My Africa gun rack is much smaller and simpler than most of you guys, but pretty much covers down on anything I ever want to do..

Winchester 70 Stainless Classic - .375 H&H 300gr Barnes TSX - PG and a back up DG gun if my other big bore goes down for some reason

Mauser 98 Custom - .416 Taylor - 400gr Barnes TSX and 400gr Barnes Banded Solids. Primary DG gun.

Double rifles:

.475NE by John Wilkes for Midland Gun Co.

.470NE by Krieghoff

Single:

10 bore by Joseph Lang and Sons, made 1870

Bolt guns:

.375H&H ZKK 602

.500 Jeffery on a ZKK 602 action...in the making

9,5x57MS Mannlicher Schønauer, pre 1924

375 Ruger Alaskan.
375 H&H in a CZ 550
375 H&H in a Winchester 70
375 RUM in a Remington 700
404 Jeffery in a CZ 550
416 Taylor on a Weatherby Mark V
416 Rigby in a Ruger RSM
416 Rigby in a CZ 550
425 Westley Richards in a Montana 99
450 Rigby in a CZ 550
458 Lott in a Ruger RSM
458 Win Mag in a Remington 700
470 NE in Merkel 140
450/400 in a Ruger number 1
500/450 in a Ruger number 1
505 Gibbs in a CZ 550
585 Hubel Express on a Stiller action
All fed with hand loads using Woodliegh bullets

I only have my little 376 steyr which is the true legal minimum for heavy DG and that's according to Boddington.

Wow! nice selections you guys have. I only have my old custom 458 WM built on a MK 10, 375 WBY custom on a M70 and I'm having a 9.3x66 built on a Husky. The 458 digest about anything and I've shot factory and handloads in it. The 375 loves the 300 TSX and banded solids.

Mark

375 H&H (1 Kimber Caprivi and 2 Mod 70)
416 Rem Model 70
404 Jeff Mod 70 custom by Leroy Barry
416 Rigby Ruger RSM
458 Lott Ruger RSM

I have taken 2 buffalo, one with the Kimber and one with the 404 Jeff. Management ele hunt next year and I will be carrying the Jeff again with 450 gr solids.

Currently, Winchester Model 70, Custom Big Five Series, 375 H&H, as further restocked and customized by LeRoy and Connie Barry of Canyon Creek Gunstocks, located in Hamilton, Montana; Searcy 375 Flanged double rifle; Searcy 450-400 double rifle; Merkel 470 NE double rifle, as restocked and customized by LeRoy and Connie Barry; Ruger 458 Lott, as restocked and customized by LeRoy and Connie Barry; Winchester Model 70 325 WSM, as restocked and customized by LeRoy and Connie Barry; Winchester Model 70, 300 WSM, as restocked and customized by LeRoy and Connie Barry; MG Arms Ultralight in 325 WSM. All of the wood for the restocked rifles, with the exception of the wood for the 470 NE restock, was hand picked by me from over 35,000 gun stock blanks from Cecil Fredi who lives and is located here in Las Vegas. I shoot, and have shot a variety of ammo in my African rifles, including Trophy Bonded, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, Barnes Banded Solids, Trophy Bonded Sledghammer Solids, Nosler Partition, Nosler Accubond, Swift A-Frame, Winchester XP-3, Barnes TSX, Hornady DG softs and solids, etc. etc. etc. In the past, I have also hunted with custom thumbhole rifles made by Cecil Fredi in 375 H&H, 300 WSM and 270. Those rifle stocks were also hand picked by me, from beautiful Bastogne Walnut, Fiddleback Myrtle and Tiger Myrtle respectively. I also had a 458 Lott thumbhole made in a companion/twin piece of Bastogne Walnut (the 'sister' of the piece for the 375 H&H), but it never saw Africa.

Damn! What fine guns and taste you have. My hats off to you. If you had to chose only one, what would it be? I think the 8 bore has my vote, followed by the 500 Jeffery. I can't help but drool over that wood on your 505

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Originally posted by CHIPB:
Africa Battery consists of:

1. H&H 8 Bore Double.
2. AHR .600 Overkill.
3. Heym .577 NE Jumbo Sidelock.
4. Dorleac & Dorleac .500 Jeffrey.
5. Ryan Breeding .505 Gibbs.
6. Ruger M77 RSM .458 Lott.
7. Sauer 202 Hatari in .458 Lott.
8. Heym Express in .404 Jeffrey.
9. Breeding .416 Rigby.
10.Heym 88B Box lock in 450/400.
11.Breeding .375 H&H.
12.Sauer 202 Hatari in .375 H&H.

I'd love to see pics of some of those gems.
8 bore
500 Jeffery
505
375
416

Hello, Boomstick. Let me try to post some photos. I've had trouble using Imgur, but here goes:

Breeding .505, 416, and .375.



Dorleac .500



H&H 8 Bore

Hello, Boomstick. I'd have to say that the .500 Jeffrey Rifle is particularly special to me. A number of years ago, I was with some friends in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to this trip, I noticed that the French firm of Dorleac & Dorleac had a custom .500 Jeffrey Rifle for sale on their website. It was called "the Rhino Gun", because it had an elaborately engraved rhinoceros on the floor plate. It had been made for a customer who passed away before he even got a chance to use it, and his widow had returned the gun to Dorleac on consignment. I convinced my friends to take the 3 hour drive over the border to Perpignon, France, where their shop is located. I met Joel Dorleac, the old master, who showed me the Rhino Gun, and let me handle it. It fit me perfectly, and I arranged for the purchase of it as soon as I got home. As you can see from the following photo,, neither Joel, (in the green jacket), nor I are spring chickens anymore. His works of art are in only limited numbers, and, at some point, will not even be produced at all. I couldn't say no. Cheers. Chip.

Also, Boomstick, the 8 Bore Rifle is special, just because of all the gyrations that I had to go through, (with much assistance from Cal Pappas... thanks, Cal!!), in order to get the rifle to the point where I could shoot it. The chambers had to be cast, custom brass had to be made, custom bullet molds had to be made, and many accessories had to be ordered from John Millar up in British Columbia, Canada. We finally got to shoot it. A photo of the cased rifle with some of the accessories is attached for your viewing pleasure. Cheers. Chip.

My friend, Walt Lewis, from Willow, Alaska came down to the lower 48 for some warm weather. We took the 8 Bore out for a test drive. Big hole are fun to make! Cheers. Chip.

Oops!! Double copied. Try this:

That .500 Jeffery Dorleac is an absolute gem...what an elephant rifle..!

Some rifles transcend.
Those sure do.
Thanks for sharing.

Definitely the Dorleac transcends.
It is one of those for which Alf would trade a nut.
Me too.

Does it use the standard .500 Jeffery brass and staggered magazine stack?
Are there any tricks used like spring-loaded magazine side-clips? Stripper clips?
Really nice coffin floorplate, to die for.

Rip ...

I have run out of nuts ! now looking for other body Parts to trade..... anyone want a kidney ?

VC 450-400
Ahr cz 458 Lott
Ahr cz 375 H&H rebuilt after 4 safaris with nice wood
2 375 Ruger Alaska.
1 375 Ruger Africa
375 Ruger Browning BLR custom
375 H&H Blaser
9.3x62 Sako

All left handed

My African hunting is mainly shooting impalas and maybe a bush pig.

Most likely take my blaser k95 or ruger Number 1 to Africa on my next 3 hunts.

The big bores are kind of for plinking. I have way too many rounds of 458 Lott and 375H&h.

Mike

Our African guns are working rifles, with practical stocks:

Here is an old pic of the 500 AccRel Nyati:


In the pic below it is held by Lady Tanzan over her 375 Ruger in the rifle rests:


Here is a 500 AccRel Nyati round (450gnGSC at 2600fps), compared to a 375 Ruger 250gnTTSX at 2840fps)


We also have a 416 Rigby, 338 WM, and 25cal Marauder airrifle. What we are missing is a good guest rifle for grandchildren. Maybe a Kimber 308 is in the works.

Here is the airrifle with its proper quarry:



Then there is a 416 Rigby, CZ, with its proper quarry:


Bullets look like the following, (350gnTTSX at 2820fps)


And after impact on a buffalo at 110 yards:


Here is probably the same 416 with an improper quarry (kanga, awaena)


And a picture of the 416Rigby by itself, not bad looking for a factory CZ workhorse:


And a pair of CZ 416 Rigby's with the rifle above the top of the two:


And a 338 for finishing up a buffalo:

The rifle is a Tikka, 338WM, with a Mountain Tactical stock and Nikon Inline 3-9.


Accurate rifles are interesting and all of the above are MOA or better and checked out at 100 and 300 yards for sighting-in and bullet drop,
'cepting the air rifle, of course. It gets a 50 yard sight-in and sure likes guinea fowl.

I have a fairly short list of Africa ready rifles a 400 Whelen built on a 1903 Springfield that pushes 400 grain Woodleighs at 2150 fps and 2- Win Model 70's in .375 H&H one a stainless Classic with a turned down barrel and a Super Grade. I also have a 9.3x62 but I doubt I would take it over, the 400 Whelen being a favorite.
I've been across the pond only once for plains game but fully intend to head back for Buff.
I took a .338 Win Mag for the plains game and it was more than adequate.

CHIPB:
Thanks for the mention. It was my absolute pleasure to assist. As I live in Willow, have your friend Walt L. give me a ring and stop by and see a few of my doubles.
Your Holland is a dream!
Cal

2 .375's M70's-260 to 300 grain loads depending on application
.416 RM M70-350 to 430 grn solids and softs depending on application
.458 Lott CZ-500 grain solids and softs (TSX and cup point solid recently)
.505 Gibbs CZ-525-600 grn solids and softs
.470 Nitro Wilkinson Double-still figuring it out

I have used everything up to the 505 and 470 on appropriate game. Looking forward to doing the same with them in the near future...