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Why won't you touch a VC?

The 470 is a round body and the 600 full frame

I own VC's in 470NE and 600NE. If I had my time again I'd 100% buy VC again. They're beautiful, well balanced, strong, great options and extremely accurate.

Lovely rifle! I haven't fired it yet. I need to slug the bores to check diameter... life has got in the way unfortunately.

My collection has grown from when I started this post back in 2020. My VC 470 is now accompanied by a 1906 Manton 450/400 3¼" for nitro and most recently a VC 600NE Imperial.

Beautiful VC 577NE! Congratulations!!

470NE

Many years ago I went to ShotShow in Melbourne, Australia and had the privilege to meet Jerome from VC (now at Rigby) and was lucky enough to fondle a beautiful VC in 600NE. This started my love of doubles and big bores and now own a few of my own. It recently came to my attention that the 600NE...

All very good guesses. From L to R - 585 Nyati, 600NE and the good old 470NE

I also have a big bore problem. Outside of my 375HH, 450/400 3¼" and 450 Rigby, here is some more big stuff Im playing with ☄☄

Eraser rubber

Made some snap caps tonight. Pretty simple and should do the job.

That seems to be the common theme. Seems to be a very unique rifle.

NP for 60gr Cordite

NP for 60gr Cordite

NP for 60gr Cordite

Thank you Sir

Thank you Red Leg. The bores are in excellent condition and the barrel is shiny with strong rifling. I'm in Victoria, Australia. We're currently experiencing some of the toughest Covid lockdown rules globally.

So today I gained a permit to break lockdown and took advantage of the situation to pick up my Manton 450/400 3 1/4" (NP for 60gr Cordite). Now to wait till I'm allowed out and shoot.

Thank you for trying

I recently acquired a Manton double rifle and was wondering if there was a way to research its history? I'm not aware of Manton having a ledger so not sure if there is another way to gather some information. All I know is that its circa 1880

That is truly am amazing collection of VC's. I am also a huge fan and hope to have more than one some day. Right now we share the 470NE PH R/Body.

How many of you own more than one double? What's in your battery?

Beautiful rifle! Congratulations!

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I have a bolt rifle in 450 Rigby and I feel I have enough power there if I ever need it. I liked the idea of a caliber that starts with a 5 but it looks like the 450/400 has my heart.

Hi all, Has anyone purchased a new Merkel recently? How are they finding the build quality, regulation and lastly, do they still have a doubling issue? I'm looking at a new Merkel in 500NE but unsure. Alternatively, it's a VC in 450/400....

102 Water Buffalo taken in East Arnham Land

The wrong one....was meant to be my Trijicon 1-4x24 but cracked a ring with no 30mm spare so mounted a Leupold VX3 1.75-6x32. Wasn't perfect but got the result!

Didn't have much time for load dev so used QuickLoad. The node was 106.4gr of AR2209 behind a 550gr RNSN Woodleigh. I'll post some more rifle pics soon.

So not only is the 450 Rigby finished, my first opportunity to hold and fire it was on a buffalo hunt in the Northern Territory. Snagged a 102 bull on her maiden outing.

+1 on the Trijicon 1-4x with Green Post

The 450 will be in my grubby hands in about two weeks. She's getting blued at the moment....I can't wait!

Wow! Beautiful! Congratulations!

Thanks Sandman! The 450 is definitely a very versatile cartridge but absolutely performs with the heavier bullets. I plan to standardise on the 550gr RNSN Woodleighs as they are a proven performer and they are relatively easy to come by. Would love to see some pics of your 450! My barrel...

Thanks guys! The guy building my rifle knows Geoff well so it was a nice surprise. Their bullets are also exceptional! I can't wait to smash aussie water buffalo at the end of the year!

Digging up old posts but keen to understand more about the 350 getting this performance.

Thanks Matt! Will definitely post pics once completed. It's a few weeks away.

Currently getting a 450 Rigby built on a CZ550. It was a very nice surprise when my pre-rifle care package arrived to find a message from Geoff himself in my Woodleigh manual!

I was initially unsure of the stock but it's the best decision I made. Fits like a glove!