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CZ 550 Mag in .416 Rigby. Came with cross bolts. Was glass bedded later.















Herb

Cz makes great guns. I really do like them.
Congrats.. would be surprised if it didnt exceed your expectations.

if it ever goes missing, please dont blame me or report me to the police.

p.s. whats your address?

Nice working rifle.Some apparently have issues that need to be sorted out later.Saw one brought in on TR in 30-06 and sold after the demise of its owner who had apparently never fired it(do not know what model it was).Had a plainer stock than yours.Nothing to swoon about though.But this being India the price paid would have got you a very nice rifle in USA.

Nice.....and a good cal too...good hunting Herb

Nice cal beautiful rifle.. happy hunting/shooting

CZ indeed in a class of it's own. Really like their hand guns and rifle.

Still very high on my must buy list Herb! cant really justify it with a 404 also planned, but the CZ is good stuff and the 416 is classic...
why me?

Thanks guys, thought some of you would enjoy the pictures.

The CZ 550 Mag is a large action well suited for large cases like the .416 & .505. I prefer the CRF Winchester M70 action for anything up to .375 H&H length. I will post pictures of my Winchester safari express in .375 H&H when I have the time.

eljefe wrote:Still very high on my must buy list Herb! cant really justify it with a 404 also planned, but the CZ is good stuff and the 416 is classic...
why me?

,404 is another very desirable caliber. Many government departments in Africa used the .404 for animal control and must have accounted for a large number of the big 5. I bid unsuccessfully for one at a UK auction last year.

What is the action that you are planning to build the .404 on. It can be safely build on the standard Mauser 98 action. The CZ 550 Mag action will make the .404 unnecessarily heavy although a a little added weight is good on any .375+ caliber rifle.

I Got a 9.3x62 in CZ550-medium heavy part of my battery
Gunny offered to pop the 404 LW barrel on that, but I was looking at a 458 or some such. I am looking at a Zastava heavy magnum action for the 404 build, hopefully.

Congrats Herb ..you too Eljefe not sure if you posted your pictures

Best

Navi, I am a bit of an antideluvian saurian. Some of my finest moments are very private , all mine.Have resurrected an old Nikon SLR, am not enamoured of the digi's .
The buff was S Africa. 95, Water buff was more recent. I plan on getting a gun camera for IFG use serious

Congrats herb.

Regards