Next big bore?

09 May 2003, 02:40

<GAHUNTER>

Next big bore?

Now that I've got my "dream rifle" (404 Rimless Nitro Express), I have to decide on what to pursue next. Do I want to go super big -- .505 Gibbs, .500 Jeffery, .460 Weatherby, or even a real thumper like the 45/70 or .405 Win.? [Wink]

Or do I want to downsize to a more practical .375 -- either H&H or Ultra Mag.

I'm leaning toward the .375 because I don't have one and the 404/375 combo would make a nice duo for a DG/plains game hunt, with either being a back-up for the other on either side in case of a malfunction (something you can't say about the really big bores).

09 May 2003, 02:43

500grains

I think that the over .50 big bores are for guys who already have all the practical stuff. It sounds like your arsenal has a gap at the .375 level.

09 May 2003, 03:02

fla3006

I'm still awaiting my Ruger #1 458Lott. Just bought two CZ550 416Rigbys at a pawn shop, plan to customize one. Have an old Brevex 510 Wells that I have been considering updating for a long time but I'm not sure if I'm gonna finish the project. More power and weight than I need or want, but I may go ahead just for the hell of it and download it. Needs a new stock done English style, express sights, rust blue finish. I'm getting intrigued with the idea of a 404, not sure whether Dakota or Jeff. Decisions.

09 May 2003, 04:20

HunterJim

GAHunter,

I would suggest a .375 of some sort. John Gannaway says "The .375 H&H is like a pair of black shoes, everybody needs one".

I also shoot a .376 Steyr which is a good .375 Short if you will. If not a Steyr (which is based on the 9.3X64 case) I would use either the .375 headsize or the .404 headsize as the base cartridge, and leave the Rigby/Weatherby case size for the rifles that need to be that big. There are several good choices in the H&H/.404 based category.

jim dodd

09 May 2003, 07:18

N E 450 No2

GAHUNTER
I think a 9.3x62 made up just like your 404, but a little lighter of course. Same iron sights, with a scope in QD mounts. This would be a lighter handier rifle than a 375, [Wink]

more suitable on the game you will be using it on, yet with solids it can back up your 404 if it gets hit by lightening. [Smile]

Of course a double in 470 or 500 Nitro would be nice too. [Cool]

09 May 2003, 07:23

WyoJoe

quote:
Originally posted by HunterJim:
"The .375 H&H is like a pair of black shoes, everybody needs one".

Hunter Jim,
I hear you. I always thought the .375 H&H was a waste until I got my hands on one. After shooting it I love it. It is an Interarms Mark X and I used it to take one deer and several prairie dogs. It is a great gun and hopefully I will always have one. Now that .375 Dakota is a sweet looking round also.

09 May 2003, 08:07

KurtC

I've always felt that a classic battery would be the 7x64, a 9.3x62 (or 64), and a .404 Jeffery.

09 May 2003, 09:41

Dago Red

fla3006

what the hell type of pawnshops do you have there that you can find two rigby's at once time in? Never such a thing in my area. Maybe I should consider a move. :-)

Red

09 May 2003, 09:56

fla3006

Dago- This particular pawnshop sells a lot of new guns, special orders them for customers. The CZ's were originally ordered by a good customer of the pawnshop not long ago, he shot them at the range, then decided to trade them for a high-grade shotgun at the same pawnshop. Not sure why he bought two or why he didn't keep them for very long; supposedly they shoot under an inch.

09 May 2003, 09:56

<allen day>

As far as I'm concerned, EVERYONE needs a .375 H&H. What the .30-06 is to N. American, the .375 H&H is to Africa, and it'll do all that the .30-06 will do on any continent, plus a whole lot more. It's the sort of cartridge that is never a mistake when you aren't quite sure what to take, or else you want to keep things simple and take just one rifle for everything.

If you don't want a .375, go with a .416 Remington.......

AD

09 May 2003, 10:50

I would also vote for either a .375 H&H or a 9.3x62. Or if you want something a little odd a turn a 9.3x62 into a 9.3x64 brenneke.

But as someone above said a 9.3x62 and a .404 would make a nice pair.

09 May 2003, 10:58

MacD37

I don't remember ever being without at least one 375 H&H rifle in my vault, since my first one bought in 1954. I have three right now, an FN mauser, and two Whitworth African express'. The FN and one Whitworth in wood, and one Whitworth in synthetic! [Smile]

Ya'll just ain't got no guns till ya'll got one of them old 3, six bits! [Big Grin]

10 May 2003, 05:57

Gemini

375 H&H is the worlds best all around rifle.Mine goes everywhere with me.I have the some big thumpers 416 rem , 460 weatherby, 510 wells
but the 375 gets used the most

10 May 2003, 08:22

<JOHAN>

quote:
Originally posted by KurtC:
I've always felt that a classic battery would be the 7x64, a 9.3x62 (or 64), and a .404 Jeffery.

Ahh, an excellent suggestion [Smile]

.

I have a few actions that has not been logged for rifle yet. 7X64 is a nice round soo is the 9,3X62 and the 404 [Big Grin]

/ JOHAN

10 May 2003, 14:24

<GAHUNTER>

OK, .375 it is. Now, which one? Remember, this is a back-up to the 404, so expensive it likely will not be.

Like I said in the other post, the new Charles Daly looks mighty nice -- just add express sights and mbogo and you're ready to go. [Wink]

11 May 2003, 03:42

savage49494

.376 Steyr Pro Hunter gets my vote. [Big Grin]

11 May 2003, 13:40

JudgeG

GAHUNTER:
Just wait until you pick up my .375 before you make up your mind about anything. (Folks... Leon is actually just a glorified delivery boy.) I think you'll have an idea of what you need to do, and for not much money. Looking forward to Wednesday afternoon at the range and a single malt that evening!