Recent content by Huvius

I sold it a few years ago. Ironically, it was just two digits away from the 9.3X62 which I still have. I also had a pre war 416 Rigby by Mahillon that was built on a magnum length square bridge action. What a great rifle that was!

I’ve always held H. Mahillon in high regard. Here are some of their big game rifles I’ve owned: 416 Rigby on a standard length FN action 9.3X62

Looks like they have a lot of good “factory second” bullets right now! The 160gr RN .264s are especially nice for 6.5X53R shooters and the 300gr .375RN are a staple as well. I’ve used these seconds for years and the only weird thing I saw was one 180gr .308 with a crimp groove that went only...

^^THIS^^ I don’t even slug bores any more. I use pin gauges to find the bore diameter and expect the groove to be .008” larger which is more or less standard. This also lets you know if your rifle has a tapered bore. You can see that a slug from breech to muzzle will only tell you the...

I’ve posted this rifle here on another thread but what the heck! Army & Navy 1902 Webley 500NE

Yes, you can as long as the fired case will accept a bullet that size. Ideally, your cast bullet should be .001-.002" larger than groove but some old rifles are chambered to accept a bullet that is bore dia. which is .450" in this case. You'll just need to take some measurements of your...

Makes me think that Ruger could introduce a factory rifle in the 458 Ruger wildcat. This cartridge has been discussed right here on AH. Maybe reintroduce the Ruger Express with the integral quarter rib with a barrel profile and weight to take on the 458 Ruger on the standard action length. A...

Shooting the rifle above:

A Holland & Holland 360 No.5 Rook The paper patched bullets aren’t correct for this cartridge but just look so good and shoot beautifully in this little rifle.

That's close to what I've settled on for most of my BP cartridge shooting except that I put a thin card under the greased wad to keep it separated from the powder. I do usually use a grease cookie that I suppose could seep when the temperature gets hot. One could store and carry their...

Very good advice although you won't find any info in there for the powders you've chosen. Being an H&H, is it their 500/450 or is it a regular 450 3-1/4"? When you say "325 grains and 500 grains jacked bullets available" does that mean you already have them? Who made them? What is their...

I like the trigger bow release and haven’t ever had an issue with any. You refer to it as the “Oberndorf” style but traditionally that would be the lever style release such as this one: https://www.myersarms.com/store/Oberndorf-Style-Floorplate-Lever-Release-p294746043 The trigger bow design...

It was originally chambered in 300 Rook but at some point was rebored and chambered to 357 Magnum. I haven’t shot those but 38Spl works just fine and is actually similar to the 360 No.5 cartridge of the period.

I don’t recall if I had I posted this single shot here on AH yet. A nice small frame Webley 1902 patent rifle. A few years ago I had John Todd engrave it. Turned out quite nice. I hope my little grand daughter would like to have it some day.

This is a 400/360 Webley 1897 retailed by Lang. A very rare rifle - one of about six or so known to exist and one of maybe two in original configuration. Aesthetically, one of the best proportioned and shaped of all falling block rifles. (IMO;))