.375 H&H Rifles
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Riflechair said:Hi
I've owned three rifles in this chamber and to be honest thus far I've liked my Winchester safari the best. What some people don't know about the safari is that the bolt comes with a gas shield installed just like model 98 mausers (at least mine does). What I consider to be a problem with all winchesters is that they generally do not have any mechanism to prevent (in case of a case rupture) escaping gases to come shooting out the end of the bolt straight into your face. A major design flaw in my opinion. Thats why a gas shield is so important.
This little girl was made in 1964 (yes the first year of the design alteration). I have also found that winchester triggers are very simple and easy to adjust by simply tightening or loosening the spring which is held in place by a double lock nutt.
In addition this particular Safari Magnum has an internal box capacity of 5 rounds. I believe you will find that most production models these days max out at three rounds.
I would also like to point out that post 64 actions are stronger than the pre 64 actions and should be seriously considered in my opinion. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with post 64 winchester model 70's. Controlled Feed is nice but not as important as everybody seems to think it is. They also have a very impressive claw extractor muck like a mauser action which makes cycling ammunition quite reliable.
It is also quite easy to find winchester model 70 parts and components to customize your rifle if the desire suits you (ie williams or lyman peep sights bolt right on). A used post 64 Model 70 safari Magnum in excellent condition (like the pics below) will go in the price range of $700 to $900.
Note: The front sight protector actually came off a model 98 military mauser. It fit perfectly.
As for the other models out there they are all quite nice. As for the CZ 550 Magnum models they are quite nice but I really do not like the single set trigger. I love the mauser action but single set triggers to not belong on a rifle designed to take out potentially dangerous game (my opinion). I believe in design simplicity. If you're thinking of going with CZ then I recommend you seriously consider the model 602 action instead.
That is a beautiful rifle Richard!@!
Super,
I had a 700 stainless Synthetic for a few weeks and with Leuopold rings abd bases, 3x9x40 VX11 scope it weighed 8.3 lbs. Close to half a pound lighter than it should have been, only a few oz's more than my 260 MR.
I had a 700 stainless Synthetic for a few weeks and with Leuopold rings abd bases, 3x9x40 VX11 scope it weighed 8.3 lbs. Close to half a pound lighter than it should have been, only a few oz's more than my 260 MR.
I purchased my mod 70 because i wanted SS and CRF . and i like winnchesters as a whole . the only thing i would have liked was a walnut stock but i figures it could be added later , My wife has a SS featherweight with a walnut stock and it is a really nice looking and feeling rifle . as for barrel length it has a 24 inch tube which i thought i would find fairly long but once you get used to it it is fine. if one was that worried it would be really easy to get a barrel bobbed and crowned.
My 602 will punch a ragged hole @100 yds with 300 gr RN Hornady using the set trigger. I shoot 260 Accudonds now for the better reach but the group opens up to an inch. It was beating me up so I put a Kick Eeze pad on it and that really helped plus I gained a little extra LOP. Great caliber but I think it's kinda overkill for the hunting I do. Good luck on your quest.
Why not? said:I never noticed, until you mentioned it. It actually isn't swept that far back on mine.
Certainly never had it rap my knuckles.
Ted
Ted;
Yours is visibly much straighter mine. The bolt handle on mine clears my knuckle by maybe 1/8" when I hold the rifle....it touches hard
when it goes bang! I'd tackle straightening it myself, except I'm scared of taking the temper out of something. I guess I better talk to the Schramm boys in Dawson Creek....
By the way, what kind of a stock is that? Does it have enough drop to use iron sights? I have an original Sako aperture sight on mine....I thought "if we're gonna go light, we might as well go light!"
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It is a Macmillan stock.
Comb is a bit high for iron sights, but is great for handling recoil as the stock recoils away from your face instead of into it.
Works just about perfectly with the old Kahles 2-7.
Ted
Comb is a bit high for iron sights, but is great for handling recoil as the stock recoils away from your face instead of into it.
Works just about perfectly with the old Kahles 2-7.
Ted
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I like it with a peep sight for fast less scary shooting, no objects that could square you off , and one still got an easy 300 meter shot if you need to.
Frank
Frank
