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On the left is my 458 Win Mauser that I built and have used for the past twenty-nine years
and the other two are my kids 375 Rugers.
If I were starting again and on a tight budget like most guides, I probably would go with the factory Ruger - especially with todays bullets.
But I still feel that a properly set up Mauser is THE BEST way to go.

Nice buffalo! I've always wanted to hunt those.

Dang, Phil. Your rifle get run through a combine?

Jorge, agreed with the deep "V" for a factory built option. My peep was machined out of a solid block of steel and made for my rifle. I also have a "BIG" hole in the peep. I suppose it comes down to what you're used to, but for me the big peep was like magic to line up and shoot with. May not be for everyone, and certainly not as they come from some mass production Peep maker. I could drag my rifle through the dirt behind the cruiser and not get my sights out of whack, that Peep was a machined block of steel we fitted over many days at the range with trial and error shooting my handloads.

I do think your correct, and I completely agree with you. Unless your well seasoned with a peep of correct design, the V is the better option.

I had heard that 458's rifle was the ugliest one ever on the innanet- seeing is believing. That rifle has some soul.

What stories 458's rifle could tell---
That is a handsome piece

Those have bayonette lugs from an M1 carbine to hold the light?

More talk like that and people will think we're related. BTW, how is Mom?

Great job guys. Awesome rifles.

Jorge,

A ghost ring sight like JJ is referring to is damn fast and much more acurate than a V. Peeps are slow, but a ghost ring sight with a big aperture is just the ticket for a backup gun.

Not so good......

More than one way to get there as has already been demonstrated in this thread.

For myself, I had AHR build me a couple DGR.

.375 H&H
.458 Lott

I really don't want to know what goes bump in the night by Phil's place, in that he needs a flashlight on his .458. I'm thinking taking out the trash is something done in the daylight.

I just picked a Ruger Hawkeye African in 375 Ruger and am having the action and barrel channel glass-bedded, a second cross-bolt added, trigger tweaked by Roger Ferrel and calling it good. Have had a 416, 458 Lott, and H&H. Enough to know the Ruger will be enough for me.

Optics will be a 2.5x if i ever get across The Pond again or a 4x if i take it after elk.

HARDCORE & INSPIRATIONAL!!!

Well, I was gonna stay out of this..... But, just so I can catch schmittt from you guys.... My son and I are taking Ruger no. 1s to Zim, this summer. Both are 375 H&H. We are hunting cpe buff, tuskless ele, and hippo. I'll let you know later, how we get along. But I'm not worried.....


maddog

nice knowing ya

i've heard of it being done, it's not for me personally...

your PH will love it

Just kiddin, figured I fire up the thread a bit more ...

Ingwe
There you go again dangling that buff in front of me. There is something about him that stirs me up. I have my CZ in shape, and am working to get my knee back to African walkable. I am back to work in a work hardening 6 week program to see if I am able to do the job. Lots of pain, but progress is being made.

CZ 550 with NEGC aperture rear, feeds without flaw, shoots well with the original express sites but I will try the aperture and see if that works more better. If not I will have to go with the Vari X 3 1.75x6. To me it just seems wrong to scope a DG rifle, but many have done so wth great success.

Randy

Randy...depending on where you are going to hunt, you may get in a LOT of walking after buffalo...we were in a sparse area buffalo-wise and logged up an easy 7 to 12 miles a day, and finally got a decent opportunity at that bull in the last 20 minutes of a 14 day hunt....
You learn quickly that you hunt buffalo not for the trophy...but to have hunted buffalo.....