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I think a 9.3X62 would be fun. It's already out there
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You guys need to look at threads on the rest of the Campfire. Apparently you are not aware that in a few years there will only be one cartridge manufactured, the 6.5 Creedmore. I would definitely pass on that one.
But given my choice it would be the 30/06. It traveled with TR as a 30/03. Hemingway, and Ruark extolled it's virtues and it still works.
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Mainer, did you by chance remove the barreled action from that .416 and then put it back? That’s what I did with my .358 and found out the hard way that the factory torque specs for the 77 front screen are 92 inch lbs. My .358 stock cracked into kindling.
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In the old 77V a guy needed to exercise care loading 220 Swifts in the mag and they are semi rimmed. Can't even imagine what Ruger would have to do to get a full rimmed cartridge like the 303 to function in a hawkeye.. They don't do any quality control on Ruger Americans doubt if they are going to do any on a new line either their bean counters are trashing the brand...mb
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I have one in 6.5x55 and its rapidly becoming one of my favorite rifles.
I know that I have been thinning the herd but if Lipsey's was turn out another run in 7x64 or 30-06 I'd have to get one.
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If Ruger is willing to rip off the Lithuanian M98 mag box and feed rail dimensions for the 303 Brit, I'll leave burn marks on my Dickie's getting my wallet out fast enough to buy one.
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The barrel contour used on the Lipsey's 9.3x62mm is lighter than on the other Ruger version. Plenty fine for a magazine's worth of shooting.
I like the Lipsey's version and all up with a small, fixed scope is 8.5 lbs. W/ a VX-1 2-7x33mm... Would like to see one in .270 Win. GR
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The barrel contour used on the Lipsey's 9.3x62mm is lighter than on the other Ruger version. Plenty fine for a magazine's worth of shooting.
I like the Lipsey's version and all up with a small, fixed scope is 8.5 lbs. Not true. My 416 ruger African weighs 8 lbs 6 oz scoped with a 2.5 power fixed scope.
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Mainer, did you by chance remove the barreled action from that .416 and then put it back? That’s what I did with my .358 and found out the hard way that the factory torque specs for the 77 front screen are 92 inch lbs. My .358 stock cracked into kindling. PA, I never checked torque. Mine cracked where end grain ran out near back of mag box. Nothing to do with action screws. The wood is as light as balsa wood and the grain isn't perfectly straight-through. Combine that with an insane amount of recoil, and that is the end result. Will try this stock next: https://hsprecision.com/product/pss033/
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Mainer, did you by chance remove the barreled action from that .416 and then put it back? That’s what I did with my .358 and found out the hard way that the factory torque specs for the 77 front screen are 92 inch lbs. My .358 stock cracked into kindling. PA, I never checked torque. Mine cracked where end grain ran out near back of mag box. Nothing to do with action screws. The wood is as light as balsa wood and the grain isn't perfectly straight-through. Combine that with an insane amount of recoil, and that is the end result. Will try this stock next: https://hsprecision.com/product/pss033/The comb on that one looks like a good fit for a scope or irons. Should be good on that .416
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The barrel contour used on the Lipsey's 9.3x62mm is lighter than on the other Ruger version. Plenty fine for a magazine's worth of shooting.
I like the Lipsey's version and all up with a small, fixed scope is 8.5 lbs. Not true. My 416 ruger African weighs 8 lbs 6 oz scoped with a 2.5 power fixed scope. On the contrary... Absolutely true. The RUGER Hawkeye African 9.3x62mm came w/ a truck axle Bbl. compared to the light contour Bbl. on the Lipsey's. GR
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Garand,
What I was referring to was the weight.
Obviously the larger caliber ruger Africans have a larger countour barrel, but they're not heavy.
At the recoil level of the 375 ruger and the 416 ruger, the barrel contour is appropriate. I wouldn't want them any lighter.
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If they announce a left hand 7x57, I will order one the next day!
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Like several of the earlier posters, I would love to see something (anything!) in a left-handed model. For an African I would really hope that it would be a LH in a classic or medium bore caliber. My wishlist (which I'm not holding my breath will appear) is:
300 H&H (zero chance because of the action length)
35 Whelen
275 Rigby (7x57 being a secondary equivalent choice)
9.3x62
257 Roberts
7x64 Brenneke (I'm frustrated by the limited ammo selection in the US)
25-06
6.5x55 (Great caliber but I already own one)
If Ruger made a LH African model in 308 or 30-06, I'd still buy one but it would lose a few points for being chambered in a practical & affordable caliber.
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Mainer, did you by chance remove the barreled action from that .416 and then put it back? That’s what I did with my .358 and found out the hard way that the factory torque specs for the 77 front screen are 92 inch lbs. My .358 stock cracked into kindling. PA, I never checked torque. Mine cracked where end grain ran out near back of mag box. Nothing to do with action screws. The wood is as light as balsa wood and the grain isn't perfectly straight-through. Combine that with an insane amount of recoil, and that is the end result. Will try this stock next: https://hsprecision.com/product/pss033/Mainer, I have one of the earlier Ruger Hawkeye African models, in .375 Ruger. The stock split in a couple of places after 90 rounds were fired thru it. Rather than fussing with Ruger, I just ordered a McMillan stock, Magnum fill, in their Mcwoody pattern. It has been a great stock, with a couple hundred rounds fired, and no problems whatsoever. This stock will not split!
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LEFTYS UNITE!!!!!!!!
Let's start a petition for a lefty "African" to Lipey's.
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.358 Winchester. It sounds cool and in some States you can use it for deer hunting while anything smaller diameter can't be used.
kwg A 358Win in a scaled down Express Rifle would be very cool. .358 Win for…well, the Win! 😎
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