These are pretty cool. I have a friend that had a .470 and it wore us out trying to get a load worked up/regulated. He ended up selling it due to this, but it was well built.
These are pretty cool. I have a friend that had a .470 and it wore us out trying to get a load worked up/regulated. He ended up selling it due to this, but it was well built.
Too bad about your friends.. I know @Red Leg has one that shoots well. I also know he doesn’t like commenting on rifles he hasn’t put his hands on but he may chime inThese are pretty cool. I have a friend that had a .470 and it wore us out trying to get a load worked up/regulated. He ended up selling it due to this, but it was well built.
Yup. They generally have good reviews. In fact, if this was a .470 I may have considered it. I recall they were purportedly regulated with factory Federal A-frames. We tried that and initially they printed 8” or so apart.Too bad about your friends.. I know @Red Leg has one that shoots well. I also know he doesn’t like commenting on rifles he hasn’t put his hands on but he may chime in
Pretty attractive price (I believe) for an English (partially English) box lock
Too bad about your friends.. I know @Red Leg has one that shoots well. I also know he doesn’t like commenting on rifles he hasn’t put his hands on but he may chime in
Pretty attractive price (I believe) for an English (partially English) box lock
These are pretty cool. I have a friend that had a .470 and it wore us out trying to get a load worked up/regulated. He ended up selling it due to this, but it was well built.
Cool gun. Be advised, it isn't the 375HH many might be thinking of. Its a lethargic 2.5" long cartridge that was used a lot in Europe in the early 20th century.
Winchester Model 70 Featherweight (Cabela's Limited Edition) in .257 Roberts
Looks like a pretty decent price to me, on a collectible rifle in a user-friendly caliber and with a nice piece of wood:
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William Douglas & Sons .470/ Sometimes you get lucky
A couple of months ago I purchased a used but essentially new William Douglas & Sons .470. It is a A&D boxlock ejector. I finally took it out back to my little range and set up a target at 70 meters. I used a set of sticks that offer forearm and stock support. Sight picture was bead full in...www.africahunting.com
Mine has been absolutely problem free. I shoots Hornady DGS into the same group.
I was watching those guns and wondered why the prices stayed so relatively low.Yesterday, two Dakotas sold on GB. I had a conflict of interest in sharing them before closing as I was helping someone on a search. But the auctions close so I can share the story:
Two guns from same seller, both made in the 1990s. One gun was a 300HH, the other was a 416 Remington.
I was a fan of the 300HH gun, it was a base model on a 76 action, but it had the upgrade of XXX wood and a barrel band swivel with inletted Ken Howell stud and an ebony forend tip. No other upgrades whatsoever. Small bores that look nice aren't all that common. It sold just over $3600 and had the build sheet. It did not have a quarter rib and it had no iron sights, but it was a dandy of a gun in 300HH for American hunting or plains game.
The second gun I strongly suggested people in my circle avoid if they wanted a collector gun. It was a 416 Remington (I do not like them from a collector perspective) and it had mediocre wood, no extended floor plate, no upgrades, and it had simple iron sights with an island base. (no quarter rib, recoil reducer, etc.) That gun went for about $4000 which I didn't feel was a good value considering the much higher quality guns that are out there.
Both guns had the wonky leupold bases that obstructed the ejection port, but for $300 or so could have been swapped out for Talley rings and bases which I'm sure the owners will do.
Just passing on the info if you're keeping track of the Dakota collector world. I know people rave about the "Don Allen era" Dakota guns, but these particular guns didn't reflect a quality that was as high as later guns.
No, it is not.Cool gun. Be advised, it isn't the 375HH many might be thinking of. Its a lethargic 2.5" long cartridge that was used a lot in Europe in the early 20th century.
The store owner is correct.I think the store owner said it was a .375 rimless
No..the M1910 is chambered in 9,5x57 Mannlicher Schoenauer....a 270 grainer in 2150fps and ME 2770. I have one and it is a very capable round for moose, wild boar, african antelope and it was used on the big cats.. It still has some following in SA..
The british called this cartridge .375 rimless..