500 Jeffery Club

[Daniel Cary]

This would've been it!

Product Page | MNR Custom

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[Daniel Cary]

And if $ & concern were of No concern.
Short of that Dorleac I Exploit enough here .. A SSB Drop Box Magazine, aesthetically speaking.

 

[Daniel Cary]

I'd really like to see a Rigby in .500 J

 

[Daniel Cary]

Steve Fourie’s Custom Rifles

 

[norfolk shooter]

Steve Fourie’s Custom Rifles
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I might just have to contact him

 

[IvW]

@IvW. would you have a suggested or preferred builder for the .500 J?
Subjective question & mostly unaffordable in my lifetime .. however, ie. "Heym Express"?

Brno ZKK 602 action....Magnum Arms and Steve Fourie....

 

[IvW]

Interesting opinion. I had a PH back me up on my last buffalo hunt with a sako. I'm glad I've had a better experience with the sakos.

Then I havent met your PH yet....

 

[krish]

Finaly picked some 500j brass for my rifles.
1) sako Brown bear (2) Cz 550 AHR #3 UPGRADE..
KRISH

 

[Backyardsniper]

Mate that looks like a Sako. I need to know is it a single stack mag? And do you have any ejection issues with it whilst the scope is fitted?

I have a Sako 85. It is a staggered mag. Mine holds 3 down, I use leupold QD rings and I did not have trouble with ejection issues, but I think I went with medium, or high, I will double check. I ended up putting a trijicon RMR on it. They made a base that fits the Sako scope mount. I killed a deer at 110yds with the RMR. It is a great handling rifle. The only issue is the size of the mag box if you want to run longer bullets. OAL of 3.550 is all you got. Not an issue with any bullets except maybe Barnes TSX 570's. I am going to shoot mine some this afternoon. I will post some pics here later today

 

[Beck]

I have a Sako 85. It is a staggered mag. Mine holds 3 down, I use leupold QD rings and I did not have trouble with ejection issues, but I think I went with medium, or high, I will double check. I ended up putting a trijicon RMR on it. They made a base that fits the Sako scope mount. I killed a deer at 110yds with the RMR. It is a great handling rifle. The only issue is the size of the mag box if you want to run longer bullets. OAL of 3.550 is all you got. Not an issue with any bullets except maybe Barnes TSX 570's. I am going to shoot mine some this afternoon. I will post some pics here later todayView attachment 506166View attachment 506167View attachment 506168

your rifle doesn't have a hooded front site? Did it come that way, or did you do some custom work?

 

[Backyardsniper]

I had the factory front sight replaced with an NECG ramp and had a mercury recoil reducer and a new recoil pad installed.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

And if $ & concern were of No concern.
Short of that Dorleac I Exploit enough here .. A SSB Drop Box Magazine, aesthetically speaking.
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I am not a big cal person, maybe I havent got there yet, but I must say that these big chunky rifles carry off proportion so much better. Handsome things.

 

[norfolk shooter]

I have a Sako 85. It is a staggered mag. Mine holds 3 down, I use leupold QD rings and I did not have trouble with ejection issues, but I think I went with medium, or high, I will double check. I ended up putting a trijicon RMR on it. They made a base that fits the Sako scope mount. I killed a deer at 110yds with the RMR. It is a great handling rifle. The only issue is the size of the mag box if you want to run longer bullets. OAL of 3.550 is all you got. Not an issue with any bullets except maybe Barnes TSX 570's. I am going to shoot mine some this afternoon. I will post some pics here later today

Can you run it as a 3+1???

 

[Backyardsniper]

Can you run it as a 3+1???

Yep. You can snap 4 in the mag but the fourth won't go down far enough to push the bolt over it. It will run 3 in the mag with one in the pipe easy though. I just did about 3 repetitions of that for some 25 yard off hand rapid fire.

 

[Beck]

Yep. You can snap 4 in the mag but the fourth won't go down far enough to push the bolt over it. It will run 3 in the mag with one in the pipe easy though. I just did about 3 repetitions of that for some 25 yard off hand rapid fire.

Sounds like a great set up

 

[norfolk shooter]

Yep. You can snap 4 in the mag but the fourth won't go down far enough to push the bolt over it. It will run 3 in the mag with one in the pipe easy though. I just did about 3 repetitions of that for some 25 yard off hand rapid fire.

we need a video of that

 

[Backyardsniper]

we need a video of that

I'm actually working up a few loads right now. I may be a able to talk the wife into getting a little footage later. I'll try to post some up.

 

[Daniel Cary]

I'd deleted it .. however, here. couple Sako clips
1st outings 'c a 9lb & 10lb Jeffery, or what not to do.

 

[Backyardsniper]

As requested by @norfolk shooter here is a quick clip of some rapid fire 500 Jeffrey from the Sako. I had a target set up at 25 yards and this was about as fast as I could line it up and keep them in a decent group, and honestly this group wasn’t that decent. I will probably shoot another video on this at some point and get the shot timer out and really see what I can do. I also need to do that with the 470. Fire a pair and reload then fire another pair for time and accuracy. I’m about 30 rounds in today though and most of those were off the bench, that is probably plenty for today. These are 570 gr bullets over 115 grains of reloader 16.
Video will be up shortly.

 

[Backyardsniper]