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I'm getting ready to go to Africa the last of May, & figured that I'd take my Chapuis 9.3 for some larger plains game - eland & hartebeest - but the PH told me to bring my Searcy 450/.400. So, even though I've had it over a year, I'd never shot it (I know, sounds kinda stupid). Well, I took it to the range this afternoon, along with the load that Butch regulated it with (82 grs. of IMR-4831 & the Woodleigh bullet) and shot some groups. WOW !!! I was impressed; the thing almost shot like a bolt gun. I don't has pics, but my two best groups were (1) two shots at 100 yds. (R & L) = 15/16" - yes, I said 15/16", and (2) four shots at 50 yds. (2R & 2L) = 1 7/16" (these groups were measured center-to-center). I believe that if I do my part, this rifle will come close to performing like a bolt rifle. The rifle is scoped with a Leupold VXIII 1.5X6 ..... I didn't try it without the scope, so when I do, I'll report on that. ____________________________ .470 & 9.3X74R Chapuis' Tikka O/U 9.3X74R Searcy Classics 450/.400 3" & .577 C&H .375 2 1/2" Krieghoff .500 NE Member Dallas Safari Club | ||
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How much better could it get?  Wonderful results. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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WTG, Frank! Thanks for the report! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Hopfully you have time to put a hundred rounds or more through those tubes before trip day, just to be sure to catch any quirks. Have a great sojourn and return happily filled with tales of adventure!  Jack OH GOD! {Seriously, we need the help.} | |||
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Holy Sh*t, Frank ... whatever other problems she may have, the Babe shoots! (And the operator does pretty good too )Is that a 1.5-6x32 scope? Will be decent at lower light levels if so. Would make it a nice Leopard rifle. How's the recoil of the 450/400 in comparison to a .470? Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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IMO, Quite a bit less than a 470NE and not as sharp as the 375. | |||
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Gee, really? ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Ya, and could shoot it all day at the range unlike a 470. | |||
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Frank, now you know why the guys love those 450/400's... They sure are sweet to shoot, wouldn't you agree??? Mike | |||
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Come on, I was being a smart-ass. With the recoil (muzzle energy) between the 9.3 and the 375 H&H, why wouldn't the 450/400 be pleasant to shoot? ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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I have owned 3 of Butchs rifles and they all shot like that...Yes, he is a good friend of mine, but his guns shoot, end of story...My last 450-400 shoots 1/2 inch at 50 every time. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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I know this, but its always good to have someone call themselves a smart-ass. | |||
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How much does it weigh and how long are the barrels? I've wanted one ever since I first read about them in this forum. Just a few more years of saving to go. LOL | |||
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Probably weighs around 10 1/4 lbs - 26" barrels. It points like a fine English rifle, & the weight is perfect. ____________________________ .470 & 9.3X74R Chapuis' Tikka O/U 9.3X74R Searcy Classics 450/.400 3" & .577 C&H .375 2 1/2" Krieghoff .500 NE Member Dallas Safari Club | |||
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That is exactly the double rifle that I want, however at the moment have kids in college so it isn't in the budget. The 450-400 just has a little more general usefulness than a .470 for me. A shot not taken is always a miss | |||
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