Some proper Elephant Rifles

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20 October 2012, 17:52

ozhunter

Some proper Elephant Rifles

Now these are Elephant guns of note;
http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100239867

http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100256958

http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100270132

http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100223492

20 October 2012, 18:43

bwanamrm

Definitely proper.

On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.

21 October 2012, 01:12

MJines

I would gladly find a place on the gun rack for the Holland and Holland.

21 October 2012, 02:29

Use Enough Gun

Some nice doubles!

21 October 2012, 13:10

Rigby350

Mighty fine looking FAMARS

21 October 2012, 13:25

Orvar

+1 for the Holland & Holland

29 October 2012, 00:47

luvtoreload

All very nice guns but I would run from the H&H! I had a cased 465 H&H that was all original and a complete nightmare! A total piece of crap with insurmountable problems. After spending a shit load of money trying to correct it, I put it down the road. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

29 October 2012, 03:12

505G

Care to expand ?

Was it a dominion or the newer sidelock ?

Were the problems caused by bad manufacturing or
afterwards by the owner / users ?

Re the guns listed, interesting the Army-Navy .470 NE, a superb classic DG/BG example on a great if not the best action.

29 October 2012, 06:36

gatsby

quote:
Originally posted by luvtoreload:
All very nice guns but I would run from the H&H! I had a cased 465 H&H that was all original and a complete nightmare! A total piece of crap with insurmountable problems. After spending a shit load of money trying to correct it, I put it down the road. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

That hasn't been my experience with Holland guns, either the Royal or Dominion. What were your problems?

29 October 2012, 07:34

els

Big sigh!
If only Santa Claus would leave any one of those under the tree this year along with a Botswana Elephant hunt......

If you own a gun and you are not a member of the NRA and other pro 2nd amendment organizations then YOU are part of the problem.

31 October 2012, 01:49

GarBy

That Holland is beyond proper.....what an awesome weapon. Too bad the 465 was a Holland only caliber. Absolutely 100% firearm.

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
DSC
SCI

31 October 2012, 02:21

505G

"Too bad the 465 was a Holland only caliber."

Not so, I have a 465 made by Westley Richards,
boxlock extractor, nice shortish barrels, great scrub gun.

Agree though, you don't see many !

.

31 October 2012, 03:21

MJines

quote:
Originally posted by gatsby:
quote:
Originally posted by luvtoreload:
All very nice guns but I would run from the H&H! I had a cased 465 H&H that was all original and a complete nightmare! A total piece of crap with insurmountable problems. After spending a shit load of money trying to correct it, I put it down the road. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

That hasn't been my experience with Holland guns, either the Royal or Dominion. What were your problems?

Nor mine, nor George Caswell's. Particularly the pre-War rifles.

31 October 2012, 03:39

GarBy

505G....I stand corrected!

Gary
DRSSS
NRA Lifer
SCI
DSC

31 October 2012, 06:46

505G

luvtoreload

Are you going to expand on your comment re H&H guns ?

We all would like to know what problems you had.