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mickey
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Re: 475 #2 Jeffery
08/02/04 03:11 AM

That is a grand cartridge. A friend had a Holland & Holland in the 475#2. It had originally been a 450#2 but was rebored in Austria in the early 1900's. With the lighter barrels and the Holland feel the rifle literally 'danced' into your hands. The only rifle I have ever held that felt as 'alive' is my .369.

His was extremely accurate and, although I tried many times to buy it, he sold it to a very rich collector he knew for twice what I could pay. The collecter is not a Hunter and it has lanquished in his gunroom for 15 years now. The last time I was over I spent an hour cleaning it dusting it.

The rifle and caliber is a stone killer on all Big Game. I think it is the equivalent of the 500 for sure and very much underrated because of the scarcity of the round. Your friend is very lucky to have a nice one that will shoot.

Isn't that the mystery animal that Gryphon was showing on the side?

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475 #2 Jeffery	Rusty	07/02/04 05:45 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NitroX	07/02/04 11:06 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	Rusty	08/02/04 01:21 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	mickey	08/02/04 03:11 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	mickey	08/02/04 04:55 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	Rusty	08/02/04 01:54 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NitroX	08/02/04 07:00 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NE450No2	08/02/04 07:26 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NitroX	09/02/04 12:08 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	mickey	09/02/04 06:23 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	Chasseur	09/02/04 07:41 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	atkinson6	10/02/04 06:24 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	Rusty	10/02/04 12:22 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	atkinson6	11/02/04 02:39 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	mickey	11/02/04 03:01 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	DUGABOY1	11/02/04 02:56 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NE450No2	11/02/04 05:51 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	atkinson6	13/02/04 08:23 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NE450No2	13/02/04 11:38 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	atkinson6	16/02/04 08:33 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NE450No2	16/02/04 09:25 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	4seventy	13/02/04 12:07 PM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	4seventy	13/02/04 09:49 AM
Re: 475 #2 Jeffery	NE450No2	11/02/04 05:37 AM

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