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Nothing at all wrong with the 9X57! In the period ammunition catalogs, the 9mm was something like 5grs less bullet and a couple hundred FPS off the 318WR and we all know it killed everything like greased lightning!! I was told by a well known gunmaker that the 9X57 Mauser was the preferred...

Norma made the only factory loads I've seen but Buffalo Arms loads the 9.3 with Norma brass but are out of stock right now.

I won't share mine per Mark's request - must honor that - but the other similar one is in Kirton's book on page 137.

It is much like the one in either Winfer's or Kirton's book. I think at the time I got it from Mark Crudgington, he didn't really want it published so I just emailed him to see if he's OK with my sharing it. The only ledger book that survived the Blitz has just the last ten or so Gibbs...

They often “shorthanded” some descriptions. I have the entire build sheet for one of my Gibbs Farquharsons and the charge for every smith that laid hands on it. I still haven’t deciphered the entire thing.

I have some new and fired I'd sell or trade. Shoot me a DM and we can discuss.

I'll take them! PM sent

333 Mauser 24 inch Steel Barrel Standard and 4 Flush leaves to 500yds Ivory Bead sight Short Checkered 4part and Pistol Grip eyes for sling trap in Butt Short Rib 4 Shot Mag. The only part I'm not sure of is the "short rib" part as yours doesn't have a rib unless that is referring to the lever...

Sure it could be done. Really, the 375 2-1/2” would be just about ideal in a Ruger No.1

9.5X57 or 375 Rimless Nitro Express for sure. 35 Winchester too. The 350 Griffin & Howe deserves a comeback too. Of all the ‘35s I think the 35 Newton was way before it’s time and today would be called the 35 Ruger. That is a fantastic cartridge!

That is a beauty!!

I’ll throw this little tidbit out here which has me scratching my head. I have a Charles Lancaster Mauser in 280NE (280 Ross to you and I) This rifle shot beautifully with the few original Kynoch rounds I had as well as my own reloads to Ross Seyfreid’s recipe. All good. Well, when I shot the...

Why would QL give such differing powder weights for the Hornady (37gr) and the Woodleigh (34.5gr) when they are the same weight and almost the same ogive/nose profile?

I wish I thought of saying this - so true. As my grandfather told me - "1939, I bought this wonderful Thomas Hardy Deluxe split cane fly rod - the fish didn't seem to notice"

Says "Standard action" on the 416. Surely a typo, correct?

I've heard the phrase "come boiling through the bush" This^^ is exactly what that means!!

Just lovely. Beautiful work!

I reloaded some for a friend - 95gr H4831 with 500gr softs regulated in his double. Took a nice lion with that load.

Jason, did you buy the Esprit in Colorado? My brother had one exactly like that which he sold probably 20yrs ago. Of course, black was a popular color on those.

I believe there were two versions of the Mexican Mauser. IIRC, the first few thousand (1902) were made by DWM and have a Mauser 98 bolt shroud and flag safety. That was carried over to the 1910 Mexican Mauser. The later contract run (1936) have a Springfield style bolt knob/safety. I'm not sure...

They are definitely filed down to the metal as they are smooth with the contours of the plates. I think that you are correct in the notion of fitting with tall heads, indexing for a new slot, taking down the head and cutting new slots. Then, these newly slotted screws were filed down flush with...

Correct. Much of the scouting and hunting was done on horseback and it was common for a fall or drop from a horse to result in a broken stock. Back then, that pretty much put the rifle out of commission entirely. I believe that Selous himself had a stock on a muzzle loader break through the...

The plates were offered on George Gibbs Farquharson rifles and it is believed that maybe 50 or so were sold with the plates. Some say as low as 20 but I have seen rifles fit with them enough to guess it's double or more than that many. The metal (malleable iron I believe) is formed to the...

Before I got a rock chucker, I used the 450-400 shell holder with a feeler gauge under the case. The thin rim shell holder I have is one of the old wide RCBS ones that are too big in diameter to work on the Spartan press I had before the RC2

If it is the rifle at James Wayne Firearms, its the 480gr .483" version. Is it that particular rifle?

As usable as any other 450 to 500 class cartridge. Will kill as well as any of them - that is if you can source components which is not easy these days. I'd suspect it will need .483" bullets.

Yes it is a Gibbs. I have a few but only this one with the Selous plates.

A man of exceedingly refined tastes clearly... just like myself LOL!!!!

OK, I think I posted this one on AH before, but this is my favorite single shot I now have -and that's sort of saying something!

This is my latest single shot rifle. John Rigby 303

The Winchester Model 54 is the classic choice for a 30-30 bolt action. I have one that is a bit of a mongrel and am always looking for a really nice one to replace it. The 30-30 really blooms with a wider choice of bullets rather than those appropriate for a lever action.

For sure big Elk and Deer sell better here in the west than African heads. I think that I'm in the minority here as I don't really care that I didn't hunt any of the African heads I have in my home. They are still great to look at and I think important to have around children just as artwork and...

If your 400 3-1/4" brass is headstamped you shouldn't have any problem swapping it for some correct 450NE brass. I'd trade some...

My go to is Tanqueray, fresh lime and regular store brand tonic water. About two ounces of gin, 1/4 slice of lime - squeezed into the gin and dropped in - add ice and finish with the tonic water so I'd guess that would be about 2-3oz of that. Give a little stir with a knife or whatever is handy...

I haven't had a 3-1/8" rifle but have reloaded the No.2 quite a bit. The usual smokeless load is with 4198 (H or IMR) and a filler - I use backer rod. A good regulating load for the one double I had was 54grs H4198 and a paper patched 450gr bullet. I would think that, if your rifle is nitro...

Attaboy!! This is exactly what I want to do with one of my Gibbs Farquharsons! Ross Seyfried with his 461.

Yes, yes they are...

One definite benefit of a QR is to add a little more weight to a rifle and place that weight between the hands. Of course, aesthetically, they can either hit the mark or miss it entirely. A too tall QR is goofy looking to me.

Royal Tenenbaum was a complete knockoff of my own father! It's like watching dad on the screen - so damn funny. Also few realize he played the blind hermit in Young Frankenstein - another perfect role.

I've had a couple RSMs and they are OK. Well, I guess for the money they are pretty good but Rugers have always been blocky, heavy and ugly IMO. Next to a magnum Mauser there is no comparison. Big difference in price of course but with RSM prices going up (although you do see them at auctions...

Looking quite proper!

Ah, found them posted on another site. They went to 5, which I guess is 500yds, never tried… Mine folded down too so less likely to hit a scope but my rifle was never scoped. And the Jeffery ad from the period:

It doesn’t work that way. I had an original 333 Jeffery with their patent peep and it was graduated for 100/200/300yds (iirc) so you simply dialed to that distance. I’ll see if I can find a picture of that rifle when I get home in a couple days.

A ghost ring and a peep sight work on two different (and one the same) visual principles. The one similarity is that when one looks through a hole, small or a bit larger, it is a natural occurrence to thoughtlessly center the target in the hole. Target centered in the hole and front bead...

O.H., ALL of the examples above except the H&H peep leaf are adjustable for elevation - THAT’S the idea! I swear, sometimes the level of misinformation on this site boggles the mind!

Peep sights were often offered on all sorts of English rifles - even on what we would consider “African” rifles. W.J. Jeffery offered Lyman tang sights on their Farquharson rifles - even the 450-400s. Holland & Holland had peep staffs recessed into the top tang of some of their double rifles and...

That is assuming your hammer gun is self cocking - most are not. I agree overall though that being able to SEE that a gun is safe has a benefit. Most hammerless guns don’t have cocking indicators and those that do are for the shooter, not obvious enough to see from a few feet away.

I’ve never heard of such a thin either. There is no reason that a hammer gun would be any more or less reliable than a hammerless as the cocking action is generally all the same. One real benefit of a hammer gun is that in the event of a misfire, one can simply recook the hammer and try again -...

It must be. Has a crescent inlet in the stock which isn’t everybody’s cup of tea. But that’s all part of it’s history.

Rookhawk, did your friend get the 3-1/4” Manton that Cabelas had? Decent looking rifle that I thought a lot about. He can use 450 brass and the 3” RCBS dies work just fine too as the bore of the die is long enough for the longer brass. I have a Jeffery Farquharson 475No.2 (on offer at...