shuter
AH enthusiast
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- Oregon, Montana
Okay, this should probably be posted in the addiction group. Several of you told me when I posted pics of my new Model 70 Safari Express .375 H&H several months back that there would be other "African rifles", or big bores, or whatever. I thought there probably wouldn't be. I was wrong. See, at this rate, I'll never hunt Africa; but now I've gone and picked up the second of my 2-rifle African battery...just in case! I got all worked up over the idea of a .400 Jeffery (sounds cooler than .450/.400 3" Nitro Express to me) after deciding I wanted a "shootable" big bore and pouring over ballistics tables, checking out availability of brass, loaded ammo, etc. Plus, I love the nostalgia of it.
I knew I couldn't afford a double, but Boddington's book made the Farquharson sound cool. Couldn't afford one of those either. So, I find that Ruger made some #1 rifles in the caliber awhile back and searched online. Then I found out they made some in the "Boddington Series" that had a matte finish, fixed single leaf rear and white bead front sights, and came with Warne rings. So I searched some more till I found an unfired one on Gun Broker located a couple hours away from me! Got it for a very fair price that included 60 rounds of factory Hornady ammo and 80 pieces of virgin brass, along with dies. Couldn't say no.
Got it, shot it a few times, and loved it! But couldn't leave well enough alone, so I ordered a 1" red Pachmayr pad and a Graco BreakO recoil reducer (adds 15 ounces). I did a little fitting for the reducer and had the pad installed. I also replaced the safety with a TROP safety. It's a thing of beauty; but more importantly, the brass doesn't catch on it when ejected as it did with the stock safety. Was a bit of a pain to install, but if I can do it, a friggin' monkey can (no exaggeration there). Finally, I added a traditional-type sling from NECG (New England Custom Gun service).
Just got it all put back together today, and here are the pics! Only thing left is to add the Leupold FX-II fixed 2.5X scope when it arrives. I'll be using low Ruger rings for it, since the Warnes sit a bit high for my taste, and the scope will just clear the fixed rear sight. Anyway, thanks for listening to my rambling. Here she is:
I knew I couldn't afford a double, but Boddington's book made the Farquharson sound cool. Couldn't afford one of those either. So, I find that Ruger made some #1 rifles in the caliber awhile back and searched online. Then I found out they made some in the "Boddington Series" that had a matte finish, fixed single leaf rear and white bead front sights, and came with Warne rings. So I searched some more till I found an unfired one on Gun Broker located a couple hours away from me! Got it for a very fair price that included 60 rounds of factory Hornady ammo and 80 pieces of virgin brass, along with dies. Couldn't say no.
Got it, shot it a few times, and loved it! But couldn't leave well enough alone, so I ordered a 1" red Pachmayr pad and a Graco BreakO recoil reducer (adds 15 ounces). I did a little fitting for the reducer and had the pad installed. I also replaced the safety with a TROP safety. It's a thing of beauty; but more importantly, the brass doesn't catch on it when ejected as it did with the stock safety. Was a bit of a pain to install, but if I can do it, a friggin' monkey can (no exaggeration there). Finally, I added a traditional-type sling from NECG (New England Custom Gun service).
Just got it all put back together today, and here are the pics! Only thing left is to add the Leupold FX-II fixed 2.5X scope when it arrives. I'll be using low Ruger rings for it, since the Warnes sit a bit high for my taste, and the scope will just clear the fixed rear sight. Anyway, thanks for listening to my rambling. Here she is:
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