Here are some pics of my .404 "WIP" the metal work is practically all done just some more engraving to add, rednackgel 3 pos saftey and blackburn trigger are to be fited. I figure maybe the end of this year I will have it, blank is with the stock maker. The pics are not that great and don't quite do the engraving justice but you get the idea, when it is fully finished I will set up the tripod to take pics.............shutter lag may be the issue.

PC,
Now you've gone and done it. Crossed the line into needless decadence and luxury.

Sweet. I especially like that bottom metal. Hope she feeds a swell as she looks.

RIP,

as Ray would say feeds "slicker than goose snot".

Oh yes I have champagne taste and a beer wage

Now I need a matching .500 J

and then a second .404 in stainless and synthetic as an "Australian Roo Rifle"

Ah, slicker than greased owl crap, eh? That is good. The Force is strong with you, Jeffery Knight.

I did add an H&H style NECG Moon Bead or Tiger Sight on the end of my 10" twist McGowen stainless muzzle, a barrel banded ramp and hood.

The end of the muzzle is the only place my stainless/synthetic M70 .404 Jeffery has any class.

But The Farce is strong with me.

PC.
I can't believe it, a CZ traitor!

Nice, nice rifle.

(Zulu shield in the background?)

VERY nice to say the least. What was the 98 doner action that you use?

Can't wait to see it finished.

Will,

that is a Zulu Sheild, my smith has his shop decked out in African clobber.

Doug, action is a dwm 1909 m98. Bob seems to favour the 1909 dwms's.

Thankyou for the kind comments.

RIP I think your "sheep rifle" is a "cosmopolitan retro woodstock classic"

PC,
You've done it again, even with the crappy photography (believe me folks the photos don't do it justice) I've broken into a sweat...again. That's one beautiful job that Bob has done, only thing I'd have done different is insist he do the stockwork. I think he under rates himself on what he can do with a piece of timber.
Cheers...
Con
PS: PC if your after an action for your matching 500J, I'll make you a good deal on my ZG47, I've gone Remington M700 mad!!

Con,

e-mail me off line re; zg47

I am thking vektor for the .500 J, I feel the .404 stretches the friendship of the m98 and the .500 j even more so.................it's been done heaps but thats just my opinion.

PC,
Remember your on a beer budget mate, Vektor is big big moolah. PM sent regarding the ZG47. Just thought, if your really sick of your Ruger stainless plastic crappy 30/06 then maybe we can horse trade/cash adjust somewhat.
Take it easy...
Con

PC

Congratulations, looks fantastic

Who did the engraving and metalwork?

All you need now is a nice ZG-47 in 8X68S and 500 Jeffery on a vektor action.

Why do I suddenly feel the need for another mauser

Cheers
/ JOHAN

PC--Nice! That Mauser is going to be a beautiful rifle!

Johan,
PC and I use the same 'smith: Bob DeVries in Melbourne Australia. There is some major talent downunder and it amazes me more Americans dont utilise them given the favourable exchange rate and I assume our lower hourly rates. I know Bob has been commisioned to build at least one 500Jeffery that was put together for a total of around AUD$3500, and immediately exported for sale to the States where it achieved close to US$5000. The pull-down M98 in 300H&H he built for his daughter to use in Africa is also something out of this World, the workmanship, craftsmanship and taste displayed are amazing.
Cheers...
Con

Con

You wouldn't have any pictures of the 98 takedown in 300 H&H you could share?

Thanks, James

Custom rifles and especially on Mausers and calibres like 404 and 500 Jeffery is the one area of guns where we are much better of than Americans on a cost/quality basis.

Mike

PC excellent work & excellent taste.

Love the crest.

Congratulations
JohnT

Looking good man. You appear to have great taste in guns.

PC,

You are going to have have to get a 500 Jeffery for the big brother.

By the way, there is also the 333 Jeffery and 280 Jeffery

Actually, the ideal would be to make a 500 Jeffery like your 404 and then do a 404 and 500 on plainer bush basher rifles. In other words, same style of rifle but minus the engraving and plainer blanks.

Mike

PC, you mention building another rifle on a Vektor action. I was in a Pretoria gun shop last week and was told that Vektor actions are no longer made. Do you have a line on one as I am also in the market.

ink,

I have one put away for me and it is the last one my contact has, the other option for you is a granite arms which are the same price and are still produved.

Mike, I would love to do what you suggest but $$ is the only thing holding my grand plans back

PC,

I reckon what you have to do is to outline the plan and stick with it and put it in place as money becomes available.

Mike

Beautiful rifle. I can't wait to see the finished product.

If the photography issue were the shutter, the grain and scratches in the table would be out of focus. Actually, you have problems in two areas: lighting and lack of depth of field.

Lack of depth of field just means that you can't get everything in focus. When that happens, move the camera back. You may not need to move it very far. With a very small object like a bolt knob, you may also need to increase resolution on the camera to get an image with enough data to enlarge to a useful size.

The lighting problem has two components. The first is exposure ratio: the difference between your highlights and shadows is too great. The second is that the light strikes your subject from the wrong direction. Fortunately, both of these problems come from using the flash on the camera, and the solution is simple. All you have to do is duplicate a professional photographer's studio lighting setup. Here's how:

Find a place where you've got a lot of daylight, such as a big window. This lets enough light fall on the subject to keep the automatic flash from coming on, but don't put the subject in direct sunlight. A cloudy day is usually best, as the light will be softer. Turn the subject in relation to the light to get the best angle. In this case, we define that as the one which shows off the engraving and checkering to the best advantage. Once you've got it in good raking light, you need to balance the light.

If the difference between highlights and shadows is too great, move the subject away from the window. If the whole thing goes too dark, move it closer. When you get it about right, you may still find that the shadows are a bit too dark. If so, use a sheet of white paper to bounce light back onto the subject and fill in the shadows. If you're working on a tabletop, you can probably tape a sheet of typing paper to the back of a chair to hold it in place. Colored paper will throw colored light, which is nice if you need to show off the reddish hue of a stock. On a very cloudy or rainy day the light will be blue, and you might want to correct that a bit with a pale yellow or buff paper. Also, if the clouds change much, it may throw your ratio off. If so, wait for them to change back.

You'll have to fiddle around a bit to get this just right, but once you do, you'll find yourself photographing everything in that same way. This works for everything from rifles to people. The key is to remember that you're not photographing a rifle or a person -- you're photographing the light that's reflected from it.

Hope this helps, Okie John

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Originally posted by PC:
Here are some pics of my .404 "WIP" the metal work is practically all done just some more engraving to add, rednackgel 3 pos saftey and blackburn trigger are to be fited. I figure maybe the end of this year I will have it, blank is with the stock maker. The pics are not that great and don't quite do the engraving justice but you get the idea, when it is fully finished I will set up the tripod to take pics.............shutter lag may be the issue.

VERY nice!

Okie,

when I get the finished rifle back I will set up the tripod and attempt to do some of the stuff you have mentioned !! Thannks for the tips.

PC

What kind of wood are you going to use? If the pics of the parts are any indication, the final outcome is going to be awesome.

.475,

I have a aussie walnut blank which is at the stock makers. It has some nice figure and a little marble cake in the rear end.