man i can hardly wait i just ordered a brand new ryan breeding bolt action 505 gibbs

the actions is a granite mountain arms the barrel is going to a 22" stainless with a black finish on it and a turkish walnut stock it will hold 3 down 1 in the pipe and for 1000$ more i can add another round 4 down 1 in the pipe.

basicaly here is a bpick of the rifle im having made.


its the 9th one down from the top i belive

http://www.rbbigbores.com/projects.html


the load is going to push a 600 grain wooligh protected point or 600 grain mono solid at 2500 fps this rifle is going to be my new elephant gun and hopefully it will take many.

fritz i need to talk to you about making me some 600 grain solids i need them to be exact duplicates nose shape wise and the woodliegh bullet so im looking for more of a traditional nose design.

Exciting.
What's the lead time? I imagine that $1k extra round is easy to pass on. Getting 5 rounds of 505 off in an emergency seems about as unlikely as six.

i asked for the rifle in 12-13 monthes.

im going to stay with the 3-1 if i cant kill it with that many shots i have no business in the bush.

this guys rifles are amazing i seen some very good work come off his shelf and a few people i know like mark bucannon who owens big bore productions owens a few 2-3 of his guns also 500 grain from this site highly recomends his work.

his prices are fair for what he dose and he dose it well.


and after that rifle is done ill probably grab another searcy double.

Hi 700
You've made a good choice going with Ryan. I've know him and his work since 1996 and it's top of the line. You'll have to post some pictures when you get it.
Take care,
Dave

Excellent choice.

Steve,
nice looking work of his.. you aren't getting a brake, are you?

jeffe

a brake what the hell is a brake.........lol youd have to give me the rifle for free if it had one.


as much as i love my 700's and the such the 505 is a much more practial big bore to hunt with. and ill admit that here thats why im going with it. its putting damn near the same energy out with that load as my 700 but in a rifle thats 6-7 pounds lighter and has 4 shots instead of 2 and is a 1/4 the cost.

as long as im in the 7000+ foot pounds and up range im happy.

700 nitro,

That 505 ought to be a real thumper! I looked at his rifle's at the last SCI convention in Reno and I was impressed with his work. Are you going with the rear island sight or a 1/4 rib?

damn thats sweet!


make mine a 50-505

boom stick he can do that for you no problem.

ill probably go 1/4 rib havnt desided.

basicly exactly like the above gun


all i know right now is that i want a elephant engraved on the floor plate

Just curious, what would a bare bones rifle cost from this guy? His work looks marvelous

basicly anything from his shope brand new will cost you 9000$+

my rifle base starts at 12,500

its out of my pricerange for now but when you see something of beauty like that you got to give credit. its all go and a little show. thats how a rifle should be

Very nice 700! If I had the coin I would have a Ryan build me a Gibbs

John

Steve,

Have you specified a rifle weight?

George

yes 11.5 to 12 pounds. oh i almost forgot this is going to be LEFT HANDED..........

A real beauty!

The hardest part is waiting for it...

Suggest to Ryan that he not TIG weld the barrel recoil lug to the barrel on your gun. Tell him HARD SPOTS in the barrel just bother you! Also make sure he can demonstrate( in person) that it feeds reliably with your bullets before you take posession. Just some good advice. Thats not too much to ask for 12.5K -Rob

Left Handed??????? Now I am really envious. It's to bad us southpaws have to go custom to get such wonderful calibers.

rob iv already discussed the possiblity of using a least custom solids and he said i should get those to him asap so that he can make shure they feed he loves making 505's it his favorite caliber thats why i was going to have the soilds made to replicate woodlieghs that way everything works 110%

i just figure might a use the best solid there is and that a mono solid.

I've repaired his Nyati's. I'm glad he loves the 505 Gibbs.Maybe you'll be lucky. Remember what I said above. I hate to see anyone get screwed fir 12.5 G's. -Rob

what was wrong with them......did they try and use bullets the gun wasnt originaly set up for........how long ago.......i talked to 30+ people so far and not one had any problems.

i just got off the phone with ryan he has never even made a 585 nyatie befor..........hummmmmmmmmm

just uprgraded to turkish walnut best 1000 iv ever spent..........well maybe not but close......lol

What a sweet looking rifle!!!!

ryan can also build the 505 on a synthetic stock using s waffenfabric action for 8000$+ that should help some you guys.

quote:

Originally posted by Robgunbuilder:
I've repaired his Nyati's. I'm glad he loves the 505 Gibbs.Maybe you'll be lucky. Remember what I said above. I hate to see anyone get screwed fir 12.5 G's. -Rob

Still waiting to hear the response since 700 nitro said Ryan never made any of these.

ryan wants to hear a responce to..... since he dosnt like poeple spewing crap about him.

quote:

Originally posted by 700 nitro:
just uprgraded to turkish walnut best 1000 iv ever spent..........well maybe not but close......lol

Sweet...(Don't worry I won't tell the new wife...)

What a beautiful beast.
I would love to have him make up a 5-shot Mbogo, but I will never have that kind of money.
I got Breeding taste on a CZ budget!

So, Breeding makes .585 Express and .585 GMA chamberings? Wonder what those are? I am ignorant of this. Sumbuddy who know???

my wife is very supportive of what i do we each have or little spending accounts she is happy as long as im happy for the most part.


the 585 gma is 3.250" long has massive case capasity if you interested in the info call ryan up im shure hell explain it to you in detail.

quote:

Originally posted by 700 nitro:

the 585 gma is 3.250" long has massive case capasity if you interested in the info call ryan up im shure hell explain it to you in detail.

700 nitro,
I am not interested enough to waste the time of Mr. Breeding who should hopefully be working on your rifle.

So the .585 GMA and .585 Express are variations on the .577 T.rex theme.

I will be looking for some specs on these just out of curiosity. My rifle use ends after .510 caliber, whether bolt action or double. Still, I am open to learning about new cartridges, as any gunnut is.

I also do not have any craziness about wood and wood upgrades. Maybe Dakota couldn't make enough money off of me so I am nevertheless honoring them by using a Dakota 76 African action from Brownell's to build a .423 Lapua, to my own specs, African Sheep Rifle style with some minor refinements.

quote:

Originally posted by 700 nitro:
yes 11.5 to 12 pounds. oh i almost forgot this is going to be LEFT HANDED..........

I thought ..all your rifles were "left handed"

PA Bullet's = 700 nitro poor

it is left handed ................my quote in post even says that

700 Nitro
Just recieved my Left Handed 505 Gibbs from Ryan. Plastic stock, 22 barrel, at 12.6 pounds with Leupold 2.5x10 LPS scope. Sighted by Ryan with 525 Woodleigh SP, Fed 215 primer, Jamison Brass, and 135 Grains of H-4831.
I am shooting 122 grains of H-4831 for a practice load. Two out of three bullets will touch at 75 yards.
You will like the gun very much.
Sincerely, Virginia Creeper

Best looking DGR's on the market bar none..........they look very tough all most a military style big bore DG rifle, congrats .700 I wish I where getting one !!

Who make the synthetic stock for him?

Nice looking rifles.

NICE NICE NICE....everything except people airing out their dirty laundry in public.

700,

Do you still own any of your muzzleloaders?

John