What would you build with a CZ 550 magnum action?

[x84958]

Hi all,

I have a CZ 550 magnum action, and now I have a conundrum…what caliber of rifle should I build with this?

I have a 375H&H, 404 Jeffery, and a 470 double rifle. It’s a great battery for Africa hunting, but the potential to build a custom rifle interests me.

What would you build?

 

[Cheesehead]

505 Gibbs, of course

 

[RootballExpress]

416 Rem or Rigby, 458 Lott or Win Mag, 505 Gibbs, 500 Jeffery, 500 A2, 550 Magnum, 585 Nyati, 600 Overkill (the last two really depends on who your gunsmith is and if he knows how to set it up properly)…. You have a wide array of possibilities here to fill every need/want

 

[Killo]

300 H&H

 

[Tintin]

.350 Rigby or .450 Rigby

 

[358 Norma]

470 Capstick!

 

[Hunter-Habib]

.505 Gibbs or .500 Jeffery.

 

[deewayne2003]

Sounds like you've got all you're bases covered..... I'd keep it incase you fall out of favor with one of the others.

 

[Blakefmd]

Dittos on the 470 Capstick. 416 REM or Rigby.

 

[Doug3006]

Since you have a 375, 404 and 470 I’d build a 300 H&H to give yourself a premier plains game option.

 

[Rafiki]

505 Gibbs.

 

[whisk(e)y hunter]

550 Magnum or 460-550 Weatherby

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Nothing too exotic. You already have 375 and 404 so I think 416 Rigby or 458 Lott are next in line as "African" magnums. Or perhaps step down to 300 H&H which if I recall correctly does require magnum length action. Maybe 9x62 but I think those will fit in standard length action. No sense of wasting that expensive action building something sub-magnum.

 

[Schüler Jumbo]

.460 Weatherby

 

[Safari Dave]

.416 Rigby

 

[RR 314]

505 Gibbs, of course

I think you spelled .550 Magnum incorrectly.

 

[Altitude sickness]

.300 H&H or .505 Gibbs, 500 Jeffery

 

[RR 314]

On a serious note, what is it set up for now? Here is a quick cheat sheet depending on initial boltface. Can obviously open up further. . .

Long actions with a bolt face .Dia of .540 +/-257 Weatherby
264 Win Mag
270 weatherby Mag
7mm Remington Mag
7mm Weatherby Mag
7 STW
7mm Remington Ultra Mag
300 H & H
300 Winchester Mag
300 Weatherby Mag
300 RUM
303 Brit
8mm Remington Mag
338 Winchester Mag
340 Weatherby Mag
338 RUM
375 H & H
375 Weatherby
375 RUM
416 Remington Mag
458 Winchester Mag
458 Lott


Long actions with a bolt face .Dia of .585 +/-
30/378 Weatherby
338 Lapua
338/378 Weatherby
378 Weatherby mag
416 Rigby
416 Weatherby Mag
460 Weatherby Mag
470 Nitro Express

 

[Jefferry404]

The Capstick, the 500 Jeffery or the 450 Rigby, hands down, better fit to the bolt diameter.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Hi all,

I have a CZ 550 magnum action, and now I have a conundrum…what caliber of rifle should I build with this?

I have a 375H&H, 404 Jeffery, and a 470 double rifle. It’s a great battery for Africa hunting, but the potential to build a custom rifle interests me.

What would you build?

If I had this action, and wanted to use it on African DG, I think I would go with .416 Rigby. I have never even shot this caliber, I have just always wanted one since reading Ruark and his adventures with Harry Selby.