New Lipseys Hawkeye African in .270 Winchester?

[Ruraldoc]

I may get one in 270, but the 30-06 would have made more sense in a rifle for Africa.

The 30-06 has a lot of history in Africa and is still quite popular there today.

 

[odonata]

Both @Cheesehead & @ThreeJacks mentioned that they would have liked to have seen it in 7x64 Brenneke. Just as an FYI, a Ruger MkII in that chambering popped up on GunsInternational today. It's not a rifle I see very often. As expected, the asking price reflects that.

Ruger M77 7 X 64 Brenneke for sale

Ruger M77 7 X 64 Brenneke for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

As a southpaw shooter, Ruger has only seen fit to build the African models in 375 Ruger for me. But I already have two 375 H&H rifles (LH Winchester 70 & an 1885) so that chambering doesn't have a lot of appeal. I got a Ruger No. 1 RSI in 275 Rigby because I got tired of dreaming about a LH African in that caliber (not a bad compromise since I love that rifle).

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

It seems like Ruger has brought a lot rifles to market finally. A look on GB shows a slew of 375 Rugers and 416 Rugers available. There's lots of 375 Ruger ammo available, but not so much on the 416 Ruger.