I recently was compelled to adopt a new 458 B&M from a friend in Texas. He had the rifle built last year in anticipation of a buffalo hunt in July 2020. Well we know what happened to hunting, or lack of, and travel to Africa in 2020, everything got cancelled. My friend later developed some eye issues, and his eye doctor told him no more big bores... (I think they all say that to cover their asses-Just in case)............ Anyway, he decided to send the gun to a new home, and that happens to be HERE.
The rifle has a 19 inch barrel, NECG front and rear sights, as is standard. 19 inch barrel is a compromise between 20 and 18, go figure... HEH.......... Finish is GunKote, extremely tough, and totally water proof. From what I have seen in past years, its better in wet areas like Alaska than stainless. Finish is field tough as hell. I had my 18 inch Bastogne gun in Africa for 6 weeks and when I returned, it looked horrendous. I figured it was ruined. I rubbed a little oil on it, and it looked NEW, no scratches, buff marks, beatings, nothing, it was new again.....
Rifle is stocked by Accurate Innovations of course, with their full chassis aluminum bed imbedded in the wood. This is the most full proof system to guard against recoil busting wood I have ever seen. The full length aluminum chassis absorbs the recoil and distributes it throughout the stock. This stick of wood is English, laced with some nice dark streaks. English is also heavy, the rifle is really solid and comes in at 8.5 lbs. Standard weights are around 8 lbs for these guns with most wood. My Bastogne 18 inch gun comes in at 7.5 lbs. I have big 500 MDMs that come in at 8.25.... so this is heavy for 458 B&M.
Included in the Adoption was the original 100 rounds of ammo, that I loaded anyway. And, one of the very coveted Big bore scopes, Nikon 1X4 African (later became just a Monarch) Nikon got caught up in Cancel Culture. The original Nikon 1X4 was called the African, and had an engraving of a buffalo on the turret cap. They removed the buffalo, and the name African, called it the Monarch Series 1X4, and of course later on cancelled all rifle scopes......... This 1X4 Nikon is the finest and toughest Big Bore scope I have ever seen. After years, and 1000s of rounds of big bore, I have never busted one. That is a wonder, as I have busted every scope on the planet nearly with big bore recoil regardless of cost.
Not on this rifle yet, but here is what the Nikon 1X4 African looked like................
The rifle has a 19 inch barrel, NECG front and rear sights, as is standard. 19 inch barrel is a compromise between 20 and 18, go figure... HEH.......... Finish is GunKote, extremely tough, and totally water proof. From what I have seen in past years, its better in wet areas like Alaska than stainless. Finish is field tough as hell. I had my 18 inch Bastogne gun in Africa for 6 weeks and when I returned, it looked horrendous. I figured it was ruined. I rubbed a little oil on it, and it looked NEW, no scratches, buff marks, beatings, nothing, it was new again.....
Rifle is stocked by Accurate Innovations of course, with their full chassis aluminum bed imbedded in the wood. This is the most full proof system to guard against recoil busting wood I have ever seen. The full length aluminum chassis absorbs the recoil and distributes it throughout the stock. This stick of wood is English, laced with some nice dark streaks. English is also heavy, the rifle is really solid and comes in at 8.5 lbs. Standard weights are around 8 lbs for these guns with most wood. My Bastogne 18 inch gun comes in at 7.5 lbs. I have big 500 MDMs that come in at 8.25.... so this is heavy for 458 B&M.
Included in the Adoption was the original 100 rounds of ammo, that I loaded anyway. And, one of the very coveted Big bore scopes, Nikon 1X4 African (later became just a Monarch) Nikon got caught up in Cancel Culture. The original Nikon 1X4 was called the African, and had an engraving of a buffalo on the turret cap. They removed the buffalo, and the name African, called it the Monarch Series 1X4, and of course later on cancelled all rifle scopes......... This 1X4 Nikon is the finest and toughest Big Bore scope I have ever seen. After years, and 1000s of rounds of big bore, I have never busted one. That is a wonder, as I have busted every scope on the planet nearly with big bore recoil regardless of cost.
Not on this rifle yet, but here is what the Nikon 1X4 African looked like................
