Holland & Holland launches its Take Down Rifle

[Red Leg]

This H&H take down system was on their rifles for years . I was unaware they’d stopped making rifles with this feature . The prices asked are crazy but people will pay . Their quick detachable scope mountings are fabulous . I have them on a 300 H&H magnum . As a final comment I have 2 WR bayonet takedowns a 318 and a 425 - they are very accurate for me at the ranges I hunt at 50-150 yards . I am a fan of takedowns .

My WR .318 works exactly as advertised back somewhere around the first world war. I love it. But, it is not an R8. Still, it is far more than adequate for any game I would take on the African continent south of the Sahara.

 

[PCC600]

My WR .318 works exactly as advertised back somewhere around the first world war. I love it. But, it is not an R8.

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Same as mine from 1908 . The 425 from 1912 and has been used hard . These rifles are wonderful .

 

[Wyfox]

There's more to the eye if you look close.
They took their 100 year old design and refined it. The rifle has a carbon chassis which you can see in the video in the barrel channel, one piece magazine box and bottom metal afixed to the stock with a concealed screw, and they advertise a titanium trigger. Granted starting price of 60,000 pounds($80,000usd) is hard to swallow for 95% of hunters. They're obviously competing against Purdey and Westley Richards for a "Best" bolt gun with modern precision rifle features.

 

[SStomcat]

It always amazes me that there are enough guys in the world to buy this stuff at those prices, from multiple manufacturers in the England. But I guess if your only building 100 guns a year total,.....the worlds a big place and there are a lot of guys that are just filling their vaults with treasure and the stuff will never see the light of day.

Please count on the Arab Sheikhs as well...

 

[SStomcat]

On a Blaser R8, the barrel and the scope come off. When reassembled, mine, in I think seven different chamberings currently, all shoot to exactly the same point of aim. That is innovation.

My take on this is that as long as the barrel and scope stay together, it will always zero in. Sauer 404 scope mounts, though heavily expensive, claim to return to zero every time you mount a zeroed scope. So far, it has been true for me.

 

[steve white]

On a Blaser R8, the barrel and the scope come off. When reassembled, mine, in I think seven different chamberings currently, all shoot to exactly the same point of aim. That is innovation.

And for less money.....

 

[grand veneur]

On a Blaser R8, the barrel and the scope come off. When reassembled, mine, in I think seven different chamberings currently, all shoot to exactly the same point of aim. That is innovation.

I don't deny that something like this works well in terms of maintaining accuracy and precision. The fact that you can save money is also an argument in favor. However, in practice, I see no advantage to interchangeable barrels, in the African bush for example, if two different cartridges are to be used during the same hunting trip.