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Posted: 23 May 2008 03:36 PM |
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Hi all, just got my rifle back from Ed and Wayne at AHR. They did their CZ #1 upgrade (straighten and fill bolt, 3 position Model 70 type safety and a really nice single stage trigger). They also replaced the rear sight with an NECG one, and re-glass bedded the action and added a recoil lug. It all looks great, looking forward to shooting it on Sunday!
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Posted: 23 May 2008 05:09 PM |
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| is it chambered for some kind of 375?
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Posted: 23 May 2008 09:57 PM |
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Yes, it's a 375 H&H right now. I'm thinking of having it rebarreled/rechambered to 470 Capstick next winter. Or maybe 500 Jeffery.
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Posted: 24 May 2008 03:58 AM |
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| Is that the wood that come with yur 550 , wish my wood were that purtee ..
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Posted: 24 May 2008 04:04 AM |
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True, HN.
Nice piece of wood.
Chuck, personally, I would go with the 500 Jeff of the 2 cartridges you mention, if re-chambering.
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Posted: 24 May 2008 04:08 AM |
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Course Phil , I bet mines jus a wee bit lighter than his 
A Jeff , yep ... wud be schweet ..
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Posted: 24 May 2008 06:11 AM |
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I've heard AHR is a good place to have the rebarreling done, I wish they were local though ... I believe they do a single stack 500 Jeffery magazine that holds 3 cartridges.
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Posted: 24 May 2008 11:03 AM |
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| Yeah they have it , it's $500.00 .. Here's my Lott .. Attachment: Lott2.jpg (Downloaded 49 times) Last edited on 24 May 2008 11:04 AM by HollandNut
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Posted: 24 May 2008 11:05 AM |
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| another pic Attachment: Lott.jpg (Downloaded 49 times)
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Posted: 24 May 2008 11:06 AM |
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| and yet another Attachment: Lott3.jpg (Downloaded 50 times)
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Posted: 24 May 2008 12:40 PM |
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HollandNut wrote:
Course Phil , I bet mines jus a wee bit lighter than his
If that is the one you got from the Elephant Hunter, over at my forum, I know it is lighter . . . . . . . no matter what his weighs !
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Posted: 24 May 2008 12:53 PM |
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He do like 'em light dont he
I'm looking fer a second one , but YOU  have the one I want , and seeing as how aint everbody got one built by he who bilt yours , you prolly aint coming off it ..
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Posted: 24 May 2008 07:50 PM |
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Hi Phil, Ed Plummr and Ray Atkinson (on another forum) all agree, 500 Jeffery. I just couldn't afford it at this time. Maybe over the winter. Ed at AHR does a single stack magazine that is supposed to feed very well. If I have Ed do it, I'm going to specify the barrel /contour I want (Krieger No. 6 ). I'm probably going to have him put an additional mecury recoil reducer in as well to keep the balance right. So I'll be saving my pennies until December.
Thanks for all of the advice,
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Posted: 25 May 2008 03:11 AM |
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| Might think about adding some weight as well. The 500 Jeff will get your attention.
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Posted: 25 May 2008 08:11 PM |
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Hi Phil, my 375 weighs 10.25 lbs without scope (it has a CZ installed mercury recoil reducer in the stock), so 11 lbs with my Leupold 1.5 - 5X 20mm scope. It is a complete pussycat for recoil. How heavy do you think it should be in 500 Jeffery not counting scope?
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Posted: 25 May 2008 08:26 PM |
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| I would say at the least 12# to be manageable .. A bit more would be better ..
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Posted: 26 May 2008 02:14 AM |
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I'd say HollandNut is pretty close.
My 450 3 1/4 weights 11 lbs. 8 ozs.
And the Jeff will have a bit more recoil for sure.
My 458 Lott is 10 3/4 lbs. And I have decided it is too light. Should be at least as much as my double, if not more.
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Posted: 26 May 2008 02:22 AM |
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Thanks guys, so a number 6 contour should be almost 1 lb heavier than my barrel, if I add another mercury recoil reducer (the 1 lb variety) I should be at 12.25 lbs so 13 lbs with scope. Another question. I was thinking about either a 22" or 24" barrel, what are your opinions?
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Posted: 26 May 2008 02:28 AM |
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I took my 375 H&H out shooting at a friends place today, we could only shoot at 50 yards, but the rifle shot 1 hole ragged 3 shot groups with both open sights and my leupold 1.5 - 5x scope on it. The rear NECG Masterpiece sight was a huge improvement! So I plan to just go out and shoot it now and get ready for deer and elk season. Those 350g Woodleigh weldcores should be serious medicine for deer. Next winter, I'm rebarreling to 500 Jeffery. The recoil is just too mild with the 375 H&H ...
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Last edited on 26 May 2008 03:03 AM by chuckscap
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Posted: 26 May 2008 03:05 AM |
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Well aside from the 24" giving a few more ounces of weight , I wud go with 22" , only a minimal velocity loss , and 22" is a bit handier ..
Probably wudnt matter very much either way .. I prefer the shorter barrel is all ..
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