Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by winnie_the_pooh » Fri May 21, 2010 2:15 pm

z375 wrote:
I think no one knows me on this forum so please go ahead!
I will not spare you that misery, so please, while we are young! :mrgreen:
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Post by eljefe » Fri May 21, 2010 3:12 pm

Sit,stand ,whatever-as long as there are fresh pics of doubles -drool- :lol:
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Post by dilip » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:03 am

:cheers:
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Post by m24 » Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:05 pm

Congratulations, Zubin. 6 months and yet no additional pics!!! :(

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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by captrakshitsharma » Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:10 pm

Brother you are a lucky man... A heirloom like this is special and to be cherished for generations. i hope your future generations will value and hold it as dear as it is been to you and your father.... Truly magnificent Rifle...A collectible.... be nice if the old leather case can be restored to its former glory... Also like to see more pics and the stories (if any) associated with the gun... Why was it not in your family's possession for so long. :cheers:
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by z375 » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:46 am

m24 wrote:Congratulations, Zubin. 6 months and yet no additional pics!!! :(

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Been a bit tied up lately and I know the pics are due here, very soon I assure you!

-- Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:50 am --
captrakshitsharma wrote:Brother you are a lucky man... A heirloom like this is special and to be cherished for generations. i hope your future generations will value and hold it as dear as it is been to you and your father.... Truly magnificent Rifle...A collectible.... be nice if the old leather case can be restored to its former glory... Also like to see more pics and the stories (if any) associated with the gun... Why was it not in your family's possession for so long. :cheers:
Thank you Captain! Yes, this one is definitely a befitting hand-me-down and its never gonna be sold, not in my lifetime! The case is currently undergoing a restoration from a seasoned 2nd generation case-maker, so its in the right hands, I will post pics here very soon, I know they've been pending far too long. :|
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by winnie_the_pooh » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:49 am

Z375,

Any luck in finding a source for fresh ammo? I do understand that some people can source it subject to the buyer buying a bare minimum.
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by Risala » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:10 am

Contact Rakesh Anand,Garg Armoury-Delhi.
He has a couple of hundred rounds of 375 Flanged.
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by z375 » Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:58 pm

winnie_the_pooh wrote:Z375,

Any luck in finding a source for fresh ammo? I do understand that some people can source it subject to the buyer buying a bare minimum.
Winnie,
While Norma and Kynoch (now Kynamco) currently offer fresh ammo in the .375 Flanged Mag. my options this side of the pond are limited to old cordite-loaded Kynoch ammo that I can manage to scrimp and scrounge from dealers over here, some go off and some just dont, it also sometimes depends upon how well the ammo has been stored too, but then again ammunition has a shelf life too and considering the odds, the freshest Kynoch ammo available here would be 40+ years old! So it plainly a chance you have to take, the quantities some people would willingly place a minimum order for usually run into the thousands, and when it comes to obsolete cartridges, they're asking the earth!

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Sanjay wrote:Contact Rakesh Anand,Garg Armoury-Delhi.
He has a couple of hundred rounds of 375 Flanged.
cheers
Thank you Sanjay! A couple of cold ones on me when you're down here! :mrgreen:
"With solid bullets on heavy animals such as elephant, rhino and buffalo this power is quite apparent but is not so obvious as when soft-nose bullets are being used, say, lion, particularly when is a case of stopping a charge : the .404 will stop him all right, but will seldom crumple him quite so completely as will the .416" -- John Taylor, Big Game and Big Game Rifles, (Ch. IX)
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by GAURAV SONDHI » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:07 pm

Hi Z375,
PM me when coming to Delhi I can help with this
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by Nakihunter » Tue May 31, 2011 3:50 pm

Lovely rifle. The clam shell action is so solid. I have handled a Otto bock 577 NE which was also a clam shell action. How much does this rifle weight? I would love to see close up photos and shooting results. Thanks for sharing
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by Double Rifle » Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:38 am

Hi .... Has anyone Managed to find Any FRESH .375 Flanged Ammo ..... I bought some here in punjab
from some local dealers .... Most of it doesnt fire ..... !!! :evil:
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Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by Zuhair3006 » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:45 am

Double Rifle wrote:Hi .... Has anyone Managed to find Any FRESH .375 Flanged Ammo ..... I bought some here in punjab
from some local dealers .... Most of it doesnt fire ..... !!! :evil:
I have some kynoch available with me
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by Double Rifle » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:40 am

Great .... So this ammo you have with you is it fresh ammo .. ? :)
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Re: Finally home....my .375 Fl. Mag. double

Post by z375 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:37 pm

Double Rifle wrote:Great .... So this ammo you have with you is it fresh ammo .. ? :)
No, the ammo I have presently was kept very well and so far I have not had a single failure. I will be getting some Norma African PH ammo for this rifle very soon though, hope there are no regulation issues with those.
"With solid bullets on heavy animals such as elephant, rhino and buffalo this power is quite apparent but is not so obvious as when soft-nose bullets are being used, say, lion, particularly when is a case of stopping a charge : the .404 will stop him all right, but will seldom crumple him quite so completely as will the .416" -- John Taylor, Big Game and Big Game Rifles, (Ch. IX)
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