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I was rummaging around the web trying to find that second Seyfried article with the Ruger adn RL15 and came upon an interesting post. The discussion was about the use of very slow powders in older doubles causing barrel bursts. The pressure peak is further out the barrel versus the quicker...

There is no article on the web dealing with chamber pressures measured while working up large caliber double rifles loads using IMR 3031. This would be expected since I doubt anyone would have the time, money or inclination to do this for a powder introduced in 1934 which has been sidelined by...

Please explain "you have never published data"? The only pressure data I have personally acquired was using the Pressure Trace system for my 458 XL article. I have thought about it for the 470, but Wright's extensive pressure work published in his Third edition is a good starting point since...

Glad you have a good load with H4350. When I first got my 470 I was at a loss for optimal reloading but when I found Wright's book things became clearer. I've put over 1000 rounds through it. Mostly cast lead but at full power which is around 2050 fps for regulation. I find the full power...

Noth only Wright but Gregor Woods from ZA's Magnum Magazine. 3031 can and has caused detonations that blew up the rifles and in one case part of a very experienced man's hand. Another good reason also pointed out by Wright is the pressure wave in the chamber that can bell a chamber. With the...

This reads as full acquisition of the production facilities. This is VERY good news and a natural considering the history of both.

Real world field report: Didn't use enough gun Real world range report: shooter and rifle both a little rusty. Remember the use of the Savage 22 High Power on tigers? Identification was easy with the octagon barrel. I usually hunt in Alaska with either a 375 H&H or 9.3x62. Next black...

Got a text from a close friend visiting relatives on one of the islands down in Southeastern Alaska. The first picture led to the other three as they all were puzzled by what the rifle was.... no one had an idea. Here is the story... the relative was hiking on a close by island when just...

Pushing 74.... I was raised on Redfields and Tascos.. I also like collecting functional old scopes such as Nickel. I have a West German Ziess that puts tons of scopes to shame. Oh... at close range most scopes are OK but then look at a far distance and wow. My U.S. Optics 10x can discern...

You note a significant difference. Those top brands are pretty much in-house controlling most if not all production. Leupold assembles their scopes from foreign sourced parts. I think the last to be in-house was U.S. Optics. All of the good glass is either German or Japanese these days...

One good point for Vortex is the replacement policy. Unfortunately I have had better luck with Vortex than Leupold.... but the Firedot series is so good.

I still like the "California" glossy stocks and all. Just a fun reminder of older (and better) days.

Partition versus A-Frame? Too bad the old Lion Load from A-Square isn't around. My 2 cents would be for Nosler Partition. Problem is ... few choices. Midway has the 260 grain Nosler. Graf has the TSX at 250... which should do well. Good luck!

I changed my mind... a Rolex.... when the fan is hit by do-do... the watch is a negotiable quantity to get you out of the country. A Casio G-Shock is a must when times are normal.

You are correct. Corbett had two 7mms..... a Westley Richards and a Rigby. Rigby recently celebrated his Rigby with a wonderfully engraved version. (Corbett's rifling was still shot out but now we know how.) Thank you for the correction.

Historical sidenote.... Jim Corbett's rifle was "never polluted with soft bullets". Westley Richards has the rifle and the bore is completed shot out.... essentially a smooth bore now. How much was from use and from the solids is unsure. I practice with my 470 nitro with hard cast lead...

Art Alphin used naval bronze for his solids. "Softer" with lubricity. The alloy is really costly these days. Would be interesting to know which alloys Cutting Edge and Barnes are using and why.

Mentioned by Graeme Wright in his book "Shooting the British Double Rifle" and by Gregor Woods of manMagnum... the early monolithics put strain on the barrels that led to compromise of them. The original Barnes (softs and solids) were so undersized as to not shoot well .... the banded version...

No I haven't. I have shot some of the GS. The cupped bullet design (Woodleigh also) is a great idea. (I bought a whole bunch of Barnes solids with that horrible blue coating. I have brushed off the coating and lathe turned them into 480 grain "banded" with cupped meplat to play...

As Kevin Robertson has written, the cape buffalo must dump "gallons" of adrenaline into their system for "fight or flight".... which means "fight" most of the time. An adrenaline charged buffalo can take more punishment ... that is what adrenaline does for them and for us also. Nichols felt...

Started off with TSX in the Lott..... the herd got spooked but didn't fully run away. The PH (Hilton Nichols) said to change to solids since the herd was now aware of us. In my case, the solid turned out to be the best option by its design. Any of the premium bullets will do.... both...

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

I was, in part, referring to my useless article published in manMagnum magazine that had numerous useless positive comments in another portion of this site. I apologize for being useless.

I also shot 500s at similar velocity to what a double would do ... which also produced the same quality... and as noted by others... a plethora of positive comments on the Barnes in general.

In my 375 H&H, the 235 hits almost 3000 fps and is super accurate. The Barnes fulfills all that Weatherby dreamed of for bullet performance.

I killed a buff with the Barnes banded solid but we experimented when we shot a 450 gr TSX from quarter frontal into the dead buff at 10 feet. 2450 FPS (Lott speed) out the snoot and the bullet went through 4 feet of buff and to back of paunch with only one petal lost. In shooting for my 458...

Dear DrRon: Thank you for your posting about the .458 WM+! I will gladly file this under "nothing new under the sun" or "brilliant minds think alike". Johan Loubser recommended the powders of which one matched Finn's selection with the IMR 4320! Living in Alaska, I have gravitated to the...

Hamilton Bowen made a few No. 1 in 470 NE. It required certain production series because of the metal issue. I have one of his conversions. LaBonte did the reboring. So, in certain No.1 the top end is the 500/470. Frankly, with the killing power performance of modern bullets and knowing...

The recoil is going to be severe in the Ruger. Too much of a "good thing" is bad for the brain. Dead is dead.... "deader" is still just dead.

Here is the article..Be safe.. work up loads...

Don't. No need to rechamber. The 458 Win Mag will tolerate handloads to 3.6 inches... the length of the Lott. I did it and it was published in ZA's Magnum Magazine. Pressure traces and all. No need to do this unless you really want to. The chamber of the 458 is cut with ample room... I...

I like the Lee because no pressure on the case and a good firm crimp. In older days, moving the left barrel load over to the right was suggested to keep from bullet creep.

A-Frame lists them at 0.474 so I guess a typo. The A-Frames will be a slightly higher pressure for velocity due to construction. In shooting an old double, I'd stick to Woodleighs or cast lead. Good to see Woodleigh coming back.

Heads up...Midwayusa is selling A-Frame 470 NE bullets at a steep discount. Worth a look...

2011 RAM 2500 Longhorn Diesel. Nothing beats grunt power and listening to BBC World Service at the same time. The Cummins Turbo is so strong. Problem with seals though.

It is better to be thought a fool then to speak and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln The three potential outcomes of any attempt can be 1)the least: improving on the process, 2) less likely : equaling the process and 3) most common; reinventing the flat tire.

My only criticism is listing 3031 as that powder was a standard but now should be eliminated from use. Medium powders rule. Even some of the other calibers of dangerous game rifles hovered into the 1950 fps range. No need to chase 2150 fps. The 458 Win Mag can do well with the 480 grain of...

The open foam backer rod has the same effect as about 3 grains of H4350 powder while keeping the pressures lower. This is what I found working up loads. Kynock uses a proprietary wad that disintegrates into a fine powder. Shooting into a wind you can feel the "grit" blown back into your face...

The greatest price hike comes from powders produced in Australia for Hodgdon. The past three years didn't have to happen... the virus release, the lockdowns, the loss of businesses, the damage to savings.....

Glass bed, make sure barrel free floated anyway. Not a good outcome so far. Some rifles need handloads to bring out best. Good luck.

One of the H&H reps was taking a Holland to Kodiak .... he used Vaseline to further waterproof the inlet of the stock to protect from getting soaked. I'd buy a synthetic to swap out for soggy climates. B&C is nice. As for cutting the barrel down... ouch. Oh well. I have a Classic...

Unfortunately, wrong. The collapse of mountain lion populations in the West are now primarily wolves. They will kill the kittens. The Elk, the primary prey of puma, have changed from mountain to open plains to see the wolves coming... taking the advantage of ambush away from the puma. I was...

Nothing beats Big MO(mentum).

True, but the relative lower velocity should help retain integrity. When I was working up loads for my Z.A. Magnum magazine article I $hot $everal hundred rounds of bullets into targets backed by a stout berm. I recovered several of the bullets. At Lott velocities the Woodleigh solids were...

Penetration will be amazing. Probably useful on elephant and hippo but may be way too much on buffalo even softs. Solids might go completely front to back.

At the range, 101 grains of Retumbo yielded 2250 fps and superb accuracy.

I have a union made Win 70 that was poorly chambered. I have a union made Marlin with poorly drilled holes for sight bases.. Not a single management guy did those. By the way.... it was Nixon who signed into law the EPA.

New York and Connecticut see this as a plus as they purify their states from all that is ...ah..."American". George Orwell was an optimist.

"I Married Adventure".... so true. Greenhorns that turned into truly exceptional adventurers.

No worries mate, China will be your overlord soon. Oz then can become a pretend country.