Build your dream, custom rifle

[BeeMaa]

You have to unlock the video. But yes, the R8 is a great choice for DG.

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[Bandera]

What would be affordable.
Left handed Ruger African, cross bolts, barrel band sling, banded front sight, upgraded wood, in 30-06 or 300 win mag. Possibly a 416 Ruger version.

The real dream would be a left handed Rigby Highland Stalker.
Then there is a left handed double rifle in 450-400 NE

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Those which I personally have had created are very few - I won't count a few tweaks to my Rigby Highland Stalker when ordered.

Probably my favorite is either this No. 1. The stock is English walnut. The metal work is by Doug Turnbull. It has a target trigger and is chambered in .300 H&H.
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Or this No. 1 which began life in the late seventies as a very plain 1B .270 with no sights and the large forend. The engraving was gifted from friends when I left Germany at the end of 79. Recently I had R.J Renner add sights and reshape the stock to give it the silhouette and feel of a German stalking rifle to match the engraving. It has taken a huge tally of game.
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And finally, let's add Baily Bradshaw's magnificent 7x65R. Long and lean, it epitomizes the elegance of a single shot stalking rifle. Each of his masterpieces is unique.
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I never grow tired of seeing pictures of your Bradshaw that rifle is exquisite.

 

[Rifleman97]

Ok, Dreamer or Captain Realistic, build your dream rifle. No off the shelf rifles or of if they are, they better have a ton of customized components.

Ideally, you pick the caliber and then put components together for your "dream" custom safari gun. Barrel from precision research or Bruz or? Action from who? Synthetic stock or wood from a specific stock maker. Rings and optics?

It’s gonna take me probably 3-5 years to do it, but I’m currently working on it, the only thing I’d change if I had unlimited budget is I would up the action budget to get a GMA rather than a defiance CRF

Action: Defiance Deviant CRF (true controlled round feed, nitride, 3 position safety)
Barrel: 25” Krieger or similar if they don’t make a .416, with iron sights fitted by a good smith
Bottom metal and magazine: custom made by me to be Mosin nagant style single stack (easier to feed) and pregnant belly to hold at least 4 rounds in the magazine. I plan on 3D printing many iterations, casting the final version and polishing it to a nice sheen and then be nitrided.
Stock: Again made by me, it might not be quite as perfect as a Rigby, but it’ll be mine. English walnut hand carved.

I also am very on the fence about making it a switch barrel setup to also run 300 or 338 Norma magnum out of the same gun since the mag will be set up for that sized case, and it will make it a lot more usable on longer range with a scope on plains game, elk, antelope, deer, but it would be still pretty overkill. Hence me being on the fence about it. It would make more sense to do a 416 rem mag and a 300 win mag, but that’s not as fun, I want it to be more unique lol.

 

[HunterX]

Why not a 358 Norma Mag and 416 Taylor?

 

[Daniel Cary]

I know two PH's who use them daily for backing up clients on DG. Below is a link to a thread I started 6 years ago on this subject. FYI - I've cycled my rifle upside-down and the cartridges load perfectly, even when I do it slowly.

Blaser R8 for Dangerous Game

That was interesting.