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My 458Mag Elephant hunting rifle is almost done.

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02 March 2010, 11:31
ozhunter
My 458Mag Elephant hunting rifle is almost done.
Worked out the loads and sights on my up and coming custom FN M98 458Win last weekend.
Ready for oiling, engraving, checkering and then bluing.
Its set with the following;
23" Walther barrel
"Sound Metal Products" bottom metal.
Recknagel fittings.
Silvers pad.
Woodleigh 480grn 450 bullets and 74grns of Benchmark2 for 2150fps mv.
Not sure if ill be using this rifle or my 425WR on my up coming Ele hunt??
Decisions, decisions Confused









02 March 2010, 11:53
Manyathelo
Beaut rifle and a great piece of wood, very nice
02 March 2010, 12:30
jamesicus
Congratulations. To my eye a most pleasing and handsome rifle.

JP


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02 March 2010, 13:36
umshiniwam
That rifle is a beaut. Congratulations!
02 March 2010, 14:41
Bwanamich
bolt on the wrong side dancing


"...Them, they were Giants!"
J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa

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02 March 2010, 14:46
ozhunter
quote:
Originally posted by Bwanamich:
bolt on the wrong side dancing

Don't Worry Mich as I had a Lefty fire two fast shots from it the other day and he loved its balance and its shooting. tu2
02 March 2010, 16:41
daleW
Oz,

Are you kidding me?

"Not sure if ill be using this rifle or my 425WR on my up coming Ele hunt??"


You better use the .458. No question about it.

Love the gun.


dale
02 March 2010, 17:04
shootaway
very nice-classic and simple
02 March 2010, 17:42
Bryan Chick
Nice looking rifle.
02 March 2010, 17:50
MFD
As taught in design class, "form follows function." Your rifle definitely fits that definition.
02 March 2010, 18:21
Jason Johnson
Oz- Awesome looking wood, nice iron , a real classic

Jason
02 March 2010, 19:12
Milo Shanghai
A proper rifle.
02 March 2010, 19:45
bwanamrm
A classic Adam! Well done!


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Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.
02 March 2010, 19:53
JPK
Lovely. Very nice banded rear sight, don't see them as often as we ought to.

Congrats,

JPK


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02 March 2010, 20:02
724wd
beautiful rifle! very classic.


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02 March 2010, 20:14
AllenBosely
A very nicely done rifle!

What is the muzzle dia. and weight as set up?

Allen


It's a Mauser thing, you wouldn't understand.
02 March 2010, 21:52
Sevenxbjt
quote:
Originally posted by Milo Shanghai:
A proper rifle.


+1
03 March 2010, 00:55
Bill73
Very nice tu2


DRSS
03 March 2010, 01:48
matt u
Nice looking rig OZ
let us know how it works out on the Ele