Sabattis looking better

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07 August 2012, 18:30

Bill/Oregon

Sabattis looking better

Stopped at the new Cabelas in Everett, Wash., on my way hom from a flyfishing trip to Campbell River, B.C., and had to peek at the Sabattis. I handled a .45-70 and a .470 and the muzzle crowns were very crisp, with no hint of Dremel butchery. So maybe this sordid chapter is actually receding into the past ...

07 August 2012, 19:58

MacD37

It's about time! Here's hoping they shoot better as well! I'll still wait a bit till some new ones are in the field! I may buy one yet!

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"If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982

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07 August 2012, 21:08

Biebs

Or maybe they just gave up on regulating them :-)

07 August 2012, 21:32

505G

Did you check the serial numbers and / or ask if they were "new" stock ?

08 August 2012, 04:48

Bill/Oregon

505: I did not. In my experience, the gun library guys are either pretty clueless or trained to play dumb, or dumb. If you have serial number range information, I am certain a number of us would be interested.

08 August 2012, 05:23

505G

I don't, but considering how "new" the DR's are,
it wouldn't take much to work out because we have people on here who have some of the first and the most recent.

Maybe we could ask AR members who own Sabatti DR's to post up
- the serial number,
- calibre and
- when it was purchased
- whether it has dremmell marks in the barrel

What do you think ?

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08 August 2012, 05:42

Woodhits

I had one in .450 to test for Petersen's Hunting and the crowns were perfect. The gun shot well. My only real complaint was the recoil pad, that thing was designed by a sadist.

08 August 2012, 06:05

dpcd

SN 0747
Bought in April 2012 at Dundee Cabelas
450 NE
Virgin muzzles
Shoots within 2 inches at 50 yards.
I replaced pad with Pachmayr decel.

08 August 2012, 18:45

Bill/Oregon

Thanks dcpd.

08 August 2012, 19:37

crshelton

Bill/Oregon,
Do you remember the Cabelas price on those two double rifles?

08 August 2012, 22:46

Bill/Oregon

CR: $5,499.00 on the .470, an ejector model, and $2,999 on the .45-70. These are the standard Cabelas prices, with the extractor big bores at $4,999.

09 August 2012, 01:48

crshelton

Thanks, Bill,
At that price, I could afford to get one in 45-70 just as a fun project gun. I have had fun and good performance with my Winchester 1886 .45-90 and would like to see how it could perform in the Sabatti. If it came close to the 1886 performance (2150 fps with a 450 grain Kodiak bullet) it could make for a fun and effective .458 double.

Have you heard of anyone having done this with a .45-70 Sabatti?

09 August 2012, 07:42

touchdown88

crshelton,

My wife surprised me by buying me one in 45-70 for my birthday nearly 2 years ago. Since then I've shot a mouflon sheep, a deer, and a couple of rock chucks with it. Mine has a touched up muzzle but still shoots pretty good. I'm not taking it to Africa for DG so as long as it penetrates to 'depth-of-deer', I'm doing good.

09 August 2012, 17:55

Bill/Oregon

Touchdown: Wives that give husbands double rifle are beyond awesome!

10 August 2012, 01:45

JCS271

quote:
Originally posted by crshelton:
Thanks, Bill,
At that price, I could afford to get one in 45-70 just as a fun project gun. I have had fun and good performance with my Winchester 1886 .45-90 and would like to see how it could perform in the Sabatti. If it came close to the 1886 performance (2150 fps with a 450 grain Kodiak bullet) it could make for a fun and effective .458 double.
Have you heard of anyone having done this with a .45-70 Sabatti?

"Will" here on AR that sells all of the elephant hide wallets etc converted his Sabatti 45-70 to 450NE with good result. You might pm him for more info. Good Luck.

"The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation."
"The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln

10 August 2012, 02:25

dpcd

Converted a 45-70 to 450 NE??? That would kick like a mule, no doubt. A standard 45-70 loaded to 30 K PSI will do everything you want it to and is all the recoil I care to stand.

10 August 2012, 02:46

505G

Will is from the "light brigade" in wanting everything 1lb lighter than everyone else.

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10 August 2012, 06:10

crshelton

Thanks JCS271, I will do that.

10 August 2012, 06:14

crshelton

Bill/Oregon
You are right about wives that give doubles to husbands. Mine gave me a Parker Repro Steel Shot Special for our anniversary several years ago. So, I gave her a Parker repro 20 ga so she could shoot with me and not be embarrased by her old pump gun.

10 August 2012, 07:05

dpcd

My wife gave me a DR right before she ran off with my best friend and hunting buddy, George. (That was a Perugini 9.3mm, so she had good taste in rifles, if not men.)
I sure do miss George.