Recent content by Riflecrank

MauserDuff, Last time I aired my laundry on the .475 Linebaugh Ruger No. 1, I was told I needed a .500 Linebaugh Ruger No. 1 like was built by John Linebaugh as a companion for his faithful handgunner customers. Heh-heh-heh. I have already done too much with 50-bores to want any more of them...

The rifle is a Mighty Mite, 20" barrel, and close to 0.4"-long Slug Jump in the throat allows long COL loading, much like with the .458 WIN MAG. 400-grainers at 2000 fps. 500-grainers at 1700 fps. Home made cast bullets of +500 grains (FN GC Hardcast PC-Painted) from a mould designed for the 470...

Perfect fitment until the quarter rib loosened and a recoil tab on the bottom of the Warne QD lever ring at the front broke off. This one had only 4 screws holding it, not the usual solid steel studs and screws: Quickly back in action with OEM Ruger rings. The Alaska Arms LLC QD-Lever...

cash_tx, That is a beauty. Looks to me like both butt and forearm are custom. Wood matches. Ebony on tip of a rather full forearm and cheekpiece on butt are custom IMHO. Butt I am still learning. Perfect-for-the-rifle, life-time-warranteed, Leupold 1.5-5x20mm included for that price is nice...

Definitely stronger than the original, through-the-walnut-hole, OEM attachment. The scope and rings combo above weighs 1 # 3 oz. J-B Weld your quarter rib to barrel if you want to use a scope on your .458 WIN MAG/.458 WIN MAGA. I learned this from a .475 Linebaugh Ruger No. 1-S that...

Above is the forearm hanger screw that actually can become stripped and bent with so powerful a cartridge as the .458 WIN MAG loaded long (.458 WIN MAGA) to beat a SAAMI .458 Lott. Walnut buttstocks not properly glass-bedded may crack with such a powerful rifle. I elected to re-stock my .458 WIN...

Ruger No. 1 number 11: Ruger No. 1-H Tropical with 24" barrel length, 0.815" muzzle diameter, factory walnut 13-5/8" LOP:

Some other scopes I like on a Ruger No. 1 ... Plenty of Forehead Relief is what I like. Being another .45-70 ELKO MAGNUM, of course it needs proper chamber marking, and an ELK engraved on it too. On the opposite action flat, maybe a bison bull instead of a woodchuck.

Above was the .45-70 Elko Magnum Light Rifle Express. It is a special rifle. It can be loaded with light and fast bullets like 250-grainers at 2700 to 3000 fps. Same loads as do that in a SAAMI .458 WIN MAG, but the .45-70 Elko Magnum is about 2 grains of water bigger than the .458 WIN MAG gross...

Finally, something more powerful than a SAAMI .458 Lott, a dog than can actually run with the .458 WIN MAG loaded long. Start with this: Use this on it: Voila ! Another candidate for laser engraving with the proper chambering designation in addition to maker's marks. 45-70 ELKO MAGNUM...

Stripes was filmed at Fort Knox, KY, heh-heh-heh. Of course I read every word of the Original Post. How do you think I noted the offensive claim of 65,000 psi for a mere 2150 fps with 500-grainer from the SAAMI/CIP .458 WIN MAG ??? Mark A Ouellette did an excellent exposition. I was accepting...

Assuming load data is correct, as calculated above to give this: A 9 lb 458 Win develops recoil of 71 ft-lbs @ 22.69 fps (500-gr bullet, 70-gr powder, 2150 fps MV) A 12 lb 500 NE develops recoil of 79.62 ft-lbs @ 20.66 fps (570-gr bullet, 101-gr powder, 2150 fps MV) Any perceptible difference...

Quick and easy way to fix a .458 Lott Ruger No. 1-H, a crude stamping of "450 NE" and an "XXX" over the "LOTT" will do, after the reamer work, wonderful improvement: By golly, this one is the one I need to get some laser engraving done on, all over it !!! However, I would not want to alter...

Ridge Runner, You make me laugh. I only have fourteen CZ 550 Magnum rifles on hand right now, and one CZ 550 Medium. I did trade off the one that came from the CZ-USA factory "re-marked" as a .458 Lott because ... well, never mind. No need to confuse you further.