Using a 1903 Action for a Safari 30-06

[Captain Munro]

The highland stalker is the cheapest way there with production guns. G&H sporters start at $15k now day (new).
PS if you have the itch for one of these, don’t read “the green hills of Africa”. Ask me how I know.

Too late...

 

[Rare Breed]

Any thought given to a Rigby Highland Stalker? Seems to have everything on the list, short of the Springfield action you requested.
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Without question…G&H versus Rigby…I’ll take the Rigby

 

[sestoppelman]

Its a great idea, did the same thing years ago with a nice high number nickel steel '03. Got a stock from Richards MicroFit and fitted and bedded the action, put a pad on it with a Lyman 48 receiver sight. Shoots excellent.

 

[Bwana Man]

This is what I called my African battery, built in the 1960's, when Africa was only a gleam in my eye, and service in the Marine Corps was more pressing:
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From top to bottom, they are caliber .458 WM, .375 Chatfield-Taylor (.375/.338 WM) and 7mm Remington Magnum. Metal work by the late Harry Creighton, stocks by the late Hal Hartley. The stocks are a bit old fashioned, especially in the length of the forearms, and I never took them to Africa, relying instead on my wildcat .505 SRE, my Krieghoff "Teck" double rifle in calibers .458 WM and .375 H&H and my pre-War Winchester Model 70 in .300 H&H.

The Springfields are now in other hands, where I hope they are appreciated. All the Springfield actions were made with the double heat treatment process, which followed the case hardened actions and preceded the nickel steel actions. I have total confidence in their strength.

Beautiful looking rifles!

 

[Captain Munro]

Its a great idea, did the same thing years ago with a nice high number nickel steel '03. Got a stock from Richards MicroFit and fitted and bedded the action, put a pad on it with a Lyman 48 receiver sight. Shoots excellent.
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I like this one alot!