Lapua,

They do export to Oz and recently sent 2 - .500 Jeffery to a forum member there. (Alan McKenzie) - You could send him a PM or e-mail for his opinion.

You might also like to take a look at www.sabirifles.co.za If you do e-mail the shop the man you need to contact is Eugene Combrink. - Let me know if I can do anything - The shop is only a 20 drive from my home.

They're just finishing a .458 Lott for a friend & client of mine and you could ask them to send you pics of that, if you want to see what a good "African" rifle looks like. Ask for pics of the Howe (458 Lott) rifle that Steve Robinson has been pestering them about.

I should add that(about 5 years ago) they re-built my rifle for me to a .500 Jeffery which is what I carry all the time I'm hunting and I've recently bought a 404 Jeffery from them to use as a company loaner for Dangerous Game hunts. - I'm delighted with both rifles......

West Africa huh? - That'll be interesting. - Have you asked about the hunting possibilities? -