Hello CptCurl,

Thank you for the reply,

I read about your 2 Classics at the link above. Very nice rifles, indeed! I agree with you about Winchester missing the boat as far as nostalgia goes. By the time Winchester tried to react to the slumping interest, because they "cheapened" their product, it was too late. We all got old.

I am most pleased to have discovered this African Express Model, and I really like the "looks" of it. I especially like the drop bottom mag and how the wood follows down at the front of the trigger-guard. It really gives it that classic "African" look. The Winchester 416 Rem (bottom) is not quite as neat as my 505 Gibbs, (top) but it comes very close. I still get excited just looking at my Gibbs.

I think the Winchester would look a might better if I bobbed about 3" off the barrel.