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Durable, sure. I've read the recommendations for those scopes on this very sight. I did, however, manage to prove that, if you do something dumb enough often enough, nothing is indestructible. That said, my sample size is one; the replacement was the 2-7 version since the 1-4 wasn't...

Back in my younger days we were required to use slug guns for deer hunting in my area. As anyone who's shot them knows, a 12 gauge with slugs gets unpleasant in a hurry, especially off a bench. I'd just bought a new Remington 1100 with a rifled barrel and cantilever scope mount, to which I...

Mine would have to be my "budget build" .375 Ruger. It's a collection of Black Friday deals from last year. Pure Precision Summit action, B&C stock, 20" stainless McGowan #6 barrel, Triggertech Primary, and Redhawk Rifles bottom metal. I got it assembled and shot it some first, but now it's...

My first deer rifle was a left-handed Browning BAR in 7mm-08. I purchased it right after WI started allowing rifles for deer hunting statewide; previously my part of the state had been limited to slugs and muzzleloaders. It was quite the upgrade and killed deer very effectively. I never used...

Agreed. I was referring to .375 H&H, .416 RM, or .458 Lott being a potential problem. .458 WM would fit, as would .338 WM. At least around here ammo for anything over .30 is hard to find. There are a few exceptions, but for most of the bigger rounds you're ordering or handloading.

I bought a BRX1 recently. After the rebate I'm about $1250 into it and like it so far, but it's only been on two range trips. Mine's in .300WM and topped with a Nightforce SHV 3-10. I also have a Silencerco Scythe-Ti on it. The appeal of it was relatively easy takedown and the fact that I...

Sorry, I was under the impression you already had a lefty .donor rifle. I'm far from an expert on the .375 A-Bolts and I'm not a gunsmith. Do they use a magnum length action, or is it like an M70, where it's the same overall length (and action screw spacing) and just modified to accommodate...

Sounds like the decision is made for you then! The McMillan stock should hopefully help with recoil too. I should have mentioned it in my post, but I'm left-handed. That affliction reduces the already small aftermarket for A-Bolts to nothing, so a replacement stock wasn't an option for me...

The .300WSM chambering was my regret with my Browning X-Bolt. Nothing wrong with the rifle, but why didn't I buy it in 30-06 or .300WM? It was also a left-handed White Gold Medallion which was quite rare. I was way too nervous about damaging it which made it easier to rehome. I was fortunate...

Thank you. I've been very happy with my builds for the most part, though some of them have been frustrating. Your custom looks like a nice rifle as well. I've been interested in the McWoody finish, but never bulled the trigger since I haven't seen one in real life. Yours looks very nice and...

I've bought and sold quite a few rifles now, but mainly due to changing tastes. There were a couple I was actually disappointed with though: Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker 30-06 - Way more felt recoil than a 30-06 should have, at least to me. Mediocre trigger. I could have restocked it...

For most hunting I use Oakley Flak 2's, which is what I mostly wear for everything else too. The everything else pairs are mirrored, but for hunting I found a pair with non-mirrored polarized brown lenses. I like them because they wrap around but are still fairly small and well ventilated so...

Absolutely! There are plenty of Remclones out there that, in theory, take prefit barrels with no machining work required. In practice, I'm four "prefit" builds deep now, and two of those barrels needed some lathe time. This was two different barrel manufacturers and one action manufacturer...

My shoulder hurts just thinking about it. I once had a Stainless Stalker in 30-06 and found its recoil surprisingly unpleasant. Between the stock design and poor recoil pad it hit way harder than a 30-06 should, at least to me. I wasn't a big fan of the magazine design, and the trigger was...

Phase two of the budget build is now in progress. This will the the part that may remove the rifle from the "budget" realm. After some additional shooting and function testing, as well as experimenting with different LOP's, I've arrived that the conclusion that the rifle functions flawlessly...

I made it to the range last Sunday with the BRX1 as well as my budget .375 Ruger build. Results were quite good, but I only shot at 50 yards since the range was fairly busy. I always start at 50 yards when sighting in. At that range, the Beretta put four shots into 1/2" with 180 grain Power...

I've had exactly this done, but on a .375 Alaskan, so the only refinishing work required was a bead blast. The barrel band will be soldered, unless Ruger has changed their method of attachment over the years. It will also probably be very, very snug. Per the gunsmith that did the work on...

I wore a pair of the old model Under Armour Valsetz in Limpopo this summer. I got them on clearance when the updated version came out and wasn't expecting much, but I found them to be really comfortable so I took them along and ended up wearing them for all of the hunting. These are the...

The BLR's are really nice rifles. I'm still kicking myself years later for not buying one in .308 that I found for $500.

The BRX1 is home now. I have to say that I'm impressed. Fit and finish is quite nice considering the price point. The trigger has just a bit of creep, but is otherwise good. I wiped it down and mounted a Nightforce SHV 3-10 in some Leupold QD rings I had lying around. Mounting height worked...

Well, we'll see how this goes. I ordered a BRX1 in .300WM today. With the rebate, shipping, transfer, etc. I'll be into this for about $1250 when it's all said and done. More info to follow once I get it in-hand and go to the range.

As far as a deer rifle goes, the basic Howa 1500's are a great deal. I gave about $450 for one to equip a new hunter. It was the blued version with the crappy Hogue stock. I added some inexpensive Weaver style bases, and mounted an old Nikon Prostaff 2.5-10 that I had lying around in rings I...

I finally managed to fondle a BRX1 over the weekend. It was lightly used, .308, and the price was not stellar, so I didn't buy it, but overall I was fairly impressed. As Olivier mentioned, the scope was a bit high, but could have been mounted lower. Probably still higher than I'd want it...

Usually the problem is me. I've invested quite a bit of time and money into making sure it isn't the equipment, even as I continue to work on making sure it isn't me. Generally it's much easier to fix our equipment than ourselves. Before we started to plan our first safari, I'd never shot off...

I'm a big fan of the Trijicon Accupoints for the money. I own a 3-9 and a 2.5-12.5. I know for sure that the 2.5-12.5 will fit on a long action, but I've never tried with the 3-9. The only downsides to the 2.5-12.5 are that it's a bit large and the permanently affixed nubbin on the...

Thank you! I appreciate the offer, but it's fairly unlikely that I'll make it to STL in the remotely near future. I think the last time I was there was 30 years ago, but we never know where life will take us.

When I scoped my Defiance .308 my top choice would have been the Swarovski Z6i 1.7-10. I couldn't bring myself to spend the about $2600 on one at the time, so I also considered the comparable Meopta, but couldn't find one to try out. In the end, I decided to roll the dice on a 1.5-9x44 GPO for...

Can't be Fluffy. He would have included at least one M1 Garand, probably rebarreled to something interesting, in his pics.

Great price on that rifle, enjoy!

That's also a consideration, disassembly is pretty much the same and either way there would be a torque wrench in the case. I'd have to measure from rear of scope to muzzle to see if my current rifles would fit in a smaller case. Of course, the scope can always come off too, I'd just have to...

Maybe I should begin negotiations with the other half there and "compromise" on a BRX1, Buffalo, and another plains game hunt.

Thanks again for the input. Mounting height of the optic was a bit of a concern since I'd seen some comments about that on other websites. My scope has a larger objective lens than your Leupold, which may complicate the situation a bit for me. Do you find the height objectionable, or just...

I look forward to someday attending SCI or DSC and meeting many of you in real life. Of course, the most likely outcome is that I come to look at a BRX1 and leave with a Blaser with extra barrels on order and a hunt booked. Not a bad outcome, just a little hard to explain to the other half! I...

Thank you for the detailed response, Olivier! Is there anything about the rifle that you would change or improve upon if you could? My rental rifle on the trip was a .308 Sako cut back to about 18" and suppressed. Ammunition was Hornady with a red tip, but I didn't press for details. It...

I took my 8x32 GPO rangefinders to Limpopo last month. I don't think I ever used the rangefinding feature and 8x was plenty of magnification. That said, my longest shot was maybe 140 yards on the high end. Guess I should have ranged the dead impala after I shot him just to know for sure...

As a lefty who recently got back from his first plains game hunt in South Africa, I've been bitten rather hard by the Africa bug. Truth be told, I'm also starting to look at other hunting destinations too. While I own quite a few lefty bolt-action rifles, I chose to rent a rifle for my first...

I currently use a Rex Silentium MG7 on my .375's. Don't do that. It's a very small suppressor and it's bored for .458, so its effect is fairly minimal, both in terms of recoil and sound reduction. The silver lining is that it only adds about 5" and 12 oz. to the front of the rifle. In my...

It is, of course, hideous, but has some practical appeal in terms of cost and weather resistance. I floated the idea in the $10k double thread a while back and I don't think anyone commented on my blasphemy at the time. I agree with those saying that the metal should be blackened in some way...

Maybe they just bake it in to their price, but I bought a scope from Cameraland recently and they didn't charge sales tax.

Since you already shoot left-handed, I'd recommend switching to LH rifles. I'm unfortunate enough to be left-handed, but fortunate enough to also be left eye dominant. All of my bolt action rifles and my most used shotguns are left-handed now. It takes a little getting used to after using...

I recently returned from my first trip. I used a rental rifle and fired 10 rounds total. 1 .308 on the range to confirm zero. 1 .308 - Impala 3 .308 - Blue Wildebeest 3 .308 - Blesbuck 1 .308 - Waterbuck 1 .470NE - Water bottle I'd never shot a double before so the outfitter let me take a...

Tuesday, hunting day three: It's just as cold, just as windy, and now it's raining too. The two previous days we'd been on various concessions south of Louis Trichardt, but today we'll head northwest to the other side of the mountains where it's supposed to be warmer with no rain. WGS has...

On the second hunting day most of the hunters in the group went to a different concession. Since I was already on the board, the primary focus was finding a good giraffe bull for another member of the group. Secondary focus was a Waterbuck for me, since that was also on my list. By this...

I'm back from the trip as of last night and am off today to recover from the sleep deprivation. Wow, it was a great trip! I'll work on a report as time permits; it will probably be a while since the entire trip was jam-packed with new experiences for us. As I mentioned earlier, my hunting...

Thanks for the tip, it looks like someone will be getting a great deal on that rifle. What mainly drove me to semi-custom builds was the lack of left-handed options in factory rifles. If I were right-handed I probably wouldn't have gone down the rabbit hole.

I've only tagged myself with a sling swivel once, that was enough. It was with my .300 WM, which has a rather short fore-end. I promise, it hurts a bit. That rifle has a CF wrapped barrel, so a barrel band isn't an option. The rifle doesn't recoil too badly, but it was my first time...

I spent about $1900 on parts and $550 at the gunsmith. The gunsmith did all the assembly and fixes. Some I could have done myself, but others I couldn't, so I just had him do everything. I might have saved $100 doing what I could do. The suppressor really doesn't move the balance point as...

The original inspiration for this thread is now complete, so time to update. I guess I should say phase one is complete in that I have a functioning rifle. Phase two will be adding express sights, a barrel band swivel, and cerakoting it. That will wait a bit until I have any bugs worked out...

Good luck to you as well! We're heading to Limpopo for hunting, but with a week of playing tourist in northern SA first.

Missed us by a day. We're flying ATL-JNB on 6/27.