For those of you who have not seen it this is the .450 # 2 Nitro Express that I built on a French 16 gauge action. It was a lot of fun to regulate even though lots of people told me it would drive me crazy. At present the rifle is shooting about 1.25" at 50 yards for a composit group which should put it about right on at 100 yards but I have not shot 100 yards due to the winter very much. I am now checkering the stock which is of South African Black Thorn which I picked up on my wifes and my first trip. The stock blank was given to me by a South African custom rifle builder I spent some time with.