OK Guys,
How about a little less arguing and just take a look at some gun porn? I'll show you mine if you show me yours?

This one is my most prized, Armeria De Madrid .500NE Back action sidelock









Regards,

Nganga

That buffalo looks almost real, beautiful engraving.

Nganga,

If you ever want to adopt a 46 year old left handed child to leave that double to, I am available.

Very nice indeed. I'd own that !!!

I like the bolsters, they have copied them very well. Often gun makers get them wrong.

Those look like 24" barrels. You'll be stoned for that!

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Originally posted by Will:
Those look like 24" barrels. You'll be stoned for that!

Will

I'm dead then, I have a 500 with 22" barrels !!!! LOL

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Originally posted by Will:
Those look like 24" barrels. You'll be stoned for that!

Will, Will, Will

That's some very nice wood on the butt stock! What does it weigh?
Peter.

Its just 10# and it hammers your ass PROPER!

These guys will send you photo's of blanks and you pick your own wood, engraving as well.

Nganga

Yup! I would think that a 10 pound 500 NE would be a little on the light side!
Peter.

With those 24 Inch barrels and light weight, I can see why Will would like it.

A beautiful rifle! Thanks for sharing!

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Originally posted by Rusty:
With those 24 Inch barrels and light weight, I can see why Will would like it.

A beautiful rifle! Thanks for sharing!

Rusty,
Come now, Will still wears wool pants

Nganga

Nice scroll work. Churchill pattern it appears. Except for the beavertail fore end and light weight it looks near perfect. What do they run if you don't mind saying?

465H&H

A beauty for sure.

I am no expert nor well versed by any stretch but those are some of the most realistic animal engravings I've ever seen.

I forgot.

A 10 pound 500 NE. What happy dreams are made of!

Here's mine, a Baikal 45-70 made in Tula, Russia.

Just kidding. It's my Verney-Carron Demas Azur Luxe in .470 NE made in France.

Sigh ... no way I'm gonna post pics of my utilitarian Searcy and Chapuis following those two.

You guys are blessed with lovelies ... but I must admit that I have tickled to have what I have

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Originally posted by mstarling:
Sigh ... no way I'm gonna post pics of my utilitarian Searcy and Chapuis following those two.

You guys are blessed with lovelies ... but I must admit that I have tickled to have what I have

Mike,
That's why I started this thread, after all the petty bickering about nonsense, I doesn't matter what DR you own, It matters THAT you own

Nganga

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Originally posted by Nganga:

quote:

Originally posted by mstarling:
Sigh ... no way I'm gonna post pics of my utilitarian Searcy and Chapuis following those two.

You guys are blessed with lovelies ... but I must admit that I have tickled to have what I have

Mike,
That's why I started this thread, after all the petty bickering about nonsense, I doesn't matter what DR you own, It matters THAT you own

Nganga

+1

Nice wood on that Verney-Carron, Cane Rat.



Dutch

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Originally posted by Dutch44:
Nice wood on that Verney-Carron, Cane Rat.

Dutch

Thanks Dutch!

Gentlemen, Many Thanks for sharing those pictures with us.

Those are the pieces of work that dreams are made of in my mind.

It's my Heym 470, relaxing after a good day at the office.

Dear Jack,
You suck..........

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Originally posted by Nganga:
Dear Jack,
You suck..........

Nganga,

If I'm the Jack you're referring to, thanks for the laugh!

If I'm NOT the Jack you're referring to, thanks for the laugh!

If you're actually seriouly insulting me... nah, that can't be.

This place has only classy people as members. The rifle is

a real looker, and at 10 pounds for 500 NE it's a "Joy" I'll bet to

lug through Africa's heat in exchange for the energy that it will

deliver to the beast you hunt/shoot. But we must know more:

all dimensions, do you like it's balance, do you really prefer the

beaver tail forend, did you choose NOT to have "hand detach-

able" side locks or were they not offered, how long from when

you ordered it till it was in hand, is there an English version of

the company's web site, and of course pricing parameters for

the rifle with various options. Let's go, get to it, we're all wait-

ing to soak it all up!

Dear Jack 2,
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It was obviously tongue in cheek
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It's a handful
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Last buffalo, 6 shots and three bleeding molars (mine)
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Beaver tail sounds so "Manly"
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Splinter sounds.....well.....homo
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I ordered it in Reno 2006, delivered a week after Reno 2007.
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Balance, well it usually knocks me off balance
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Love it, paid around 35K now with the dollar decrease and them being better known about 62.5K
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Really, Really good guys and service, three guys that do Reno build entire gun. Any option you like, can't tell you about hand det.?? email them they will respond. There is a "translate" button on their website upper right hand corner.



Always tongue in cheek

Nganga

Jack,
BTW I have a Charles Osborne 450 400 3.25 as well, only mine has the proper length barrels.


Nganga

Engraving (signed by José Baerten, ex-master engraver at FN) of my FN-Browning CCS25 in 9,3x74R


NB : arrows show the hollow gas screws (to divert gas away from shooter in case of a ruptured case).

Engraving (signed by P. Arno) of my FN-Browning B25 "Spécial Chasse" in 12 ga.

I'm quite pleased with my two "Entry Level" doubles; Chapuis 9,3x74R and Searcy .470 NE. They have been to Africa since I acquired them, and work well for anything but long shots. 200 yards is plenty to shoot for me.
The Searcy weighs 10lbs 10oz, and the Chapuis, including factory mounts, rings, and Leupold is a trim 8lbs 4oz. I'll get some pics in.

Beautiful DRs, by the way; all of them.

Rich
DRSS

I recognize the pics of that 500 Niro....showed up on my computer a while back.

STILL looks nice!

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
SCI
DSC

Hey Gary,
Bad Penny you know?

Cane Rat:

I really, really like that VC! I wanted to look them over and handle a few but when I was back in PA this spring, Ken was in France at the factory.

Can you tell me a little about the gun? Is that the standard wood or did you do a wood upgrade? What does it weigh?

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Cane Rat:

I really, really like that VC! I wanted to look them over and handle a few but when I was back in PA this spring, Ken was in France at the factory.

Can you tell me a little about the gun? Is that the standard wood or did you do a wood upgrade? What does it weigh?

Hi Dave,

Thanks! It weighs 9 lbs 14 oz which is about perfect for me but some may like it a little heavier, it fits me so well recoil isn't a problem. It has ejectors and 24" bbls (actually a shade less but close to 24", they denote them in metric).

Yes, the wood is upgraded, it is what they call 4 Stars, it has some other upgrades as well; full length tangs top and bottom, steel grip cap with compartment, gold inlay and teardrops on the buttstock, and moustache reinforcements on the receiver. I really like these guns, I think they are a lot of gun for the money and Ken will treat you right.

Very, very nice and you are right, I think the VC is the best buy on the market right now. It's the closest thing we regular guys can come to a "bespoke" rifle. I don't have any experience with a Holland & Holland but I think VC has fashioned the looks of their gun after the H&H Royal.

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Very, very nice and you are right, I think the VC is the best buy on the market right now. It's the closest thing we regular guys can come to a "bespoke" rifle. I don't have any experience with a Holland & Holland but I think VC has fashioned the looks of their gun after the H&H Royal.

You know you really have to wonder if you will be able to buy these rifles for the kind of prices they are selling for now a few years down the road. I just think that as they become more well known prices will escalate.

Here's a neat video if you are interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Fb_Q&feature=related

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Originally posted by Nganga:
Jack,
BTW I have a Charles Osborne 450 400 3.25 as well, only mine has the proper length barrels.


Nganga

What's it weigh, bbl length???

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Originally posted by BigFiveJack:

quote:

Originally posted by Nganga:
Jack,
BTW I have a Charles Osborne 450 400 3.25 as well, only mine has the proper length barrels.


Nganga

What's it weigh, bbl length???

Its 10# as well with 24" barrels. How old is yours ya figure?

Nganga

Pre WW-II I am convinced, but who knows if it's even Pre WW-I ?
That's a nice weight at 10 pounds flat for this caliber.

Jack,

By the address on the rib, mine was built between 1892 and 1908. Without going and looking at it, I think it's 2 Great Scotland Yard. They moved to 10 York Building in 1909. Again this is all from memory so I may be off a year or two and a digit or so on the address.

I'll take a photo of it and post it up when I get a chance.


Nganga

Cane Rat:

I think you mentioned that your VC regulated with about 106 grains of IMR 4831. I am guessing that would give you about 2150 fps out of the 24 inch barrel. If you order a VC, can you ask that it be regulated to the old standard with Kynoch ammo instead which would regulate around 2000 fps from the same barrel length? Also, can you ask that the rifle be built to a certain weight?

VC makes a 9.3X74 double with a Holland & Holland "filet". Can anyone tell me what that is?