Well it's been 3.5 yrs in the making, and it's on home soil and will be in my hands on Friday.

Looking forward to fondling for a day and getting familiar with the intricacies of the droplock mechanism.

I'll load some new brass over the weekend and prepare for its first day on the range.
To say I'm excited is an understatement!!

Unfortunately, nothing going to be shot with it till next year, she missed my late season tuskless hunt in Chewore in November 16 and also my Namibian bull ele hunt a few weeks ago

I need to figure out how to get some photos of the rifle up here on AR as my photobucket account is done.

Cheers guys

Nick

Congrats Nick. Look forward to seeing the finished product.

Congrats mate, would be good if you could make it up to one of our shoots at the family property some day

Thanks Oz,
we'll make a plan mate!!!

Nick

Congrats bro can't wat to see it, I'll see you soon that's for sure.

Wow, a modern day classic safari rifle!

No, Biebster, it takes second to the Blaser! I thought you would know that.

It's just terminology....the Westley is classic, the Blaser is paramount!

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Originally posted by Biebs:
It's just terminology....the Westley is classic, the Blaser is paramount!

First part correct. Second part???

Well guys, it's been delivered , unwrapped and thoroughly fondled and drooled on!!!,

It's all that I expected and then some!!

The feel and balance, the colour hardening , barrel blacking, the gold inlays, the stock and chequering

All incredible.

The embossed leather case with canvas outer, as well as the leather and canvas gun slip are all superb!!

I wish I could load up some photos

Will try and figure out Imgur over the weekend after I have a shot!!

Cheers


Nick

Nick,
Congrats, you must be feel great after waiting to get that treasure delivered!

Like everyone else, I would love to see pics of the whole package.

You should immediately contact Aaron Neilson & purchase the discounted elephant

hunt in Namibia (listed in the offered hunt section) to properly break that double rifle in!

Good Shooting, Jim

Jungle boy,
I only just got back from a bull ele hunt in Namibia a few weeks ago!!
My wife will divorce me, as that was my 3rd ele hunt in 10 months!!!!
No more big game stuff for me this year unfortunately.

I am booked for a double Bull ele hunt in Namibia next MAy, so it will be well blooded then!

I have taken photos of the rifle and have had 2 kind offers to post them from other members.
Should get them up early next week for all to view

Cheers

Nick

Congratulations!
Suspense is killing please post photos soon

That's about as good as it gets! :-)

I would give a discount on a divorce, but I'm not licensed there. I just want to see the gun!

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I just want to see the gun!

Yes...we've waited long enough! It's not ever day a member takes delivery of a Bespoke English rifle...

This thread reminds me of the gift my high school students gave me when I retired--a copy of Playboy.

Problem was it was Playboy for the blind. 200 pages of braile--no photos--could not see anything!!

Cal

Cal,
Have you lost your sense of touch?
Or is it the imagination?

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Originally posted by crshelton:
Cal,
Have you lost your sense of touch?
Or is it the imagination?

At least it could have been a scratch and sniff!
Cal

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
At least it could have been a scratch and sniff!
Cal

Reminds me of a girl who had a seashell tattooed on her inner thigh.
If you held it up to your ear, you could smell the ocean!

Too funny guys….ah how the mind deviates when thinking of doubles!!!!!
hopefully will get the photos up today with a little help!


cheers

Nick

Here it is! There is a link to the full sized image under each preview. Enjoy!



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Lovely. Cant wait to test it out

Lovely and wow seem so powerlessly weak expression. I do not have words. Good hunting.

Outstanding!

Very, very fine.
Congratulations.

Awesome! Im jealous

I'm with cowboy. That is a beauty.

Love to see a photo or two of their lovely locks.

Congratulations!

Will put up a few more photos in a little while.

Definitely showing the hinged floor plate accessing the removable locks for sure!!

It's such a cool design/mechanism!!
Will be shooting in a couple of days time
So will,post target as well.

Cheers

Nick

Very nice! Keen to hear how it fits and shoots. Keep us posted. Congrats again.

Congratulations on such a fine rifle. It does not get any better than this!
Cal

Beautiful rifle, sir. Congratulations!

That's one lovely rifle! Congratulations, and good hunting.

They do not come better than that... and oh so tasteful with color case hardening and some scroll...

All in all I think WR is the premier maker of double rifles today..

Now that's proper, proper, proper. Lovely gun. Is that about 1/4 cast-off, Nick?

congratulations with that fine rifle.

Stunning. Congrats!!

Envy is a sin, therefore, I have sinned.
OUTSTANDING!

As it should be. Heartfelt congratulations.

thanks for the comments guys!!

Still haven't shot it, and my week looks like it won't happen for a few more days.

Dutch the cast off is 1/8 inch or a tad more iirc.
The photo is a little deceptive.
in metric i think its 4mm.


cheers

Nick