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The rim thickness specifications for the .450 BPE / NE family of cases are very different from that for the Jeffery case (which was designed to have a thicker rim). The difference between the two has nothing to do with quality control or who made the case. Jeffery made a marketing point of...

Pamtnman, The difference in rim thickness between the basic .450 BPE or NE case & the .450/400 3” Jeffery case is not dependant on who made made it (i.e. quality control), the difference is part of the specifications. The rim is 0.042” thick on the .450 BPE/NE family (including the .450/400...

The .450 BPE is the parent cartridge to the .450/400 3-1/4”(BPE & NE) but NOT the .450/400 3” Jeffery which is a very different case & has a much thicker rim. It makes no difference to the rim thickness if Kynoch made the brass (Kynoch loaded both the 3-1/4” & the 3” of course). Or put another...

The Redfield sight itself has both horizontal & vertical slots for a limited amount of adjustment. I’ve just ordered one. I’ll attach it to the rear of a Weaver style base. In my case the QD rings go straight on the weaver base.

I put a Noblex red dot sight on this rifle, mounted low it’s in just the right place relative to stock, cheek & eye for a quick shot.

The Redfield sight itself has both horizontal & vertical slots for a limited amount of adjustment. I’ve just ordered one. I’ll attach it to the rear of a Weaver style base. In my case the QD rings go straight on the weaver base.

Kevin, Agreed & in a ‘charge’ or situation bullet placement probably depends as much on good fit & familiarity with the rifle as it does the sights of any type; but not all doubles are used for stopping charges of large annoyed animals at a few yards. As you’ll know they have a place for quick...

Clodo, Thanks for that. I’ve contacted a seller on eBay to see if they’ll post to the UK. Regards Russell

I made the mount plate. The rib on the rifle has a dovetailed cut-out for a scope front base (there’s a removable insert fitted normally if no scope is used). I filed up plate which slides sideways into the dovetail (as the scope base would); the plate is then locked in place with a couple of...

Bullthrower & Rookhawk, Thanks for the responses. The Talley is a neat solution & one I may have to adopt but as you mention it is one more thing to carry or more likely - forget. I’m surprised a flip upsight similar to the one shown above by GuttormG isn’t commercially produced. Regards Russell

I put a Noblex red dot sight on this rifle, mounted low it’s in just the right place relative to stock, cheek & eye for a quick shot.

That really is a neat & very well made adaptation. Is there any kind of spring used to keep it upright after you’ve lifted it? Regards Russell

FourFive8, As Wyatt said, production has started in Sweden. I’ve been in contact with the new owner & they’ll be doing the 4 bullet types in all the usual calibres. Regards Russell

Thanks to all for the advice. Based on it I’ll get some of the 300 grn SS type for load development. Regards Russell

Are there any peep sights integral with bases currently available similar to the Brockman sight/base? I’m looking for a means of having a ghost ring on a Montana 1999 action (.375 H&H) that’s compatible with a low mounted scope. One which rose up from the scope base like the Brockman or tilted...

This Browning CCS 525 Elite in 8x57 JRS appeared in my cabinet a year ago. They are out of production but this one was ‘new-old stock’ & offered at a substantial discount on the RRP. I’ve had 6 S/S double rifles over the years but this is my first O/U double & the first with the facility to...

This Browning CCS 525 Elite in 8x57 JRS appeared in my cabinet a year ago. They are out of production but this one was ‘new-old stock’ & offered at a substantial discount on the RRP. I’ve had 6 S/S double rifles over the years but this is my first O/U double & the first with the facility to...

This Browning CCS 525 Elite in 8x57 JRS appeared in my cabinet a year ago. They are out of production but this one was ‘new-old stock’ & offered at a substantial discount on the RRP. I’ve had 6 S/S double rifles over the years but this is my first O/U double & the first with the facility to...

This Browning CCS 525 Elite in 8x57 JRS appeared in my cabinet a year ago. They are out of production but this one was ‘new-old stock’ & offered at a substantial discount on the RRP. I’ve had 6 S/S double rifles over the years but this is my first O/U double & the first with the facility to...

They are in business but now under new ownership in Sweden. If you are (unwisely) buying by price, you won’t like North Fork or the other similarly superb bullets by Rhino etc.

This Browning CCS 525 Elite in 8x57 JRS appeared in my cabinet a year ago. They are out of production but this one was ‘new-old stock’ & offered at a substantial discount on the RRP. I’ve had 6 S/S double rifles over the years but this is my first O/U double & the first with the facility to...

Hello Neale, Thanks for the report. Did you use the SS type (their ‘normal’ soft points) or the PP type (the ‘pussy pounders’) which were designed to open faster than the SS but still hold together? Regards Russell

Does anyone have experience with the North Fork .375” 300 grain soft point (SS) or the .375” 300 grain percussion point (PP) bullets on plains game i.e. Eland & smaller? Regards Russell

I think the comments by Rookhawk hit the nail on the head. A riflemaker in the UK was recently showing me a new traditional; stalking rifle he’d just built for a client. It had a stunning walnut stock & cost just over 20,000 pounds Sterling (the stock blank; engraved magazine floor plate...

‘Silvers’ pads were considered ‘soft’ compared to a wood or steel butt plate but they are certainly far harder than most recoil pads. I like them on the right rifle.

The Midway ones are excellent in their own way but are not really the correct ones. The ‘Silvers’ pads are what you really need - they are not the easiest to finish properly though. https://www.csmcspecials.com/product_p/pp008.htm http://www.kynochammunition.co.uk/silvers.html

Hello, The British Sporting Rifle Club at Bisley has started running some dedicated ‘large bore’ competitions plus you could shoot in some of their regular ones. They have an excellent running deer range as well. Some years ago I used to be involved with a group of like minded double rifle...

I think WAB sums up the differences between the Flack & Robertson buffalo books very well. Both are great books. I’ve got Peter Flacks spiral horn series & I’ve never regretted buying them, they are superb. Regards Russ

If you are a speciality ‘writer’ & wish to sell ‘copy’ - then look what works & people like - then praise it in an article. If you are a speciality ‘writer’ & are really running out of ideas for ‘copy’ - then look what works & people like - then criticise it in an article. A third route for...

Thomas, Your gun was reproved in 1994 under different rules of proof to the Westley Richards .500 which this thread relates to. The British proof regulations started to change from 1984 to allow the use of metric units & proof marking conventions - one aspect of which was the adoption of the...

There’s nothing to suggest it’s anything other than a normal 3” chambered .500 NE The pressure displayed is the service pressure - not the pressure the proof rounds produced. It’s correct for the normal .500 x 3” NE load. After 1954 proof marks normally displayed just the service pressure...

There’s no spelling mistake as regards ‘TONS’ (TCNS). It’s a single multi-letter stamp which can become a bit worn or chipped in places & that’s what’s happened here with the O looking like a C.

A couple of points: The barrels are marked with the 'Service' pressure - NOT the pressure generated by the proof rounds (which was significantly higher). This principle applies to both British rifles & shotguns. Firearms proofed in some other counties are stamped with the actual proof...

The photos below are from the 1985 Parker-Hale catalogue. As mentioned by Sestoppleman it’s the .375 & .458 which are normally listed but I’ve seen a .404 mentioned in either an earlier catalogue or an advertisement by Parker-Hale. I remember the accompanying text mentioned it was particularly...

Bill, I don’t know about elsewhere but the charges used in 4 bore cartridges in the UK varied from 3 oz to over 4 oz with the 3-1/4 to 3-1/2 oz 9 dram load & the 4oz 8 dram loads being the most popular. The last production run Eley-Kynoch did (1960’s from memory) was the 3oz load which Eley...

Red Leg: 4 bores & punt guns can still be used for wildfowl shooting in the UK. I used a 4 bore for wildfowling for many years. 4 Bore: I’d question the practicality of using a gun designed for 16 dram loads which will weigh over 20 pounds as a ‘shotgun’ for wing-shooting. A four bore shotgun...

Yes welcome. As noted in the quote above that does look like a BRNO action. Regards Russell

Where shooting in Africa is concerned...... As writing to my member of parliament in the UK (or congressman or whatever if in the US) to complain about gun control laws in African countries is unlikely to result in a repeal or beneficial relaxation of those laws I tend not to spend much time...

Are you referring to legal ‘discrimination’? Or ‘discrimination’ (if you wish to call it that) by sportsmen who perhaps whilst thinking such rifles are ideal for certain things – would rather not use them for sporting purposes (if only based on aesthetic & sentimental considerations)?

A decent wood stock offers both form & function.

Hello Alistair, For years I’ve habitually shot in basically the same variable conditions (similar locations even) as you have with wood stocked rifles & never had a problem with either the stock bolts nor bedding - I’m not diminishing your troublesome experience with that comment though. All of...

Rookhawk, You are probably correct about the pad being added later in the rifles life but when assessing who a 15” stock is likely to fit it’s worth bearing in mind that British sportsmen have generally used somewhat longer stocks (shotgun & rifle) than Americans have. John Brindles book...