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07 March 2006, 02:52
FOsteology
Joined the Brotherhood.... AHR DGR .375H&H
Ed Plummer of American Hunting Rifles (AHR) built my .375H&H based on the double square bridge CZ-550 Magnum action. NECG sites, barrel band, gun-kote all metal (except trigger and bolt), three position safety, 23" barrel, and a proprietary walnut laminated stock.


Pictures do NOT do this rifle justice. I have crappy lighting and I'm not adept at taking quality photo's....











Considering either the Burris 1.75-5x32 Signature Safari Rifle Scope with the LRS Fast Plex or the Leupold 2.5-8x36 VX-III German #4 with Talley QD rings.

Now.... I need to start planning for my return trip to Africa. Big Grin
07 March 2006, 02:57
fla3006
Very very nice rig!


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07 March 2006, 03:00
crl
Really sweet lookin rifle. I wish they made a Lefty. I need to get my boy a 375 HH. He is a lefty and I love what AHR does with the CZ action.

crl


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07 March 2006, 03:14
tiggertate
Very nice. Ed turns a good rifle at a reasonable price.


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07 March 2006, 04:41
Gringo Cazador
nice shootin iron........can I borrow it for a while Smiler


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High in the shoulder

(we band of bubbas)
07 March 2006, 05:07
Harris
Very nice rifle thumb


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07 March 2006, 05:25
PC
Great rifle !!

Love those cz 550 magnum actions !!
07 March 2006, 05:30
Lorenzo
Thank's God the pictures don't make justice, just as it looks is killing me....that rifle is BEATIFUL!!

Congrats
L
07 March 2006, 05:33
Lorenzo
One question, what safety you use???
L
07 March 2006, 05:33
jeffeosso
NICE!!!
jeffe


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07 March 2006, 06:25
Walker
Very nice
07 March 2006, 06:48
Charles_Helm
Thanks for the pictures -- very nice rifle indeed.


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07 March 2006, 06:49
Fjold
Congrats, Is the laminate made from three or four thicker slabs? I like the look of the exposed wood on that one.


Frank



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07 March 2006, 06:58
FOsteology
Thanks for the compliments.

To answer a couple questions:

The safety is a Model 70 swing type safety.

The stock is a three-piece walnut laminat. It uses a proprietary process to glue the three pieces of solid walnut together. All three pieces come from the same piece of solid walnut.
Ed says they even use a nice rifle grade walnut instead of "furniture" grade.

Ed and I are talking about building another rifle. The next one will be a .350 Rem Mag with their synthetic stock. Going to keep the weight down to 6 1/2 - 6 3/4 pounds. Should be fun to shoot!
07 March 2006, 07:22
BusMaster007
Nice!


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07 March 2006, 08:00
DPhillips
Very nice looking rifle. I'd be tickled with it, if I were you. What does it weigh?
07 March 2006, 08:11
FOsteology
I haven't weighed it, but I believe Ed said it was right at 10 pounds.

I had a CZ 550 Safari Magnum .300WM that I used on my Namibian Safari this past Sept. that weighed a little over 10 pounds. That rifle felt HEAVY and did not balance well to say the least. Felt more like a club!

The AHR feels like a 9 pounder, and balances beautifully.
07 March 2006, 21:16
Berger
FOsteology - by your handle, are you by any chance an osteologist? I'm a palaeoanthropologist.
07 March 2006, 21:33
woodsracer
quote:
Originally posted by FOsteology:
Ed Plummer of American Hunting Rifles (AHR) built my .375H&H based on the double square bridge CZ-550 Magnum action. NECG sites, barrel band, gun-kote all metal (except trigger and bolt), three position safety, 23" barrel, and a proprietary walnut laminated stock.





Awesome rifle!!! thumb

I am wanting THE SAME rifle you have, but in a .470 Mbogo! Cool I just need the finances to line up. I'm patiently waiting though. Roll Eyes


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07 March 2006, 22:53
dakota45056
Very nice, but I prefer mine in .585 AHR Smiler

Dak
07 March 2006, 23:03
vapodog
That's a very good looking rifle and congrats on choosing the fisest cartridge a going.

May you have a ball with it.


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08 March 2006, 22:33
Exit31
Very nice rifle indeed.


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09 March 2006, 00:16
Brad Starcevich
Very nice blaster. Great choices all around.
Best, Starcharvski.
09 March 2006, 00:27
Michael Robinson
Nice! But then again, I think AHR builds the best DGRs out there for the money. I have four of them myself!


Mike

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09 March 2006, 03:39
bwanamrm
Beautiful rifle!


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09 March 2006, 06:09
Rooster
Damn good looking rifle, hope it brings many memories in the years to come.


Rooster
10 March 2006, 05:46
Roland1
Great looking rifle .375 H&H thumb

Congratulations,
Roland
10 March 2006, 06:08
Sendero300
Nice gun!! thumb Let us know how it shoots and feeds!


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10 March 2006, 06:23
gixxer
that stock looks SWEET! Dont drop yer gun in the swamp though. Wait, you might not hunt in a swamp.
10 March 2006, 18:35
El Deguello
Beautiful rifle! One of the prettiest laminated stocks I have seen!!

Does the standard CZ bolt shroud have to be replaced to install the three-position safety? If so, who does the new shround come from??


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11 March 2006, 01:39
Nortman
Question on the stock. Does a 3 piece slab help as much as conventional laminated stocks?


How?
11 March 2006, 01:49
Whitworth
Damn, that's a nice piece!



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