404 Finally Finished!

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

Hello all! Here is my 404 when I first got her.(top picture) She started out as a 338, got converted to a 404 but then her owner passed away. I picked her up at an auction, took her to the gunsmith and here she is!

 

[CAustin]

Congrats on the rifle. It looks great.

 

[stug]

Nice, welcome to the .404 Jeffery club.

 

[sierraone]

Congratulations! Pics #2 #3 and #4 look much better than #1!!!!

 

[Edge]

Congratulations! Looks good and let us know how she shoots!

 

[Bullthrower338]

From an ugly duckling to a real fine rifle!

 

[Rifle57]

Wow nice rifle congratulations.

 

[cpr0312]

Nice looking rifle, consider me jealous

 

[tarbe]

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Nice, welcome to the .404 Jeffery club.

+ 1

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Looks great, congrats!

 

[Dr Ray]

Very nice and I hope you get to use it.

 

[Hank2211]

Great looking rifle! As an owner of a .404 myself, I heartily approve of the calibre!

Can you tell us what is involved in changing a .338 to a .404? I'd have thought it might be easier to buy a new one than change over an existing one . . .

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

She started out as a 338, got converted to a 404 but then her owner passed away.

Very nice looking rifle, hope it doesn't have bad juju!

Curios to know, did the rifle start as a 338 WM or RUM?

 

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

Great looking rifle! As an owner of a .404 myself, I heartily approve of the calibre!

Can you tell us what is involved in changing a .338 to a .404? I'd have thought it might be easier to buy a new one than change over an existing one . . .

Good morning!

I have no idea. The information that I received from the widows lawyer was just that he had purchased it and another rifle, both 338, for two conversion projects. He had just gotten this one converted (new barrel I would assume, not sure what else, it has some custom tweaks) but then passed away before he was able to start on the second one or finish this one.

 

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

Very nice looking rifle, hope it doesn't have bad juju!

Curios to know, did the rifle start as a 338 WM or RUM?

Your right, next time I'm in Africa maybe I'll have on of the witch doctors give it a good whack with a juju stick .

I believe it started life as a 338 RUM.

 

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

If I can figure out how to post it I have a video of myself shooting it. It's on my phone and apparently needs to be in mp4 format to post it, not sure how to convert it. As a bonus incentive to help me I also have a video of my 80lb wife shooting it, so if you want to see that you'll have to help me lol.

 

[AZDAVE]

Nice rifle, like the upgrades. Enjoy shooting it till you have to build another one. I can tell you from experience that once your wife decides she can shoot it and starts talking "Do you think I could really hunt a buffalo?" She will have a nice 404 and you will be looking for a donor rifle to upgrade You can guess how I know this.

 

[Rob404]

Great looking Rifle,,Welcome to the Club

 

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

Nice rifle, like the upgrades. Enjoy shooting it till you have to build another one. I can tell you from experience that once your wife decides she can shoot it and starts talking "Do you think I could really hunt a buffalo?" She will have a nice 404 and you will be looking for a donor rifle to upgrade You can guess how I know this.

She can handle my .375 H&H very well already...so now I have a 404!