Current DG Battery. Please Share Yours

My pair of irons only, 505 Gibbs and 416 Rigby.
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C&H Certus - .450 nitro
Marlin 1895CB - .45-70
Winchester 1894BB .356wcf

I’d use the .356 for anything here in Aus.


Wants: Marlin 1895 stainless with black synthetic stock in .50 alaskan
Winchester 1886 in .50-110. Loaded with 450gr raptors.
 
Badboymelvin said:
Have owned a few rifles that could be classed as DG rifles...

CZ 550 .458WM
Zastava M70 .375H&H
Zastava M70 .375Wby
CZ550 Safari Magnum (Kudu Services custom) .458WM
Winchester M70 .458WM
Zastava M70 .458WM
Zastava M70 .458WM

But now I just own the 1... a Zastava M70 425 Express custom built by NT Firearms Gove.
I really like it... CRF, light, accurate, powerful and stupidly reliable. Plus, being a custom rifle, it's the only one like it...
It has the same ballistics as a .404 Jeffery, a 400gn DGX at 2300 fps, or a 360gn Atomic29 copper HP at 2500 fps.
It's fitted with Warne bases and rings and a Leupold VXII 1-4x and I just love everything about this setup.
This will be the last rifle to ever leave my safe...

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You won’t find a better man than Anthony at NT Firearms Gove.
 
Rare Breed said:
I too have come full circle. I was talking to @Fatback this weekend and it seems we are all similar. we buy the caliber we want not in the final brand of what we want. We experiment until we know both the caliber and action types we want then buy our ultimate top end brand we can afford both buying and selling rifles along the way. I am a Rigby man. I now have my three rifle Rigby battery that will take any animal comfortably on this earth and am finally happy so now no longer focus on guns at all only hunts and memories
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We look forward to your future hunting reports with the Rigby battery!
 
mms45 said:
M70 458wm current mfg
M70 416rm current mfg
Francotte 470 boxlock
Heym 88b 450NE
R8 9.3x62
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Deserves a photo, at least the double rifles.:)
 
Pelham said:
Current battery for hunting in Africa:
Pre-64 Model 70 300 H&H, with a 4-12 Schmidt & Bender
Interarms Mark X in 375 H&H, with the stock done by Roger Renner
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He’s certainly a master with his stock work.
 
BJH65 said:
Nice collection. I Just sold my Freedom Arms 475 Linebaugh. I did not enjoy shooting it. I do however enjoy shooting my Brno 458 Lott but the 475 Linebaugh revolver is flat out painful to shoot! I hope the new owner enjoys it more!
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I understand. My 475 Linebaugh has a healthy snarl to it at recoil. I prefer my 480 Ruger to the Linebaugh.
 
Pelham said:
And his Gunsinternational page is: https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...ck-designs-by-r-j-renner.cfm?gun_id=103517435
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Thanks! I become of aware of RJ Renner about two years ago. He did wonderful work on @Luvthunt custom AHR CZ 550 416 Rigby. Really slimmed down the factory wood stock turning it into a work of art. If I were to keep my last remaining CZ 416 Rigby, I would send it off to RJ Renner but that rifle is destined to be delivered to my outfitter’s firearms dealer in SA in 7 months, ultimately to be used as a camp/loaner gun.

Anyhow, Mr. Renner is truly a master of his craft but I have no large caliber rifle to send him. I do have a pre 64 M70 30-06 with an aftermarket stock I would consider though.
 
Here is my modest battery of rifles. From left to right: Ruger M77 Hawkeye African 35 Whelen, Winchester Model 70 Safari Express 375 H&H (South Carolina Made), AHR Dangerous Game Rifle 404 Jeffery, and a Ruger M77 MKII Safari Magnum 458 Lott. 3 out of the 4 were purchased from our incredible forum members.
 

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Captain Munro said:
Here is my modest battery of rifles. From left to right: Ruger M77 Hawkeye African 35 Whelen, Winchester Model 70 Safari Express 375 H&H (South Carolina Made), AHR Dangerous Game Rifle 404 Jeffery, and a Ruger M77 MKII Safari Magnum 458 Lott. 3 out of the 4 were purchased from our incredible forum members.
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Hell, that’s not modest. That’s a perfect African battery for any scenario and North America too. I can’t imagine anything better for Africa.
 
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