I'm looking at a Parker Hale Safari in .375 H&H on an auction site and wondering if the action is a true magnum, or a stretched standard length action. Does anyone have any information on this subject?
All the Parker Hale Safari rifles I have seen were built on Spanish made Santa Barbara actions. The magnums were extended/opened up actions. Nevertheless, they did a decent job building them and the rifles had to undergo British proof. If the price was right, and the condition was excellent, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase one.
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Agree with everything Grenadier has said. Being a Spanish made Mauser copy is no slur on these fine actions which were nicely finished and very reliable. Parker Hale also made them up into .404 Jeffery rifles too.
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