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And WW1 and the Boer War .

I am adopting Pondoro Taylor’s preferred battery later this year culling water buffalo. I will be using 2 WR 425 bolt actions - one with extended magazine ( and stripper clips ) , the other is scoped with a flush magazine and a borrowed WR boxlock double 425 . A lot of firepower but will only...

Middle of 2026 completion .

Good to see . I have been a dedicated consumer for nearly 60 years .

I just can’t understand the mania for tarting up old rifles that are still in great working order . The 2 things I hate are -the addition of gold animals engraved on the underside of actions , and renewed colour case hardening . The colours are invariably lurid , the reheating may damage action...

Well the Bundaberg Rum certainly helps .

It IS the only State . Full Stop !

Me too . I have requested minimal engraving on my Rigby Shikari . Just some borders . With sidelocks the old style rose and scroll is fairly understated . I have recently looked at a friend’s sidelock DR with the “funeral” finish and thought it was magnificent . For my taste - less is more .

Unfortunately ( or fortunately ) the 505s are single square bridge magnum actions . The 303s are fine for BGRC plains game comps. The 303s aren’t service rifles . One is a Purdey double rifle . The other in my possession in a Lee Speed Type I model . I am having difficulties with PTA for an Army...

I am expecting a problem along the lines of why do you need 2 x 505s and 3x303s . I hope you enjoy your 416 Rigby . Another great cartridge and invariably in very nice rifles . Cheers

I hope you can get the loaded ammo and/or reloading components . The 505 is a fabulous cartridge.

I can get both Woodleigh and Bertram 525 grain soft nose bullets at my local gun/ ammo shop (Rebel) in Brisbane . Brass looks to be harder to get from Bertram Australia but still being made . I’m not too worried about reloading components here in OZ . I have plenty of spare bullets , brass ...

I have purchased a number of big bore rifles both bolt action and doubles from members of the BGRC in Queensland .

I own and have owned a lot of big bore bolt action rifles . They all come with original length barrels ranging from 22 to 26 inches . A particular favourite is a CZ550 Safari Classic in 375 H&H with 25 inch barrels . I hunt a lot in scrub and I can honestly say the length of barrel never made a...

I think it is hideous.

2 superb rifles . The “restored” rifle looks like new .

A very good list . I have number of these : 1. An interim Mauser action 7x57 BRNO vz24; 3 standard Mauser actions on 3 Westley Richards rifles ( 2x425 and a 318); 6 magnum Mauser actions - 375H&H CZ 550 , a Mauser Type A in 404J , a John Rigby 416 and 450 Rigby rimless , and 2x505 Gibbs on GMA...

I need to correct myself - it is an A. Hollis 500/450NE . A very fine rifle .

I’m glad you clarified the “Sweet 16” thing . I thought I had inadvertently stumbled onto the wrong site .

A mate of mine has an I. Hollis sidelock 500/450 NE. Took an elephant with it . Very similar ballistics to the other 450/ 465/ 470/ 475 NE rifles .

Welcome from a Queenslander .

A really helpful book .

Your English is infinitely less shitty than my Swedish !

Thank you for your kind offer but I already have a line forming outside of my house offering to do the same .

You are absolutely correct . I have a 600NE . Fun to look at - less fun to shoot .These days mainly pulled out of the gun rack for lots of “Ooohs and Aaahs “. Over the years I’ve hunted with double 577NE rifles from H&H , Jeffery and a nitro for black double from Army & Navy . Heavy recoil and...

Bring back Lee Enfield actions . Fast actions , 10 shot drop out mags and the mighty 303 . Ideally in a classy Lee Speed type rifle .

Hartman & Weiss make a Mauser type action . They will sell actions only if you wish . Ralph Martini in Canada offers a H&W action as an extra on his custom rifles .

They are really impressive buff that you shot up in the NT . They really are big animals and tougher than many think . The mounts are magnificent .

I totally agree with you . It never hurts to dream. But we do need to focus on financial stability first . I never ever thought I would own English double rifles but I got a bit lucky later in life . Still healthy enough to use and enjoy them. I guess I’m living the dream.

I’ve got 4 with a Rigby Shikari 500NE being built . The 4 below are from top to bottom : - 500 NE rising bite with snap underlever built by John Shirley in UK . Ordered by me in 2013. - 450/400 NE sidelock built by Westley Richards in 1920. Built for a Maharana . - 375 H&H flanged magnum . A...

I have mine already on order - a bit different to usual Shikari rifles . The display rifle isn’t for sale . My Rigby is also a 500NE . I already have one that I commissioned in the UK about 12 years ago . I just really like 500NE rifles !

Mine is still mid 2026 delivery . 3 years from order . The Rigby distributor in Brisbane has a 500NE display model. I keep dropping in ostensibly to get ammo but really just to admire it .

Thanks mate . A pleasure .

I have a heavy duty McCulloch 2 stroke chainsaw . Bought it in 1977 and still use it regularly . It was used for many years to cut iron bark fence posts on my family’s cattle stations . I was using it recently to cut up a big iron bark gum tree which tipped over in my back yard during Tropical...

Welcome aboard . I’m in Qld too and also experiencing delays to get my PTA through on a 505 Gibbs and a 303 Army & Navy rifle . A bit of a pain as I brought them in at some expense from overseas . Hope you enjoy this forum . I do .

Why not.

I am rather late to this thread . The Jefferey 404 in your 2019 photos is glorious and with a matching case to boot . I have an original 1925 Mauser Type A magnum . It has the thumb cut out and stripper clip guides which appear to be operational . I think the Jeffery were simply the Type A...

The people at WR really are very friendly . I was lucky to be shown around by Simon Clode and Chris Soyza some years ago . And there is nothing like flying over to the UK to watch progress on a double rifle being built just for you . One of life’s real joys .

For pith helmet aficionados . The one modeled on left is a Kitchener Pattern - late 19th century and to right is a Wolseley Pattern more typical of WW1 & 2 . Both very comfortable in hot weather . Denys Finch Hatton wore a pith helmet but Redford refused to wear one for “Out of Africa”.

Link Orient in Vietnam is where I got mine .

Agree 100% . Have owned quite a few Land Rovers old and new . Hate them . Give me a HiLux any day. .

Coke hats are bowlers and were originally designed for beaters on the Holkham Estate in Norfolk next door to Sandringham . Holkham was one of the great pheasant shoots in England and owned by the Earls of Leicester . Their family name was Coke .

The pressure on meat producers is to turn the animals off younger . Does not make for better meat but does make for better cashflow .

Tim - Looked very similar to my stomping grounds east of Katherine and Mataranka . Enjoyed reading about your recent hunt in South Africa . Peter

I think Courtney boots are very comfortable and lightweight but not very durable . While buff hunting in Australia’s NT the glue holding on the rubber sole of a fairly new pair of Courtney boots failed mid stalk and left me flapping around for a whole afternoon. Once I got back to camp I wrapped...

Some great looking buff and they can get very big . Given a 9 hour drive from Darwin and country shown in your photos I am guessing you were down past Mataranka on the Roper River .

Yes the problem had already been solved by Otto Bock .

Nor do I .

You are spot on . In best grade WR bolt rifles the followers were modified to take the 425 cartridge . In cheaper models they used old military actions and did not replace the followers . My 2 rifles are best grade and are well used . They do not have clips and have zero feeding problems .