Pics of Finished M98 1909 .404 Jeffrey

30 June 2006, 19:15

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.

30 June 2006, 19:24

Lhook7

Great looking rifle!

30 June 2006, 19:38

Rusty

A beautiful rifle! Congratulations!

Rusty
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30 June 2006, 20:23

Hog Killer

PC, very nicely done.

Hog Killer

30 June 2006, 20:26

jeffeosso

OUTSTANDING!!!

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30 June 2006, 20:35

Charles_Helm

Very nice!

30 June 2006, 20:39

Rick R

That rifle was commissioned by someone with good taste. You done good.

30 June 2006, 20:53

Fjold

Wow! You don't know how jealous I am of you.

Frank

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30 June 2006, 21:02

Michael Robinson

Great looking rifle! A classic in a classic caliber.

Congratulations!

30 June 2006, 21:51

500grains

Great gun!

30 June 2006, 22:16

bwanamrm

Absolutely beautiful, sir.

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30 June 2006, 22:20

boom stick

awesome...

will you be lending it out???

30 June 2006, 22:43

465H&H

Classic!

465H&H

30 June 2006, 23:02

hm1996

quote:
Originally posted by boom stick:
awesome...will you be lending it out???

Beautiful Rifle!

Regards,
hm

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30 June 2006, 23:27

Stu C

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

30 June 2006, 23:44

jens poulsen

Congratulation with your rifle PC

That rifle is sweet suckercandy

Nice lines + to be good craftmanship it seems,
a combination thatÂ´s difficult to beat!

30 June 2006, 23:56

.366torque

PC, EXCELLENT!!!!! Let us know when it downs the first buffalo please

30 June 2006, 23:58

grizz007

congrats on owning a beautiful rifle!

01 July 2006, 00:01

boom stick

inspires me to make my 68mm version

i should post pics of the dummy round i made...

01 July 2006, 00:06

fredj338

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?!

01 July 2006, 00:30

.366torque

quote:
Originally posted by boom stick:
inspires me to make my 68mm version

i should post pics of the dummy round i made...

That would be a nice cart boom! It would be 150-200 over the 10.75x68

01 July 2006, 02:45

boom stick

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

01 July 2006, 02:58

mr rigby

wery fine rifle and work to be proud of.

congrats!!

01 July 2006, 03:11

boom stick

the bolt handle scroll work looks awesome.

01 July 2006, 03:34

416SW

Really great looking rifle.
Bob and Ross did a really nice job, also so did the engraver.

01 July 2006, 04:27

Whitworth

Wow PC, that's nice!

01 July 2006, 04:51

quote:
Originally posted by Stu C:
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

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.

01 July 2006, 04:58

308Sako

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

01 July 2006, 06:58

yellowhammer

very nice

01 July 2006, 07:51

mstarling

True "class" speaks for itself!

This one speaks volumes in mellifluous tones. Congratulations on a beautifully executed project!

01 July 2006, 08:22

interboat

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.

01 July 2006, 12:46

ozhunter

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

01 July 2006, 18:35

quote:
Originally posted by ozhunter:
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

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)

01 July 2006, 19:29

El Deguello

A beauty for sure!

01 July 2006, 21:02

Stu C

quote:
here are some pics of the 1/4 rib

Thanks for the extra photos. Mighty fine.

- stu

01 July 2006, 22:22

new_guy

very well done.
congrats.

01 July 2006, 22:30

rolexfan

A beautiful job! Great wood along with very tasteful metal work. A rifle to be proud of.

02 July 2006, 02:09

jorge

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

02 July 2006, 05:18

quote:
Originally posted by jorge:
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

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.