From a Sows Ear

[Rob404]

I needed to sell my 404Jeff to pay a few bills and while it kind of left me with a ton of regret I decided to own another as soon as my finances got better.
My old set up was done by Triple River using a donor CZ550 375HH so I figured I would use the same set-up for the new build. Unfortunately with CZ dropping the 550, prices and availability came at premium so I decided to see if a Winchester would do the job.My local Gunsmith assured me a 404 on a Win. action would do the job just fine so I stated a hunt for a donor ( the Sows Ear).
I told the Gunsmith I wanted an old school Safari rifle right down to the gloss black bluing along with the barrel band, Safari sights etc. I had a Winchester LA stock the I bought years ago off E bay on a whim and wanted a Mercury reducer installed to help with recoil. Twelve weeks later this is what I picked up form Jim Coby Gunsmith here in Minnesota. The Sows Ear, then the Silk Purse

 

[Tundra Tiger]

WOW.

Congrats good sir. That is a fabulous looking creation. Every part of it looks sexy to me. Next step is obviously replacing your background plaid (sow's ear) with some manner of background game animal (silk purse).

 

[Proneshooter]

Not trying to be an ass, but Jim's last name is spelled Kobe. He is an excellent gun builder and you made a wise choice using his services.

 

[Rob404]

Not trying to be an ass, but Jim's last name is spelled Kobe. He is an excellent gun builder and you made a wise choice using his services.

My mistake, This is the second time Ive used Jim.

 

[Rob404]

BTW 10.5 lbs scoped

 

[Angelo_orygun]

Turned out great!

Does that rear base ever get in the way of “expedited” loading?

 

[Rob404]

Turned out great!

Does that rear base ever get in the way of “expedited” loading?

No it does not, I,m more worried about the mount holding up to the 404

 

[CAustin]

WOW that turned out really well.

 

[Long Ranger]

Looks, really good, Congratulation sir .

 

[Custom]

That looks great, Rob. Curious, did your model 70 start life as a 375 or one of the RUM cartridges?

 

[Scrumbag]

Lovely stuff! Enjoy if!

 

[Rob404]

That looks great, Rob. Curious, did your model 70 start life as a 375 or one of the RUM cartridges?

It started out as a 375HH it was easier to find than a Rum on the used market

 

[geoff rath]

I needed to sell my 404Jeff to pay a few bills and while it kind of left me with a ton of regret I decided to own another as soon as my finances got better.
My old set up was done by Triple River using a donor CZ550 375HH so I figured I would use the same set-up for the new build. Unfortunately with CZ dropping the 550, prices and availability came at premium so I decided to see if a Winchester would do the job.My local Gunsmith assured me a 404 on a Win. action would do the job just fine so I stated a hunt for a donor ( the Sows Ear).
I told the Gunsmith I wanted an old school Safari rifle right down to the gloss black bluing along with the barrel band, Safari sights etc. I had a Winchester LA stock the I bought years ago off E bay on a whim and wanted a Mercury reducer installed to help with recoil. Twelve weeks later this is what I picked up form Jim Coby Gunsmith here in Minnesota. The Sows Ear, then the Silk PurseView attachment 468668View attachment 468669View attachment 468670View attachment 468671View attachment 468672

 

[geoff rath]

Glorious !!

 

[Brandon.Gleason]

That came out fantastic.

 

[Rob404]

Thanks I like it, I,ll post a range report soon

 

[Rob404]

First range trip. I had a hell of a time getting the Jeff on paper, turned out to be a a bad ring. this group is a 100yds using Norma brass and a 400g Barnes Solid with 84gs of Win 760.Last week I changed powders to VIV 550 with a charge of 78gr with the same bullet and this was the result with a minimum load, seems the 550 is a bit hotter

 

[BloodyKnuckles]

Beautiful! Congratulations.

 

[Rob404]

Since it grouped so well with the Win 760 I'm going to jump the load a bit and see what happens