To be clear here -- i do feel for anyone who ends up with a rifle that exhibits the issues that have been expressed here. There should be recourse for that.

There was one comment that i found interesting in that all of my new CZ or BRNOs came with a test target -- I wonder if that practice has stopped in the new Safari line??

That would sure show if the rifle would at least chamber!

I too wondered about how the 505 or 500 would work/feed given their large diameter and relatively stout cartridge design.

Anyone hear about issues with the Safari line with the 450 Rigby with its more bottleneck design? Just a thought.