Sako Safari .375 H&H.......Now Restocked........Photos Up
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I see now what you mean ... but even in this case Ted .. the tang is effectively a blunt nosed wedge .. while there is adequate clearance behind the tang ... its is also at the sides where the wedge may exert pressure ... given the extraordinary marbling of the wood .. it would bring tears if a heavy load or two caused the tang to try to separate the stock through the grip...Doug has already taken the precaution of reinforcing the stock against recoil but shifting humidity in wood can do funny things and close or open that very snug lateral stock fit at the tang around (again) 7/8 o'oclock.
Anyway I wasnt intending to be critical ... it is a superb piece of wood and has been beautifully sculpted with restrained and elegant checkering. It has (imo) exactly the right colour and depth to be classic museum piece. All the "accoutrements" are gracefully executed and just slightly understated they way they should be (grip cap, swivels, butt pad, forend tip)... nothing worse than some rifles that look like they belong in a case in a Neapolitan whore house. I saw a few things (VERY few) that would in my mind be better -- but it would be "guilding the lily" in any event.
and I guess I am a little jealous that he has a wife that has allowed him to enjoy his vices and hobby in such an extravagant (and manly!!) way !!
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Must be my eyes but the cheekpiece looks funny. Like the fat end slid down the stock.
Other than that I love it, especially the Rigby forend.
Other than that I love it, especially the Rigby forend.
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Doug
That is beautiful work. The fore end tip I would prefer to be American style like what you would find on your Rem 700. Picture #6 which shows how he put a joint in the checkering where the L and R meet I find interesting. I have done several roll over patterns on the grip, I have the checkering lines flow from one side to the other. I had never thought of putting a joint or seam in it. It may be just his style or a perhaps there's a technical reason that can not be seen in the pictures. Checkering pattern is simple and looks well executed. The diamonds are of a good shape, sharp points and dimension and evenly cut to the same depth, with no run out at the borders. I especially like the figure of the wood and his finish appears impeccable. One can see the time has been taken to fill the pores of the wood and then the final finish has a nice sheen which looks classy and enhances the figure of the wood.
AAA figured wood, with a great finish, and deep rich blueing, it just doesn't get much better.
That is beautiful work. The fore end tip I would prefer to be American style like what you would find on your Rem 700. Picture #6 which shows how he put a joint in the checkering where the L and R meet I find interesting. I have done several roll over patterns on the grip, I have the checkering lines flow from one side to the other. I had never thought of putting a joint or seam in it. It may be just his style or a perhaps there's a technical reason that can not be seen in the pictures. Checkering pattern is simple and looks well executed. The diamonds are of a good shape, sharp points and dimension and evenly cut to the same depth, with no run out at the borders. I especially like the figure of the wood and his finish appears impeccable. One can see the time has been taken to fill the pores of the wood and then the final finish has a nice sheen which looks classy and enhances the figure of the wood.
AAA figured wood, with a great finish, and deep rich blueing, it just doesn't get much better.
something at the back of my dim mind makes me think that the early Sako Safari's were rust blued. I remember handling one at LeBaron's years ago and I recall it didnt have the high gloss of the Deluxe or Super Deluxe or Finnsports but it was softer and richer looking....anyway very nice
I don't log on to CGN for a couple days only to come back to beautiful Sako Safari's and H&H double rifles all over the place! You guys are making it hard not to be jealous. In all seriousness that rifle looks incredible. Can't wait to see it laying next to an animal!
SC.........you might be surprised, I'm more in the line of thought that Ted has. Throwing it in a freighter canoe may happen, but it will be in a hard case.
Actually if I can get a good load that meets my criteria, it may well go to Tanzania in the next couple years for a big shoot-'em-up over there. It will never be my every day go to rifle, but I most certainly will hunt at least once with it..........maybe penguins and leopard seals.........
Actually if I can get a good load that meets my criteria, it may well go to Tanzania in the next couple years for a big shoot-'em-up over there. It will never be my every day go to rifle, but I most certainly will hunt at least once with it..........maybe penguins and leopard seals.........
...maybe penguins and leopard seals.........
lol...when I read this I had an instant visual:
We can see Douglas near the edge of the ice just finishing the laborious process of "slipping" into a dry suit that may be one size too small. He curses under his breath as he takes the last drag of an unfiltered Russian cigarette - the last remnants of a pack that he had picked up in Tajikistan 2 weeks ago. We can see him fiddling with his face mask and regulator - "damn mustache" he mumbles under his breath. One Go Pro camera is attached to his head to give us the all important "point of view" footage and another is facing backwards because...well you know, this could get exciting. He readies his spear gun and effortlessly slips in the water. And so begins the first ever spear-gun hunt of one of the top predators of the Antarctic - the Leopard Seal.
See now 1899, that's just ridiculous because everybody knows that I am scared sh!tless of water, having grown up on the prairies, where if it's deeper than your waist you are SUPPOSED to be scared. You won't catch this cowboy slipping under the surface, unless it is for the final curtain. Hell no, I intend to bait them up onto the ice flow and then 375 the sh!t out of them.
