a magnum caliber (I know, I hunt with a .375...

Here are mine: 1 - My "baby"--H&H .375 Flanged Magnum, with which I've already hunted 3 continents (soon to be 4): Here's my Watson Brothers Martini in .303, lying against an old pepper tree in Africa: Here's my Westley Richards Model 97 in .500 NE, currently being worked on: And here's...

I'm still unclear about what different people mean by "best." Fastest? If so, why? With the most sectional density? With the largest frontal diameter and the most sectional density? Striking the perfect balance between proven deadliness and ease of carrying and shooting? To me, the best big...

Yep. I'm boxing up my Henry and sending it to Steven Bertram, who said that he can ream it and turn it around in mere days.

I've killed most of my plains game up to eland with a cheap Speer .270gr .375 boat-tail spitzer. Except for a blesbuck that I originally hit too high (entirely my fault), all animals fell at the first shot and stayed down. Any adequately heavy-for caliber bullet at moderate velocities will...

Yet another reason I'm happy I left Europe and I live in the God-Blessed US of A. With the EU, Western Europe has turned its back on its past and all the good things it gave itself and the world. That futuristic, end-of-history bureaucratic technocracy is nothing I'll ever want to deal with. And...

Every time I see a question like this (very valid, BTW), I'd always like to amend it as follows: "What would be the best caliber for [insert 250+ lb African animal] if the .375/9.3 class cartridges didn't exist?"

Heck, I use a single shot for every game I hunt, and when the desire to get a buffalo will hit me, I will not deviate from my preference. Here is a sample of my single shots: from the top, Westley Richards M. 97 in .500 NE, Watson Brothers Martini in .303, and my default go-to rifle, my Holland...

I only got a fairly annoying flu at the tail end of my last safari. Fortunately, though, I had already ticked off the main list of animals I wanted to take and I spent my last two days enjoying some beautiful South African sun outside of my cottage.

I am 100% with @Hunter-Habib on this, and not just because he argues as one of the very few who has hunted lion both captive-bred and in the wild. Disclaimer: I have zero interest in ever killing a lion, also because doing so would feel like going against a member of my family (given my last...

Like others have said: the .375 H&H is a perfect cartridge for either one. Either that, or its European cousins. Easy peasy.

Conagher!

- Who gave you that black eye? - Nobody gave it to me, son--I fought for it. Let's see who gets this without using Google.

Close--Yes, it's Crossfire Trail, but it's the scene when Selleck and his compadres first walk into the bar. That speech is directed at the bartender. One of my favorite Westerns.

I am an uncompromising snob in very many other respects, but my N. 1 requisite for a safari hat (besides looking good and traditional) is that it has to be crushable. I have to be able to stuff it in my backpack while traveling and wearing my earphones or sleeping in the plane, and it has to pop...

I use safaris as an opportunity to give a nod to tradition, in line with the classic rifles I carry. Beretta safari jacket: Tag safari jacket: Midway safari jacket: Bottom line: dress as you like, have the image you want to project and, most of all, have fun and be comfortable.