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Nice Find

My 2ct's... Would be nice to see longer barrels, 23" barrels on those big actions will make the gun "Look" to stubby and longer barrels will balance nicer between the hands and swing easier

Save ... I've hunted with Roger Whittall Safaris 3 times once in the Zambezi Valley twice in the Save the amount of animals in the Save is a tribute to their conservation efforts

I purchased my Gibbs 450 in the mid 90's and it came with a 3031 load using poly filler it regulated well but passed over the Chrony at 1900fps. After purchasing Wright's book I moved on to RL 15 with a filler, H4831 and finally settled on H4350

Pin Less ... Very Cool

They're all fun to shoot

I have used Travel With Guns for all of my hunting trips .. https://twg.travel/ I usually fly out of BOS and have flown either Qatar or Emerites TWG has always handled all of the arrangements both travel and guns at both ends and are a phone call away if you run into trouble

Great Bullet have had lots of success shooting them through my Gibbs 450NE

Lovely Gun and find....,., In no way are you diminishing it's Value.... English guns are constantly being kept up.. Barrels re-Blacked Furniture re-Blued Wood and Checkering maintained ... It is why there are so many well kept English Guns on the market. That and they are hunted differently...

Save Conservancy you will find what you are looking for Check out Roger Whittall Safari Outfitter been with them for 3 Hunts will go back again

Leica 8x30

Came from years of deciphering my fathers hand writing Enjoy that lovely rifle... Just picked up a 1885 Low Wall in 32-20 made 1899 at auction.. Sadly it is sitting in the 3 day dog house which is the waiting period in what is now the socialist state of Vermont ...Once home and after a good...

RedLeg Nigel Brown's British Gunmakers Volume Two on page 270 shows your 44-40 was made by C.H.Laubenburg & Co of 2 King Alfreds Pl B'ham 1885-1892 Sorry that was all that was published

.45 Colt SAA 7 1/2" Barrel .454 255gr Hornady Swaged Lead 17grs 5744 Magnum Pistol Primers

I always thought having horns placed inside a plexi glass or glass coffee table