Granite Mountain Arms 500 Jeffery For Sale $12,500

[uplander01]

For sale here Gents is a very early production East African Model from Empire Rifles. Unknown the exact maker as the owner of Empire had nothing to do with manufacture and the records are gone, he simply sub'd the work out to various custom makers. That being said, whoever built this rifle new exactly what they were building and to a quality level that would take twice the price to duplicate today. This rifle is pictured and mentioned in Terry Weilands "Dangerous Game Rifles" book on page 99 as seen in pic. This is the ultimate build, 22" barrel 1/4 rib banded hooded front sight, 1 standing and two folding express sights with gold line, long tang through wrist, Torx action bolts (I have the original flat heads), 14.25" LOP to a NECG black recoil pad. Two panel checkered bolt knob and jeweled bolt. Here is where it gets interesting.....integral double square bridge german claw mount 1" scope provision and leupold VX3 1.5-5 scope included (standard duplex). There are initials in the gold oval, and there is an elephant track engraved on the trap door grip cap. This rifle is battle proven in Zim on a buff safari I took 2 years ago. Really accurate, with multiple handloads I had worked up. The rifle weighs 10.4 lbs without optic. Very manageable recoil due to the modern stock design. I've had a lot of rifles in my day, and IMO someone put a whole bunch of skill into this stock design. For a rifle to come up literally without thought for both irons and optic is rare, and this one does just that. This rifle needs to be whacking elephant for the remainder of its life. The stock is made from a beautiful piece of Bastogne walnut, couldn't tell you the grade but it speaks for itself. I am listing this here first as I know there are many serious hunters and rifle guys. When you compare this rifle to others on the market right now, and you are looking for something like this, not hard to pull the trigger so to speak. It shows a little wear and bluing loss---honest wear from use in the field, few dings in wood etc. I'm happy to answer questions and provide more pics if necessary but please, serious inquiries only. Price $12,500.

 

[Daniel Cary]

My Lord ..

 

[Uncharted_NT]

Lovely rifle.

 

[woodsman1991]

Stunning doesn't even begin to describe that work of art. Bump for an awesome rifle.

 

[Daniel Cary]

I've always wondered the significance of "the gold oval".

 

[RLL]

I've always wondered the significance of "the gold oval".

Traditional British accent on finely made arms. Was used for personalization with owners initials or coat of arms, usually of wealthy, political and/or noble linneage. Also a mark of pride in craftsmanship while enhancing asthetics. Can also be used to record and trace the history of the arm itself if it has been engraved.

 

[VertigoBE]

A beautiful piece of kit! Good luck with the sale!

 

[uplander01]

PRICE REDUCTION,......$11,000, Anyone interested---???

 

[dchum]

I've always wondered the significance of "the gold oval".

For monograms!

 

[uplander01]

Price reduced to $9500.00. This rifle needs to go to a good home and taken back to Africa.

 

[krish]

Pretty rifle. GLWS.
KRISH

 

[Green Chile]

Proper 500J build on one of the best DG actions ever created. Great value here.

 

[Uncontrolled_round_feed]

Man, that’ll make the possum squeal!
Great price for a rifle that has it all…

 

[Nevada Mike]

Price reduced to $9500.00. This rifle needs to go to a good home and taken back to Africa.

Amazing offer!!

I have a very similar rifle IN 404J and paid over $18,000 IN 2021. THIS IS ABOUT HALF PRICE.

 

[uplander01]

Somebody really needs to make an offer on this rifle, I am open to negotiation with all the shooting supplies and dies. This is an opportunity to get completely set up with a fantastic big bore stopper that's optics equipped making it a great one gun safari option.

 

[C.W. Richter]

What are the initials engraved on the shield?

 

[uplander01]

CWN, guys name was Newsom....he saw the listing on GI and contacted me a while back. Interesting guy. He used it to shoot an elephant. He contracted the build of this rife with George Sandman when he was just starting out, this was one of the initial guns that traveled around to the shows. He informed me that the entire rifle was built buy NECG and that the rear rib in integral.

 

[uplander01]

Question/Message:
I’m the CWN that had this rifle built. It was made when Empire Rifles was still a new company. At that time George was building most his guns on Legacy Sports Mauser actions that he was reworking and having barreled by Bill Wiseman. The Granite Mountain action was offered as an upgrade. This particular rifle was built almost entirely by the gunsmiths at NECG. One of the nice features is that the 1/4 rib, barrel lug, sling stud and front sight base are all integral to the barrel and have been machined from one piece. I’m still very fond of this rifle and hope it finds a good home. C. William Newsom

 

[SBW1975]

I am interested. Can you email what you have with it? Dies, Brass extt..
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[Jack Stevens]

Question/Message:
I’m the CWN that had this rifle built. It was made when Empire Rifles was still a new company. At that time George was building most his guns on Legacy Sports Mauser actions that he was reworking and having barreled by Bill Wiseman. The Granite Mountain action was offered as an upgrade. This particular rifle was built almost entirely by the gunsmiths at NECG. One of the nice features is that the 1/4 rib, barrel lug, sling stud and front sight base are all integral to the barrel and have been machined from one piece. I’m still very fond of this rifle and hope it finds a good home. C. William Newsom

What's the magazine capacity?