After a couple of years hiatus (I think) I will again bring mine to the attention of those who like and appreciate such things. This one has much blood upon it, including Elephant, Cape Buffalo and Brown Bear. CZ550 with an Ed LaPour model 70 style safety, NECG single stage Mauser trigger with a model 70 trigger pad welded on (Done by Ed LaPour) Wiesner bottom metal which now holds 5 down, Stock by our own Karnis including a real ebony forend tip and hidden slot style sling mounts. Same Burris signature 'safari' model post and crosshair posi-lock scope I put on it back in about 1995 or so and which has NEVER had to be re zeroed or adjusted since original sight in those almost 20 years and many hard hunts ago. Leather cartridge case is from Murray Leather and the knife is a Bruce Bump who used a little 'excess' Elephant Ivory I had for the scales. My most prized and sentimentally valued piece, although my very fast wildcat 338 is a close second.
I much prefer a rather slender, oval in contour, grip. This one measures 4.25 inches - which was my spec - around and for strength has a rather large stainless steel bolt mounted through it bedded in with Brownells Steelbed compound. Finished with a Pewter grip cap:
Just enough color in the buttstock to be attractive and interesting, yet still stable and strong:
Only twisted the scope detatchments off to use these once, while stalking a large brown bear in some stupidthick alders. But, a nice option to have. Fortunately for me, the Burris PosiLock has never neccesitated me having to rely on these:
Anyways, this is my one, lone big bore but I am proud of it and use it pretty well. Probably the only one I will ever own. Its build was featured in African Hunter magazine in my one lone published magazine article. Also seen prominently in my old 28 minute DVD on hunting in Zimbabwe from back when I was booking hunts there and accopmanying my clients in most cases as a bit of a defacto asssistant PH but more often camp problem solver and bait shooter for cat hunters. Grand days, those were.
PS, I have toyed with selling this rifle, along with a copy of the magazine featuring its build and write up with a copy of the aforementioned DVD showing it in use on Ele and Cape Buff. If someone here would maybe like to own this whole set up including dies, brass and some now impossible to buy Barnes Monolithic solids the Pewter grip cap has yet to be inscribed with anyone's initials..... I am pretty sick and very unlikely to make it back to Africa where this rifle belongs. PM me if you think this should accompany you on safari or reside in your safe. SM
I much prefer a rather slender, oval in contour, grip. This one measures 4.25 inches - which was my spec - around and for strength has a rather large stainless steel bolt mounted through it bedded in with Brownells Steelbed compound. Finished with a Pewter grip cap:
Just enough color in the buttstock to be attractive and interesting, yet still stable and strong:
Only twisted the scope detatchments off to use these once, while stalking a large brown bear in some stupidthick alders. But, a nice option to have. Fortunately for me, the Burris PosiLock has never neccesitated me having to rely on these:
Anyways, this is my one, lone big bore but I am proud of it and use it pretty well. Probably the only one I will ever own. Its build was featured in African Hunter magazine in my one lone published magazine article. Also seen prominently in my old 28 minute DVD on hunting in Zimbabwe from back when I was booking hunts there and accopmanying my clients in most cases as a bit of a defacto asssistant PH but more often camp problem solver and bait shooter for cat hunters. Grand days, those were.
PS, I have toyed with selling this rifle, along with a copy of the magazine featuring its build and write up with a copy of the aforementioned DVD showing it in use on Ele and Cape Buff. If someone here would maybe like to own this whole set up including dies, brass and some now impossible to buy Barnes Monolithic solids the Pewter grip cap has yet to be inscribed with anyone's initials..... I am pretty sick and very unlikely to make it back to Africa where this rifle belongs. PM me if you think this should accompany you on safari or reside in your safe. SM