Recent content by PCC600

Leonard built guns and rifles for just about everyone . Yours is a beauty . A friend of mine has an A Hollis 500/450NE sidelock . A Hollis were high end , I Hollis less so . Sadly mine is a very average I Hollis hammer gun .

I’m not sure there are too many highly discounted good H&H 375 flanged magnum Royal double rifles getting around . The cartridge is superb with the 300 grain pill . And the Royal is a wonderful rifle . I use mine regularly and it works wonderfully well on buffalo . Every bit as good as my 375...

Which Hollis is it ? A Hollis or I Hollis ? Either way a lovely rifle .

Sadly these issues are not uncommon . I personally know of English double rifles owned by the same guy which had terrible quality problems from the get go . On the first the rib on a brand new double rifle became loose within months . The second rifle couldn’t put 2 bullets anywhere near each...

Apologies I missed your post re the diamond front sight on my 500NE . I have attached a pic . These types of front sights were common on Indian rifles . The work well when it is late in the afternoon or in heavy shade . The diamond will pick up whatever light is available . Against dark water...

I think the 375 H&H flanged ( rimmed ) magnum is a superb double rifle cartridge . I would never consider the belted rimless version in a double rifle .

Diggory will also inspect firearms at major UK auction houses . A very good service if you don’t believe the condition reports . A reliable set of eyes on the ground is valuable .

When buying at auctions in the UK I have used Diggory Hadoke . He is very close to the teams at Rigby and Westley Richards . He is very knowledgeable . A good resource .

Robertson actually owned Boss . He was a maker of components for many of the London big names . Even with Robertson the boxlock probably came from Webley & Scott in Birmingham . And Harmon built beautiful guns . Two wonderful lesser known but high quality guns .

This is my 505 Gibbs rifle built on a GMA African Magnum action and with a 24 inch Krieger barrel . This rifle has taken 16 years from inception to completion. I initially made the mistake of using a very well known but rather unstable gunsmith . Years passed and plenty of $ . I took the...

I’m not a fan of CCH unless it is done by St Ledgers in the UK. I like the plainer dark blue finish seen on Purdeys rather than the more multi coloured CCH ( think Rigby ) . I also don’t like modern engraving - I’m a less is more kind of guy . The ultimate finish on a double rifle is the...

Not to mention Gina Rinehart’s new Sidney Kidman brand of similar gear . When two Aussie mega billionaires decide they don’t like each other it is always interesting .

Kynoch ( Kynamco) are out of business . I got all my big rifle brass jags and brushes from them . Also my snap caps . No idea where to get this stuff now .

Depends on size of rifle bore but a 20g brush is perfect for a 600NE and a 28g brush is perfect for 505G / 500 J / 500NE rifle . I’d guess a plastic 28g brush would also work in a 470 or 475NE as well .

I booked some hunting yesterday . I actually looked at the export reimport process for Australia today . I just shuddered closed the file and thought easier to rent overseas . Just not worth the hassle .