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I bought a new Model 70 Alaskan in 375 last year. Great rifle. Highly recommend.

Probably 90% of the world's Rhinos are on private land in South Africa. There is still a brisk profitable trade in rhino horn but it involves poachers who slip into these properties and kill rhinos to sell the on the black market. Land owners with rhinos must bear the full cost of the anti...

I have a Steyr SM12 and it’s an incredible rifle. Mine had the wood stock and fiber optic iron sights. It’s has Talley QD Bases and rings and shoots bullet weights from 180 to 286 grains to the same point of impact. It is very close to perfect from my point of view. I also have a CZ 550 with...

Mel Smart invented that stock. He sold the design to Serengeti Rifles. One of the best stocks ever made.

He is risen indeed. Happy Easter( Resurrection Sunday) to you all.

I would go with my Ruger Number One in 450/400 or my M70 in 416 Remington. Both work on anything.

Perfect bolt action dangerous game rifle.

Absolutely beautiful rifle. I dream of one like it in 470 or 500. But if you can handle it, the 577 has no peers. There is no better stopping rifle.

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Several people ask for pictures of my Brno ZKK 602 in 458 Lott.

I am five hours from Atlanta and Nashville. Will go to one,maybe both meetings. I have never been to either one so am looking forward to it. I have been to some other shows as an exhibitor.

I will send some pictures of my Brno 458 to anybody who is interested this weekend.

I have a Brno ZKK 602. Rifle is in nearly new condition. Has classic style french walnut stock. It was chambered in 458 Win Mag but has been made to handle 458 Lott. Action has been smoothly and polished to feed perfectly. Have a little ammo as well. Have to check on exactly what. I would...

Phil Shoemaker used a Remington 700 type rifle during the Vietnam war. When guiding clients for brown bear, he uses controlled round feed rifles. There is a difference in sniping at long range where accuracy is everything and dangerous game at point blank range where reliability is indeed...

I have not used the Remington 140 but I have used high velocity loads from hornady as well as 270 wsm and 270 weatherby loads. A little extra velocity will work fine in my experience.

Perfect for plains game and North America.

A 9.3 x74R would be a great do everything double. For just North America, a double in 7x65 R or 8mm JRS does about anything. You could use iron sights or a red dot for close range. Or an optic sighted in for the right barrel for longer shots.

One 375 Whitworth Mauser One 375 Model 70 Alaskan One 416 Model 70 Safari Express Also have one Brno ZKK 602 in 458 Had a CZ 550 in 416 Rigby but sold it for a reason that escapes me at present.

Glad someone snapped it up. I really like mine. So far mine has been shot at game three times and each time resulted in a very quick one shot kill. I think it’s probably one of the very best choices for dangerous game for a client. It also works great on plains game as well.

I’ll try to measure mine tomorrow. Not accessible right now.

I have used the rifle to shoot some hogs at very close range on my Boar Buster Trap. You can use the 1.7 power very quickly at very close range when the animals are running in every direction

I have one. It’s mounted on a M70 Alaskan in 375 H&H. I have the illuminated number 4 reticle. I have shot maybe 50 rounds through this rig. Optics are super clear, tracks well and holds zero. 1.7 power is low enough to keep both eyes open. 10 power is great for longer shots. My friend...

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I purchased my 470 from Rare Breed. He had already worked up handloads and installed weight in the butt stock to bring the over all weight to 11 pounds. It is more comforable to shoot than my M70 in 375 H&H. A Heym in 450/400 would be a wonderful double rifle but the Chapuis in 450/400 or...

Yes, It is a very good rifle at a very fair price.

A 470 with proper handloads will recoil no more than a 450/400 with factory ammo. This really makes an amazing difference.

I think there was a 30 caliber mauser cartridge but it was built on a .311 bullet like the 303 british. 7.65 Argentine Mauser? But your rifle uses the more available .308 bullets and 8x57 brass so it’s a much better modern wildcat.

7.62x57 That has to be the finest example of Rifle Looney that I’ve seen. You have managed to fill the gap between 308 and 30-06 with a cartridge that fills the gap between 7x57 and 8x57. Actually a perfectly useful,unique cartridge but it seems like a lot of effort to build and use. But...

Welcome I’m from Alabama too.

Kevin Thanks do much for posting. I have a Ruger Number One in 450/400 and have a supply of Hornady factory ammo and component bullets for it. The DGX Bonded look very good to me. You list a velocity of 2150 fps. Were you shooting handloads?

Someone on this site did use it on buffalo and posted pictures of recovered bullets. They were pretty flattened out and not very confidence inspiring. The CX is just a new version of the GMX with some changes to make it more aerodynamic.

When I called Hornady about their 250 grain GMX on cape buffalo, they said it had been tested on plains game up to eland but did not recommend it for Buffalo.

The information about the current design of partitions came through John Barsness. It’s possible to test this for yourself if you want to compare using dry news print which is very tough on bullets. I did this with my 9.3x62 last year. John has written extensively about the testing. I can’t...

Bears claws may be the best dangerous game expanding bullet made. Certainly there is nothing better. I used to get them from Jack Carter.

Contact Dave Freeburn, he has access to a 50000 acre South African preserve. He can provide everything you’ve mentioned. Dave is one of the outfits that is a sponsor here.

Helicopter: Ten thousand moving parts all trying to kill you.

I do try to mind my own business and stay out of things that none of my… Never mind

I don’t know the details of the helocopter recovery and did not ask questions. Not my circus…

Someone here used the 250 grain GMX on cape buffalo and posted pictures of a recovered bullet or two. They looked like they were pretty well flattened out and were not particularly confidence inspiring.

300 grain 375s and 400 grain 416s are the way to go with lead core bullets. In Monolythic bullets the 270 grain 375 and 350 grain 416 are as light as I would go on dangerous game. Mass still counts because the momentum of a bullet is a function of mass and velocity and momentum is critical...

The 17 shot adventure did not take place with Tinie Kok, not sure how anyone came away with that conclusion. My neighbor hunted with Tinie’s outfit this September. It was his second hunt with them. He holds them in the highest regard. On the first hunt he killed a bull elephant with a single...

I do not think the 416 shoots magic bullets but 400 grain bullets of 40-42 caliber do have a great reputation. I am of course envious of any man with a good 404 and the ammo, bullets and brass to keep it going. I also have a 450/400 that fits into the same category. I am thinking my next...

Concerning the 17 shots fired at the Buffalo. The client was drinking and pretty grumpy that evening so I do not know if he fired every round or how many were complete misses or how many were poorly placed hits. The outfitter told me the client finally dispatched the buffalo on the 17th shot...

By the way the PH who purchased the M70 in 416 for his clients to use on buffalo is Mr, Tinie Kok of Mbalabala safaris in Zimbabwe. This information came from my neighbor who hunted with him in September. He did this after years of proving a 375 as a loaner gun.

Mr. Red Leg, the man who fired 17 times at the Buffalo was in camp with me. The shooting took place over the course of a day. Once the bull was wounded, he was tracked and fired at on several occasions. Recovery of this buffalo ultimately required the use of a helicopter. All of this...

On the other hand, I have had more than one PH tell me that a 416 is a more decisive killer on buffalo provided you shoot it well. This summer I kilied my first bull with my M70 in 416, he ran a very short distance and fell over dead. My friend Joe shot two bulls with his 416. All of these...

Winchester is due to make another run of them,they made 375s and 458s in the last year.

I wish you luck in your search. I found mine here the same way. It will not be a bargain, especially if it’s a New Haven gun.

The largest cartridge(physically) chambered by Ruger in the Number One is the 450/400 nitro. A few were chambered in the similar 450. nitro. There is a reason for this, anything larger than the 450/400 or the 458 lott requires removal of a lot of metal from the action as well as the chamber...