CZ550 375H&H to 458 Lott started today

[RR 314]

Turned out great. Good work by all! I’ve stated this before, but one of the most satisfying sounds in Africa is 500 grains from a Lott slamming into a buffalo!

 

[colorado]

Looks great! Congrats!

 

[Andrew62]

Did you strip down this stock and refinish it? If so what was the final coat? It looks awesome to me!! Thank you for sharing this build.

 

[Woodcarver]

Did you strip down this stock and refinish it? If so what was the final coat? It looks awesome to me!! Thank you for sharing this build.

Not yet. Still wearing the factory finish. The rifle had been shot very little, if at all, before I got it as a 375H&H, and I had only shot it at my backyard range, so the stock has very few dings or marks on it.
With Kevin full bedding the action and adding the pillars, this rifle can be taken down and reassembled with no change in POI; tested and proven many times now. I'll do the same for the matching 375 so they can both fit in a Pelican 1700 for the eventual trip overseas.

 

[colorado]

Kevin's putting an ebony forend and grip cap on my CZ 550 in 500 Jeffery. Going with a darker finish as well. It shoots great, just "dolling it up". This is how it looked before the "cosmetic surgery"

 

[BeeMaa]

Not yet. Still wearing the factory finish. The rifle had been shot very little, if at all, before I got it as a 375H&H, and I had only shot it at my backyard range, so the stock has very few dings or marks on it.
With Kevin full bedding the action and adding the pillars, this rifle can be taken down and reassembled with no change in POI; tested and proven many times now. I'll do the same for the matching 375 so they can both fit in a Pelican 1700 for the eventual trip overseas.

If you plan on leaving the scopes installed or detached and in the rifle case, it could be a tight fit with the 1700. The best way I can think of doing it would be to put the barreled actions diagonal with the stocks in the corners.

 

[Sideshow]

@Woodcarver did you mange to finish this yet? I’m interested to see it in the 1700 pelican case. If you could please post a couple of pics I’d really appreciate it as I’m planning on doing the same.

 

[Woodcarver]

@Woodcarver did you mange to finish this yet? I’m interested to see it in the 1700 pelican case. If you could please post a couple of pics I’d really appreciate it as I’m planning on doing the same.

No, still waiting in the safe. All my spare time has been spent in KS putting an addition on my son's house. Hopefully I'll find some time this winter to work on it and the 375.