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  1. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    There are those who think there is nothing wrong with Remington style actions. I admit that they are more accurate and for varminters or target shooters are probably the bee's knees. However, after five safaris (two for Cape buffalo) I have come to the conclusion that when hunting dangerous...
  2. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    The .375 would only be needed if you intend to shoot big bears or go to Africa. If you do, get one! If not, find something more esoteric to play with. Heck, it's been said that you only need two rifles, a .303 and a .404. I've got a .318 and a .404 and took them on Safari. (Had a ball until...
  3. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    I almost included it in my run of choices. My hunting partner has one. He spent hours on the range trying this load and that load and you know what the funny thing was? They all shot well enough for game an whatever range he thought he could hit. Nothing tack driving, you understand, but...
  4. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    As I've said here before, I used to have one. Some day I'd like to own another. If you should have a Husqvarna M46 in 9.3x57 show up, let me know quick. With that laid back round pistol grip and light weight, it's got to be the fastest handling rifle I've ever swung. And this from a man who...
  5. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    I'm almost ashamed to admit this but I must be the only American shooter who has never owned an '06. I'm sure it shows some sort of personality disorder but don't know which. However . . . my sig block presumes that one is hunting around the world. If not then any one of a number of fine...
  7. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    And worth every nickle of gasoline to get it, too!
  8. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    Just off the top of my head, and with no real way to guess, I'm thinking between $2500-$3500, hopefully towards the lower end. The problem is that they would be manufactured in Euros and sold in dollars. Now, CPA sells an American style Scheutzen rifle on a hammered action. They are very well...
  9. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    The caliber will be the standard German/Swiss/Austrian target cartridge, 8.15x46R. Now for the hard part. These rifles are basically made to order but I'm looking to get the factory to do a limited run of round barrel, plain wood, not engraved target guns. How much they cost will depend on...
  10. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    Hot damn, Renault, that may be the prettiest revolver I've seen this year. What a find . . . and unfired? Amazing! I realize this is sort of contrarian of me but having carried a black gun for twenty-nine years, I want nothing to do with them ever again. Yeah, they shoot. I used to be able...
  11. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    *gives a traditional shudder at the pain in the wallet* Renault, PM with photos sent.
  13. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    Now if only he made those for O/U rifles or combination guns . . .
  14. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    I can do that. Actually, I could fairly easily send it to you. I've got access to rifle boxes, in fact, I believe I've got one lying around. Let me look. Yanno, I had a 146 once upon a time. Whoever designed the stock on that little gem must have apprenticed to an English stocker. It is so...
  15. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    The only way you can shoot a .318 is to handload. Kynoch ammunition is prohibitively dear. Heck, even the bullets are bad unless you go to Graf and get the ones designed for the Hungarian. Traditionally, a .318 is loaded with a 250 grain softnose that doesn't even slow down going through an...
  16. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    I love it and it handles beautifully. However, it does need a new front sight. Even with the rear screwed down as far as it goes it still shoots a foot high at 100 yards. I can compensate for that but it's a nuisance so it goes to the local smith (who I trust just about this much) to get a...
  17. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    My only hunt this year, I fear, will be as porter/skinner for my partner who drew a coveted California cow elk tag. However, I will make a serious effort to get to Prince William Island next spring for black bear. There is a chance that I will finish my Krag conversion by then but if not then...
  19. Oldsarge

    Any Tips on safari outfit?

    I definitely second Tag Safari. Made in Africa by Africans. It doesn't get any more authentic than that.
  20. Oldsarge

    Any Tips on safari outfit?

    W&G didn't go out of business, it was shut down by echelons above reality even though it was running well over $400M/ year in sales. Yes, people will pay the price for the quality especially if it is, as you say, slickly packaged. I have no doubt that such a company would be wildly successful...
  21. Oldsarge

    Any Tips on safari outfit?

    That's why I say if some enterprising financial type gathered together enough sub-contractors making W&G quality merchandise for the same purpose and gave it a new name that had something like the same ring, it would make a fortune. Use a retro illustration of, say, a couple of guys in a canoe...
  22. Oldsarge

    Any Tips on safari outfit?

    Now if only someone would resurrect the brand . . .
  23. Oldsarge

    Bush Jackets

    Tie? No, no. Not a tie, a neckerchief. You wear a tie under a tweed shooting coat, not a bush jacket.

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