Made the decision- building a dangerous game lever gun

Llano Estacado

Llano Estacado

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Pulled the trigger today- will have gunsmith convert my Winchester 71 into a 450 Alaskan! Will wear a 22” heavy barrel with quarter rib milled for scount scope and co witness red dot. Topped off with NECG sights and a nice piece of black walnut. She will be tested in Mozambique in 2026 using Northfork and/or Hammer bullets
 
Um, they already make dangerous game levers. :unsure: :ROFLMAO:

Just kidding around sir. I seriously look forward to hearing how this goes. I have been debating something similar, in terms of a lever with a bit more. My .45-70 was dandy for buff, but I have found myself wondering about larger stuff while still hunting with a lever action. Rock on! I'll be watching for updates.

Also, Cutting Edge makes a damn fine bullet too, IMHO.
 
Llano Estacado said:
Pulled the trigger today- will have gunsmith convert my Winchester 71 into a 450 Alaskan! Will wear a 22” heavy barrel with quarter rib milled for scount scope and co witness red dot. Topped off with NECG sights and a nice piece of black walnut. She will be tested in Mozambique in 2026 using Northfork and/or Hammer bullets
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Very nice!
If you want more power than that take the .50-110 case and neck it down to .458. It’ll fit in the m71 :)
Though you can probably just load the .450 out longer to get same results.
 
Found it.

46 WINCHESTER CENTER FIRE - Cartridge Collector

The 46 Winchester Center Fire is a rare experimental cartridge by Winchester dating from 1912 for a Model 1886 rifle that was never marketed. There was a reference to the 46 WCF in IAA Journal #380 Nov/Dec ’94 which quoted a Gun Report article from Feb. 1956 p.9. This specimen is the final...
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Llano Estacado said:
Pulled the trigger today- will have gunsmith convert my Winchester 71 into a 450 Alaskan! Will wear a 22” heavy barrel with quarter rib milled for scount scope and co witness red dot. Topped off with NECG sights and a nice piece of black walnut. She will be tested in Mozambique in 2026 using Northfork and/or Hammer bullets
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@Llano Estacado
If'n y'all wanted even more punch you could have gone the 50 Alaskan. Make sure you have a good recoil pad you will need it
Bob
 
Certus said:
Found it.

46 WINCHESTER CENTER FIRE - Cartridge Collector

The 46 Winchester Center Fire is a rare experimental cartridge by Winchester dating from 1912 for a Model 1886 rifle that was never marketed. There was a reference to the 46 WCF in IAA Journal #380 Nov/Dec ’94 which quoted a Gun Report article from Feb. 1956 p.9. This specimen is the final...
cartridgecollector.net cartridgecollector.net
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Interesting. Wonder why it was shelved?? Mack
 
Llano Estacado said:
Pulled the trigger today- will have gunsmith convert my Winchester 71 into a 450 Alaskan! Will wear a 22” heavy barrel with quarter rib milled for scount scope and co witness red dot. Topped off with NECG sights and a nice piece of black walnut. She will be tested in Mozambique in 2026 using Northfork and/or Hammer bullets
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In the name of all things sacred, please don’t convert an original. Get a Browning or Miroku Winchester.
 
gbflyer said:
In the name of all things sacred, please don’t convert an original. Get a Browning or Miroku Winchester.
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It will be a long tang original. Not a collector grade, just good sound long tang which is about to get even better. The Browning’s short tang lacks the handling characteristics of the original pre war guns.
 
Llano Estacado said:
It will be a long tang original. Not a collector grade, just good sound long tang which is about to get even better. The Browning’s short tang lacks the handling characteristics of the original pre war guns.
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Oh? I’m considering a browning - how’s it different and how does tang length affect that?
Cheers.
 
I believe that the. 475 Turnbull was inspired by the .46 WCF. Too bad it wasn't released to the public. Would have made a good option back in the day for those who liked lever guns and wanted more than what the .405 WCF had to offer.
 
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