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A ton of awesome suggestions! Thank you!

So I am going to begin building a big bore rifle with the hopes of someday putting together an Alaskan trip (moose if God willing) I give synthetic stocks their due, but they don't have the same 'soul' as wood stocks for me. So since this build is starting from scratch, I was wondering if...

Last I was aware this rifle was sold to JD Outfitters.

I apologize for not updating soon. Unfortunately this rifle was sold last month. The fella that ends up with this rifle will be very lucky indeed. I can tell you it was one of the very last plainsmens built at Cooper firearms of Montana before they closed.

If you are still looking for brass you might check out these guys...

This is still available.

I can tell you that Cooper firearms of Montana has been using the Hammer Hunter bullets for accuracy testing in a wide variety of calibers.

Yes it is.

Christmas (and stacking bills) Special: He's dropped his asking to $3,500!

He's dropped the price. Asking $4,000 OBO.

This is a Cooper Plainsman built on a Model 56 receiver chambered in 9.3x62mm Mauser, 22" McGowen barrel. Case Colored receiver, trigger guard, bolt shroud, action screws, and magazine floor plate. Rust Blued barrel and bolt knob. The bolt knob is checkered by hand. Spalted Maple stock, hand...

From person experience, not just anyone reputable will touch a Sabatti. I was turned down by several reputable double rifle smiths when i had problems with mine. Luckily Ken Owens came to my rescue.

I bought a Sabatti, brand new, year before last. the fit and finish on the rifle is good for the money. The Action locks up tight. My issue came from regulating. It would not pattern both barrels on a pie plate at the 50yrd range. Thankfully a miracle worker named Ken Owens was able to get my...

This would be a divorce in my household, but I would have no regrets. Hell of a story to tell, and that second shot was a beautiful one.

My rifle has a dove tail rail that screws onto the rib that is drilled and tapped, but between it and the trijicon base it lifted the sight higher than I would have liked. I did look for one of the gunsmith blank bases for the trijicon, however every place I saw was out of stock. I got a piece...

I was not happy with the rail that came with my rifle, and the trijicon base did not fit. So I decided to machine my own. It's lower profile than the rail/base combo, dot still sits above front sight. Better tolerances than the rail the rifle came with. Just need to bevel corners, clean up...

Thanks I'll take a look!

I got my RMR in and went to throw it on my double. Turns out the 11-12mm base does not fit the rail that came with my Sabatti. It's to large. Any recommendations?

That is a beauty!

I have seen several chapuis in the classifieds on here over the years priced very reasonable. I have never owned a chapuis but from reputation I would say they are at least as good a gun. So keep the dream alive, it will happen!

Yeah, it was my concern that if the dot is to fine then it won't be as fast for quick acquisition but if it is too large it wouldnt be as accurate for good shot placement. I hope I never face down a charging buffalo, and chances are I'll only get one chance to go. So I want to do it right. At...

Well, you guys made some great points, and convinced me. I ordered an rmr 3.5moa and the base for my rail. I really appreciate all the replies, and information. It is great to be able to hear from folks that have experience with such things. Especially with everything going on and not being...

I cannot speak to the 470s, but I bought a 450/400 NE year before last. It did not shoot. 6 to 8" spread between left and right barrels. I did about $200 worth of load development, to no avail. Long story short, I had to send the rifle to Ken Owens. He did a great job. His test targets had...

I really appreciate the feedback! I had thought about mounting height as a concern. Has anyone had any experience with the SRO? It seems like it would offer better field of view over the RMR, but its hard to gage without having them in hand. Yall with the RMR, do yall ever feel like the field...

Hi Everyone, I have a 450/400 3" NE double that I have yet to hunt with. I just got it back from having it re-regulated and having some other work done. One of the comments was to get a better front sight blade, which I intend to do. However, I am thinking about running a reflex/red dot sight...

Thats a gorgeous rifle, CRS. I would love to have one like that but the wife seems to think we need to make morgage payments. :)

You may contact IFG-USA. Last I recall they still had some. And when it needs regulated Ken Owen is your best bet. I just got my 450/400 back from Ken and he did a terrific job!

I managed to get ahold of Ken Owen. He is still available to work. So I will be sending it off to him after my trip. If anyone else has a similar issue I recommend looking him up, and I'll post an update when I get the rifle back.

I appreciate that!

I have been working on loads since I got it and everything has shot in the same area. I have not tried a different bullet yet which I guess will be my next step after the holidays. I have been looking at woodleighs but haven't taken that plunge yet. Working on a budget atm, saving for my trip...

Thank Erik, Either works for me. I am a good (not great but good) reloader. I worked with 8 different powder and multiple loads for each one trying to get something that would work. The only reason I went back to IFG is I have a hunt coming up and had dreamed of taking this rifle. With every...

Erik, I would appreciate that. I understand it is frowned upon. I do have a dog in this fight, although I believe Justin made it clear there is no fight to be had, I stretched and sold possessions to make this deal happen. It was a dream come true to finally own a double, and now what was a...

Well Erik, I stated that i was told the rifle would only shoot with Old Hornady ammunition, only after I was told to buy a box of factory to try. When it didnt work James was not surprised and told me that of course it didnt work, hornady had changed the load. If i may ask where did you have...

Well Gizmo, yes you are correct. And as I mentioned in my post. With ammunition you can no longer get. I was told by James High the current produced ammunition will not work in that rifle. Is this James or Justin? PS. I also have target of groups shot with current factory ammunition. From...

I'm a new member but a long time reader here. I similarly came across a deal on a sabatti much like this one. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I bought one, poured about another thousand into ammunition trying to get something, ANYTHING, that would shoot out of it. IFG told me to load above hornady...