Shooting Corbett's 450-400

[Chris Sells]

A highlight of my firearms career... shooting Jim Corbett's 400 Jeffery!

 

[jdemocko]

That is awesome. I loved every one of his books.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

If I am not mistaken it is a Jeffrey, right? One of the guns Heym modelled the 89b upon.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

If I am not mistaken it is a Jeffrey, right? One of the guns Heym modelled the 89b upon.

Of course, he said so, sorry.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Does anyone know what the weight of that double is?

 

[Chris Sells]

Does anyone know what the weight of that double is?

Hi, Kevin. The rifle was made by Jeffery @ 1909. It has 24" barrels, and I would guess the weight at just under 10 lbs. But I'm sure the exact weight is documented somewhere.

What stood out the most was just how well-used the rifle is. The only traces of black on the barrels are under forend, and only shadows of the of the checkering remain.

The wood has shrunk over the years, with metal proud in several places, and the bores are well-worn and frosty.

I can say that Jim Corbett definitely got his money's worth out of the rifle, and I wish I had the chance to shoot my mine this much!

The second thing I thought about when holding the rifle was all the miles it had covered, the places it had been, and all of the things it had seen. Invariably, the thought comes to mind of "if only it could talk..."

 

[spike.t]

How did it shoot Chris?

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Hi, Kevin. The rifle was made by Jeffery @ 1909. It has 24" barrels, and I would guess the weight at just under 10 lbs. But I'm sure the exact weight is documented somewhere.

What stood out the most was just how well-used the rifle is. The only traces of black on the barrels are under forend, and only shadows of the of the checkering remain.

The wood has shrunk over the years, with metal proud in several places, and the bores are well-worn and frosty.

I can say that Jim Corbett definitely got his money's worth out of the rifle, and I wish I had the chance to shoot my mine this much!

The second thing I thought about when holding the rifle was all the miles it had covered, the places it had been, and all of the things it had seen. Invariably, the thought comes to mind of "if only it could talk..."

It would be great to see it next to an 89b 450/400

 

[Chris Sells]

How did it shoot Chris?

Hi, Mike.

I would say the shooting experience was more symbolic in nature. That is to say that we didn't really shoot the rifle repeatedly at any great distance with accuracy in mind, it was more about just having pulled the trigger on such a noteworthy rifle. Having said that, it did shoot to POA for me.

 

[WAB]

Chris, is this rifle in Bill J’s collection? I’ve handled a number of Bill’s rifles but I don’t recall this one.

 

[Chris Sells]

Chris, is this rifle in Bill J’s collection? I’ve handled a number of Bill’s rifles but I don’t recall this one.

Yes, it is.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Beautiful and legandary double rifle.

 

[375er]

To put it simply....THAT'S JUST COOL!

 

[spike.t]

Hi, Mike.

I would say the shooting experience was more symbolic in nature. That is to say that we didn't really shoot the rifle repeatedly at any great distance with accuracy in mind, it was more about just having pulled the trigger on such a noteworthy rifle. Having said that, it did shoot to POA for me.

Nice... great experience to have been able to shoot it

 

[PerH]

Just awesome that was .

 

[WAB]

Yes, it is.

Are you here in Bama?

 

[baxterb]

This rifle was at one time part of Elmer Keith’s collection at the cabelas in Boise. I remember seeing it.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Wow, just holding & looking at that rifle would be awesome. Getting to actually shoot it, really special!
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Brent in Az]

Nostalgia, at it's finest.

 

[Rick HOlbert]

A highlight of my firearms career... shooting Jim Corbett's 400 Jeffery!

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That is outstanding!! What a piece of hunting history. Yes indeed, if only that rifle could speak. The stories it must have. You're a lucky man indeed.