One nice rifle under $15,000

[dhughes66]

If you were going to purchase one nice rifle for $15,000 or less what would it be? Mine would probably be a Chapius 450/400NE double rifle.

 

[Killingtime]

Double or bolt, new or used

 

[Betterinthebush]

Parkwest SD-76 bespoke in .257 Roberts

 

[Andrew62]

If you were going to purchase one nice rifle for $15,000 or less what would it be? Mine would probably be a Chapius 450/400NE double rifle.

Same for me!!

 

[dhughes66]

Double or bolt, new or used

Either just a top end budget of around $15,000.

 

[Killingtime]

Double would be the chapius elan 450/400.
Bolt would be Parkwest sd76 savanna in 257wby

 

[Schüler Jumbo]

House of Merkel 140AE chambered .500 Nitro Express.

 

[Killo]

Parkwest SD76 Dark Continent .375 H&H

 

[Choupique]

Probably an Echols in .338 win mag

 

[WAB]

Bailey Bradshaw single shot. One of the most elegant rifles I have ever seen.

 

[Hedge774]

Parkwest Dark Continent, for me as well. Caliber? Maybe 404. Maybe 416. I'm not there yet!

 

[RLL]

A custom built bolt action,with the nicest Turkish walnut. Mauser styled action in the cleanest English styled stock, with all mandatory safari grade additions. Quarter rib, barrel band, front sight with pop up bead…About the only thing that wouldn’t fit the budget would be the engraving…I happen to be working on one at the moment

 

[Nosler guy]

Maybe I'm just too practical - just give me a Ruger Hawkeye African, and I'll take the left over $$ as a poor man's Spiral Horned Slam (kudu, eland, nyala and bushbuck)

Thinking I'll have 4 times the fun, and that first scratch won't hurt near as much ...

 

[Tex .416]

A custom bolt action with a great scope, which to me is Nightforce, Schmidt & Bender, Kahles, or Hensoldt. Add an Aimpoint if a red dot is applicable.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

I'd probably try & get a double in .375 H&H

 

[30-06Ken]

Can I spend $4000 on the rifle and the other $11,000 on a hunt ???

 

[Russ16]

I’d get a M70 in 300 H&H and have it custom stocked.

But I already have the Chapuis in 450/400.

 

[M70375!]

I have a Parkwest Savanna in 416 Rem being built, $11,000 and change

 

[dchum]

I’m still waiting for @rookhawk to give his usual sound advice.

15k double is junk and headaches

15k bolt gun can give you some of the most well made and sought after weapons ever made

He puts it much more eloquently than I just did -but I think he’s right and it sounds like good advice.

 

[TXdawg]

Dakota 76 African 404J….cannot replicate it (new) today for 15k, but I purchased it used and unfired for quite a bit under your threshold.