Very nice rifle. They say that you can get it in what caliber you want. But I dont think that you can get one in caliber .585 Nyati , .577 Tyrannosaur or a .700 BMG IMPROVED....!!
Posts: 751 | Location: sweden | Registered: 15 January 2002
A really nice classic rifle. To bad that the action has a thumb cut.
Overkill, animals will drop without any problem, and you don't need to use battelship shells. It's more of an question were you put the bullet, than how big it is. Mostly it's the crap behind the butt pad that decides what will happend. Have you bought anything new lately? I guess you are still playing with your mind, different charts and tables
I would do perfectly well with a 450 rigby or a 416. Forum members has proved that enough gun will do.
Posts: 8351 | Location: Jennings Louisiana, Arkansas by way of Alabama by way of South Carloina by way of County Antrim Irland by way of Lanarkshire Scotland. | Registered: 02 November 2001
quote:Originally posted by JOHAN: A really nice classic rifle. To bad that the action has a thumb cut.
Overkill, animals will drop without any problem, and you don't need to use battelship shells. It's more of an question were you put the bullet, than how big it is. Mostly it's the crap behind the butt pad that decides what will happend. Have you bought anything new lately? I guess you are still playing with your mind, different charts and tables
I would do perfectly well with a 450 rigby or a 416. Forum members has proved that enough gun will do.
Cheers / JOHAN
Whats wrong with the thumb cut?? The thumb cut is a classic to me.
Jeffe, I'm sure the above statement was ment as a joke, and you know why the ramp is that way! For those who DON'T know, however, the reason the ramp is that shape, is because the bush guard, sight protector, over the front sight flipps over, and lays flat on top of the barrel just behind the sight ramp. This keeps thick bush catching the guard and standing it up, makeing the front sight un usable!
This is a beautifil rifle, and if Santa is listening, I don't have one like it, and I been a good boy!
Posts: 14634 | Location: TEXAS | Registered: 08 June 2000
I would love to have something like that but it would just be a showpiece as I love punching paper. But oh my what a showpiece. Wow it's just beautiful.
Posts: 7636 | Location: near Austin, Texas, USA | Registered: 15 December 2000
I visited the Westley Richards shop in London a couple of months ago. Very friendly folks. They let me see their personal collection of firearms that are not for sale. Neat stuff. By the way, you need to double the $12,000 if you really intend on buying one of those rifles... That's the pricing I saw.
Posts: 354 | Location: Texas, USA | Registered: 11 February 2001
I like rifles built on commercial actions and not militairy ones. Thumb cut is intended to use with stipper clips and no scope. If you have scope on the rifle the thumb cut is not needed. I hope you have thumb cut on your rifles, If that is essential for you. I can live without them, no problem. Respect my opinion and other will do the same with yours
Actually, the thumb cut was an important safety component in Mauser's original design and I prefer military actions (ones with good steel and heat treatment of course).
Should escaping gas be headed towards the shooter's face along the bolt raceway, the thumb cut provides the route of least resistance. Not co-incidentally, this is at 90 degrees to the shooter's face.
The protruding flange on the bold shroud is another important component which is better on military versions than on most commercial actions. It also diverts gas 90 degrees to the shooter's face.
Herr Mauser incorporated VERY few things in his designs by accident!
jpb
Posts: 1006 | Location: northern Sweden | Registered: 22 May 2002
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