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CZ 550 Safari Magnum .458 Winchester Magnum – For Sale

CZ 550 Safari Magnum .458 Winchester Magnum – For Sale

Rifle is a CZ 550 Safari Magnum in .458 Win Mag with a 25” barrel.
Gentry Quiet Muzzle Brake installed, and the thread-protective cap is included (pictured).
Trigger is set crisp at 4 lbs.

This rifle was professionally upgraded by Tim Ditmore at Matrix Gunsmithing.
Work included full glass bedding with aluminum pillars, installation of a 3-position safety, and his feed-cycle corrections.
(From Tim: “I will smooth out the...

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425 Westley Richards (Maharajah)

If you guys will indulge me, I wanted this gun to have its own post.

This gun went to Africa with me last year and performed flawlessly.

Westley Richards SN 41448, completed in 1924 for the Maharajah of Baroda, is an exceptional example of the firm’s bespoke work. It features a heavy-profile octagonal barrel, round at the shank, with its base neatly engraved in scrollwork. The top flat is matted and fitted with Westley Richards’ proprietary bases, while the left flat is marked “Westley...

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For sale .470 NE snap caps

For sale 1 pair of 470 Nitro Express spring loaded snap caps, brand new, never used, made in Germany.

$50.00 shipped in continental USA

Package based on $ spent in lieu of specific animals?

I have been researching my first trip for the last 6 months or so and it looks like everyone prices packages based on a specific list of animals and provides some discount based on that particular list. One of the Outfitters I am mainly talking to is offering a 20% discount off their list price for my list of animals. However, if you change animals while on the hunt, you only receive a 15% discount on the new animal. Still a good deal as his prices are very reasonable.

My question is, does...

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A very nice surprise, .450 BPE

I had recently ordered a Husqvarna Rolling Block from Simpsons. Listed as 12.7x44R Swedish. Imagine my happiness when determining that it was, in fact, not a 12.7x44R, but a .450 BPE!!! A very nice rifle, pristine bore. At first, it had me a bit stumped, because I was, of course, expecting something .50-ish and a 44mm long chamber, and having to go through great pains to load for it, including fire-forming. Looking into the chamber, I thought to myself, "that sure is deep". Sometimes...

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