"Shopping list" for Canadian members.
@Northern Shooter posted a link to EPPS in Orillia and I though I should expend the list and add some personal imput.
Last year, in December, I had corresponded privately with one esteem member of the Africa Hunting community (PH, author and forum member) and shared with him a list of Kilimanjaro Doctari rifles available at EPPS. He was extremely helpful and knowledgeable regarding these Kilimanjaro Doctari rifles. Once I finished my researched and made my own decision I had lifted my "personal embargo" on the existing stock and suggested that he shared "my" list with his Africa hunting friends. Within a week almost all rifles were sold out. (450 Rigby, 416 Rigby, 416 Rem., etc.)
(Full disclosure - the one that fitted me best and followed me home in the end was a Rigby Big Game 416 Rigby. 458 Lott is too much gun for me. Mr. Ralf Martini advised me that re-barreling the Heym is not a good ideea since the magazines and feeding rails are cartridge specific. Also, the Rigby lined up the open sights more naturally for me than the Heym did. I believe that Heym had the smoother bolt cycle).
Which bring us to the current stock of interesting rifles. Keep in mind these are Canadian dollars (about 70% in US dollars).
- Kilimanjaro Doctari No.3 - 458 Lott - includes the peep sight and the scope Z6i 1-6x24EE (circle dot) $13,750 Cad (
https://kilimanjarorifles.com/gallery.html - no.35)
- Heym Martini Express - 458 Lott - Includes the scope bases but no rings or scope - 9,999 Cad
- Brno ZKK 602 - 375 H&H - $1,500 Cad
- Musgrave 83- 375 H&H - $2,7500 Cad
- Cogswell & Harrison - 375 H&H - $3,770 Cad
- Blaser R8 Kilombero - 375 H&H - this one was very interesting. To me it felt very heavy (I believe it was weighted at over 12lb empty without a scope and seemed muzzle heavy) - $15,672 Cad
- several Dakota Arms 76 (416, 450 Rigby and 458 Lott).
Enjoy:
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