African Dangerous Game Side by Side safari double rifle in .470 Nitro Express with ejectors.
The 470 Nitro Express cartridge has become the gold standard of modern double dangerous game rifles and is a true classic dangerous game cartridge.
Designed and manufactured for performance, strength, reliability, and accuracy. The receiver is forged and milled from a solid block of high strength steel.
IFG Sabatti rifles are built with the latest CNC machinery for tight tolerance, precision fit and lower cost of production blended with Old World craftsmanship to have the best of both worlds.
All Big Five Express rifles have a larger receiver with mono block barrel base and dual locking lugs for extraordinary strength to handle any large dangerous game calibers.
Deluxe Engraved coin finished receiver with sculptured action release lever.
This rifle has double triggers with ejectors. Only the fired case will eject and unfired cases are pushed back by the extractors for easy unloading.
The safety is tang mounted and slides forward to fire.
The 24" barrels are cold hammer forged from 4140 chrome molybdenum steel. The barrels are installed in a mono block base with dual locking lugs for extraordinary strength. Hand regulated with Hornady DG ammunition to within 2.5" point of impact center to center at 50 yards. The new barrel brazing process affords extraordinary strength and long life. After final regulation, they are finished in a high luster blued.
Brass bead front sight with a 3 leaf rear express sight. The rear sight is adjustable for windage. Elevation can be adjusted by replacing the front sight blade with a different height available from IFG in Amarillo, Texas.
A 12mm European quick detachable scope base is included for scope mounting. The scope base is designed to straddle the quarter rib behind the rear sight and attaches with four provided screws. The European 12mm Contessa type base is the preferred base for this type of rifle due to its low profile, strong recoil lug and the ability to quickly remove your scope and still use your express sights over the base. Also, this type of base does not detract from the clean appearance of the rifle. If you prefer, a standard American Weaver style scope base can be substituted.
All IFG Sabatti rifles are proof tested by Italian law to C.I.P. standards at 25% over pressure of standard factory ammunition. The barrels are measured before and after firing two over pressure rounds and checked for any changes in measurements. Only then will the barrels be stamped with the Government's Proof House stamp and returned to the manufacturer for sale.
The select grade walnut stock with full Bavarian cheek piece and beavertail forearm are hand checkered and oil finished. The great thing about true oil finishes is that small scratches and dents can easily be repaired without having to refinish the entire stock.
The stocks have a long length of pull; if required they can be cut to fit your exact length. They are fitted with a red rubber butt plate.
We provide a set of non-detachable sling swivels with the rifle, but they are not installed because some hunters prefer not to have a sling on a dangerous game rifle. If you prefer sling swivels, the provided swivels can be installed by any competent gunsmith.
The rifle weighs 9.9 pounds.
New production for IFG from the famous Italian gun maker Sabatti.
Imported, distributed and serviced by IFG, Italian Firearm Group in Amarillo, Texas.
Specifications:
Caliber: .470 Nitro Express
Barrel Length: 24"
Overall Length: 41"
Length of Pull: 14.4"
Drop at comb: 1.78"
Drop at heel: 2.25"
Weight: 9.9 lbs
IFG and Wholesale Hunter offers a satisfaction and accuracy guarantee. The rifle will shoot within 2.5" or less at 50 yards with Hornady DGS or DGX ammunition with which it was regulated. If the rifle is unable to achieve a 2.5" or less group with both barrels at 50 yards, you may r
Caliber Dictionary
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The 470 Nitro Express (470 NE), usually attritbuted to Joseph Lang in 1907, is one of several Nitro Express cartridges developed when existing 450-caliber cartridges were banned India and Sudan because of unrest. The 470 NE uses a 3 1/4-inch case based on the 500 Nitro Express case necked down, with a 500-grain bullet of .475-inch diameter at 2150 feet per second generating 5130 foot-pounds of energy. 470 doubles were manufactured by numerous makers; whether it was actually the most popular double rifle cartridge "in the day" is uncertain, but it is unquestionably the most popular cartridge with new double rifles today. All current makers chamber to 470, and more ammunition makers offer it than any of the other big Nitro Express cartridges. As with its former popularity, it is arguable whether it is really the "best," but it is an extremely effective cartridge for buffalo and elephant and without question the most available. — Craig Boddington