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Hi Folks, here are some pics of my .404 Jeffrey built on a 1909 M98; General Specs Lothar Walther #1450 .423"Barrel finished at 23 1/2 English Walnut Stock 1/4 Rib 1 standing & 3 folding leaves Blackburn Trigger Rednackgel 3 position saftey Custom Talley Bases I am very happy with the rifle and it fits me like a glove, as no other rifle I own does. It has taken 2 1/2 yearsbut has been worth the wait. Intend to add some talley rings and a scope at some stage.     | ||
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Great looking rifle!  ____________________________________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett. | |||
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A beautiful rifle! Congratulations! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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PC, very nicely done. Hog Killer IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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OUTSTANDING!!!  opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Very nice! ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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That rifle was commissioned by someone with good taste. You done good.  | |||
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Wow! You don't know how jealous I am of you. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Great looking rifle! A classic in a classic caliber. Congratulations! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Great gun! | |||
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Absolutely beautiful, sir. On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, 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. | |||
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 awesome... will you be lending it out??? 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Classic! 465H&H | |||
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 Beautiful Rifle! Regards, hm 2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. | |||
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Paul, Great stuff. Finally got to pick it up. Remind me again, Waghorn did the stock on this one? Any chance of better picture of the qtr rib? cheers, - stu | |||
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Congratulation with your rifle PC  That rifle is sweet suckercandy Nice lines + to be good craftmanship it seems, a combination that´s difficult to beat! DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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PC, EXCELLENT!!!!! Let us know when it downs the first buffalo please | |||
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congrats on owning a beautiful rifle! | |||
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inspires me to make my 68mm version  i should post pics of the dummy round i made... 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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PC, it tunred out great, really beautiful. How does she shoot? Now if we can get uncle Mike @ North Fork to get us some more bullets?! LIFE IS NOT A SPECTATOR'S SPORT! | |||
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That would be a nice cart boom! It would be 150-200 over the 10.75x68 | |||
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 at 68mm you would have a cal length neck and fit a std mag length action. that neck is sooooo long it makes it possible. one of the best things is it is not a wildcat! you just cant use factory ammo but if you have a jeffrey you would probably reload anyway. dies would be easy to make, just grind a regular 404 reamer, new barrel and voila! no more 7mag heloooooo jeffery sorry for the hijack  577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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wery fine rifle and work to be proud of. congrats!! | |||
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the bolt handle scroll work looks awesome. 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Really great looking rifle. Bob and Ross did a really nice job, also so did the engraver. | |||
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Wow PC, that's nice! "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Thankyou everyone for the kind remarks, I hope one day to be able to shoot a buffalo with this gun. My photos of it have not turned out as good as I'd like but hey I aint no photographer  Problem is after receiving this rifle I want another one the same in .500 J and .375 H&H.................I hope the missus does not read that  Stu, Ross Waghorn did indeed do the stock, and Rodger Vardy supplied the blank, I am unsure of whom Bob out-sources his engraving work to. here are some pics of the 1/4 rib as requested.    | |||
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PC, I hope you put that beautty through it's paces. A give yourself some wonderful memories as well! It is a wonderful creation. Best regards & good shooting  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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very nice | |||
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True "class" speaks for itself! This one speaks volumes in mellifluous tones. Congratulations on a beautifully executed project! Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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Now that's a beautiful rifle. Compare it to the 505 Gibbs some guy built on an Enfield and put in a rubber stock on another thread. | |||
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That is a nice rifle PC. On my last hunt to Zimbabwe my friend used a custom 404 very similar to yours, infact made by the same people. His rifle feels and worked great and no doubt yours will to. I recomend you take it across to Zimbabwe or similar and hunt ether Buff, Jumbo or Hippo with it, plus some plains game. Do you have a scope lined up for it? if not I would recomend a 1.4to4 S&B "MAG" Scope. Cheers, ozhunter | |||
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Ozhunter, I do intend to go to Africa one day although If I hunted Buff I would be tempted to take my .458 lott or .585 Nyati. The scope will be a little ways off as the missus and I are about to build a house. I was thinking Khales might make a 1-6 and that would almost be as good as the swarvo & s&b and be a little nicer on the $$.............Leupold is also a good option a 1-4 or 1,5-5 is always a good choice but If I can I would like to put a Euro scope on this one, it's just a ways down the track at the moment (and I also really want a new U/O shotty)  | |||
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A beauty for sure! "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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Thanks for the extra photos. Mighty fine. - stu | |||
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A beautiful job! Great wood along with very tasteful metal work. A rifle to be proud of. | |||
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Magnificent looking rifle and I really like the work and the action you selected. What kind of work was done to the magazine box to properly and reliably feed the 404 and is the 1909 action long enough to accomodat or does it require significant cutting? jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Jorge Bob made whole new bottom metal and mag box and opened up in the rear as much as he had to I am una-wares if he took much out of the front but he said he prefers to take it from the rear as much as possible I recall him saying. Thankyou for the kind comments. | |||
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PC Just a great rifle - nicely done! | |||
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