I always wanted a Big Bore by Sterling Davenport - a 500 Jeffery custom

[M70375!]

I agree. I have several Big Bore rifles that are ported. A real advantage to reduce muzzle lift for faster followup shots.

If you're going to port it, why not put a good brake on from Muzzle Brakes and More and enjoy greatly reduced recoil. I have one on my 416 RM and I love it, use that gun for everything including coyotes, love it .

 

[Moosemind]

Very nice!
FYI, that's a Wyatts "CFE" center feed mag box and follower.

The Davenport is identical to a 460 Weatherby follower and magazine box system on a Mark V Action. Looks like Wyatts did some modifications from the Weatherby.

 

[buckstix]

It is fitting that the information about this rifle, should forever remain with the rifle. So, an Engraved Sterling Silver Plate was added.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/sterling-plate.jpg

 

[AZDAVE]

Nice touch

I am taking My davenport 500Jeff to Namibia this year.

 

[buckstix]

Do you have any pictures of your 500?

 

[AZDAVE]

Here are a couple pics

 

[buckstix]

Very nice - does yours load from the bottom like mine?

 

[AZDAVE]

I have loaded from the bottom, and I have also slowly loaded two rounds from the top, sliding the rounds back under the what I call the magazine retaining lips.

 

[Jack Stevens]

Here are a couple pics

Nice blaster! What’s the mag-capacity? 3?

And why not just top-load the rounds in, instead of bottom loading?

 

[AZDAVE]

It is a single stack style of feeding. 500 Jeff in a standard mauser action.

Getting them to work in a standard dual stack is a real pain, And Sterling Davenport really got the single stack feed done right.

 

[buckstix]

Nice blaster! What’s the mag-capacity? 3?

And why not just top-load the rounds in, instead of bottom loading?

The capacity on mine is 1 up and 3 down. The feed lips (magazine retaining lips) on my single stack magazine extend to within 1-/2" of the chamber, so its impossible to load from the top. Sterling did this to insure 100% positive feeding with no chance of a miss-feed or jam. This flawless feeding is necessary when facing dangerous game.

 

[Riflecrank]

Another lightning strike of marvelous.
I helped an acquaintance start sighting in his Sterling Davenport .500 Jeffery
quite a while back. Much like yours.
Standard M98 with 24" barrel, a lively beast and accurate.
It was an extremely hot day (in Oklahoma), and the load was trouble free with fair-to-middlin' fill of
Varget Extreme by Hodgdon.
Bona fide tropical load for a .500 Jeffery.
Open express sights as they came from the Maker, yet to be sighted in, here from the bench rest: