Originally Posted by Zengela
A CAR Lord Derby Eland is truly an epic hunt. I would take one of my Win M70 375 and chop it, restock it and make it as light as possible. Stoke it with A-Frames and be done with it. There are considerable lion in the CAR Savannah. No gun bearer is lugging my rifle.

This one's already been chopped and flutted. With the Victory 1.5-6x42 it's pushing 9#'s all up. If I swapped to the VX-3 1.5-5x20 it would be a little over 8 1/2 pounds, which is about as light as I'd want a .375 H&H. I generally don't like Tupperware, but have gotten used to this one, like the way it handles and it's tough. In this configuration, balance is good, handling is quick and like most M-70's, it's a shooter.

DF

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