Recent content by Anjin

Ken Royce, author of Boston's Gun Bible and Safari Dreams, has done so. In the latter, he explains at length his thinking on and satisfaction with this exact rifle. He was aware of the pressure problem and concluded that while it was indeed a theoretical issue, no one could cite any examples...

Well, I wouldn't quite do that, but then I would have to wait for a LH one. <g> It is a cartridge and model I would much like to have. Norm Solberg

Unfortunately, when Remington introduced the 700, the Winchester tooling including that for the 70 was old and some badly needed replacement. The decision was made to cut costs by going to push feed and in several other ways (e.g., pressed checkering) that made the new 70s cheaper to manufacture...

That is almost certainly out of the Custom Shop, I'd guess. You can get a lot of information on post-64 Model 70s for a small fee on the Internet via Googling Blue Book of Gun Values, Steve Fjestad's reference book site. The serial number is a pretty good way to check the date on recent guns and...

Yes, I took a hard look at that one myself and it was not particularly cheap. .416 Remington Magnum, right? A very nice rifle with custom features including a very desirable smooth bolt knob, I expect that it will be an excellent shooter. I would not Ceracote it, myself, but leave it just as...

Can you get big bore left hand CZs? The CZ online catalog only shows LH models in small calibers and I have not in recent months seen any big bores on the auction sites. Thanks. Norm Solberg

Very thoughtful post with excellent data. I will archive it. Awfully nice bear, too. I am not sure that I am persuaded about blown-out cases not sticking, although my personal bad experience was with standard factory .375 H&H. As noted, that was designed with a taper. I'll think about it...

I certainly would have preferred a CZ, but at that time (the early 1980s) having a custom rifle based on a Remington 700 action was about the only way to get a left-handed bolt action rifle in a big bore for a reasonable price. That was before Winchester brought back the CRF "pre-64" style and...

I am no great expert either, having shot only two cape buffalo and recovered only one. On the first, the action froze on my LH Remington 700 custom barreled in 375 H&H after the first shot and he took off. I am not sure whether this should be classified as fact or opinion, but I was just...