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Welcome aboard! I'm in WV on the border....not too far from Bedford. Great crew on here :)

I'd considered building a .500 A-Square on an Enfield Model 1917, with an A-Square Hannibal stock. Then, I looked at not necking it up and just leaving it a .460 Weatherby. But a bunch of you guys convinced me that a .458 Lott was the way I should go. So that's what I did. Got another Model...

I got my M1917 Enfield action, already partially sporterized, for $100. More recently picked up a Walther P-38 (have wanted one forever) for $500 :)

I have Talley bases and rings on my .375 Wby. I got the QD ones, but my gunsmith recommended just using the bolt on regular ones (I have both). He was worried the QD's would work loose or I'd bump the lever or whatever and knock the scope off the rifle. I could switch it back. I figured I'd...

That's an eastern gray squirrel. You need to shoot at least four, usually with a .22, to make a pot pie.

When I was looking for one, I went to a shop that had various Swarovski's, Zeiss, and Leupold's. It should be noted the VX-5HD and VX-6HD do have better glass than the non HD versions. I took them all into a dark room they had and I thought the Leupold's held their own just fine. I didn't...

I've put about 60 H&H's out of my Weatherby and they shoot just fine. Recoil is noticeably less, and the fireformed necks are a bit short, but no ill effects at all. If I got into a scrape and my rifle showed up but the ammo didn't, I wouldn't hesitate to use H&H's in the Weatherby. I need to...

I'm going to have to check that powder out. I've only used RL22 in mine.

I built my .375 Weatherby on an Enfield Model 1917 action. So it is controlled round feed. I chronographed it at 2889 ft/s with a 300gr. I only shoot 300gr out of it. Tried to get some 350's but haven't had much luck.... But anyway, I think that's closer to 300 ft/s more than an H&H (which...

I've shot about 60 rounds (three boxes) of .375 H&H out of my .375 Weatherby and they've been just fine. The necks come out a bit short, but no problems firing them. Good enough if you get to Africa and your ammo is lost.....

That's a pretty good workout!

Well, before reading this, I was really thinking if I hit the lottery, I'd like a Heym 89 in .500 Nitro. Now it's making my "cheap" .458 Lott Enfield look better and better. Maybe the cheap old turn bolt isn't so bad after all. I really like my .375 Weatherby Enfield :)

Great reply, Habib!

So a .375 Weatherby with a 300gr Swift A-Frame would probably work on him pretty well then? That's my rifle I built from scratch. We chrono'd a 300gr at 2885 and 2889 ft/s, for close to 5600 ft-lbs. I'd planned to use it on everything when I go to Africa. But I'm now building a .458 Lott...

That's a funny one, Bob! My one buddy always told me that it's "cheaper to rent than to own." Well I just don't know, but to each their own. :)

18 rounds???!!! Wow! He's one tough cookie! What would you normally use on one of these? .338 or .375 or similar?

Midway has new Weatherby .375 Wby Mag brass in stock right now. It's made by Norma but sold as Weatherby. Good stuff.

That's really cool! I got a lucky break and bought a 1909 Parker 12ga double. It's one of my favorite pieces. Took it turkey hunting but only got rained on. Have a Winchester Model 1897, made in 1899, in 12ga. I shot it a few times but it loosened up. Need to adjust it. Also have a...

Here is my Enfield. Actually turned out nicer than a factory A-Square rifle. They were always in and out of business when I wanted to buy one...so I built my own :)

I would like to go to AK and hunt brown bear. I also want to go to Africa and hunt cape buffalo. I built one rifle to do both: A .375 Weatherby, on a Model 1917 Enfield action, with a Douglas barrel and an MPI replica of an A-Square Hannibal stock. We chronographed it at 2889 ft/s with a...

I've done the mental exercise....I've never hired a "Working Girl," but I figure a decent one is probably $300. So if you hired one twice a week, that's $600/week....about $30K/year. Cheaper than marriage :) I know, that's evil! But I had to make a joke :) I did just get the rear 4-leaf...

Northern Shooter, I think you are correct. The Model 700 has a fairly trim stock, and my scope has about zero eye relief. It's probably as old as I am. With a modern Leupold or something with 4" of eye relief, it'd probably be no problem. It's also about 3.5 pounds lighter than my Enfield...

I have a .338 Winnie in a Remington Model 700 BDL. It's bloodied my forehead before. Granted, I have an old Redfield Widefield scope on it and not enough eye relief. So, I haven't used it much but have killed a white tail with it. I should probably get a newer VX-5 or similar with some...

I purposely built my Enfield .375 Weatherby with a 30" Douglas barrel. I like them long. I get 2889 ft/s with a 300gr with it, nearly the same as a .378 Roy. It hits harder than a .458 Winchester. I've crawled through the tangles with a 42" barreled flint lock that I built also from...

I mispoke above...it's 50/1000 longer, not 5/1000. 2.85" vs. 2.80". The .450 Watts was almost identical to the Lott but was 2.85". Since this posting, I tried to find some 550 Woodleigh's but couldn't...but a gent was kind enough to post the dimensions on here from his reloading manual for...

Cool! What state are you in? I'm in WV, and we have some mountain lions (so they say), but I've yet to ever see one. The black bear is our State Animal and I've only seen a couple of them in the wild...

I lied to you guys....my pen is not a Parker....it's a Cross. Everything else was true. 18 karat gold nib, it's a really nice pen. The best one I own. I will check out the place in D.C. I bought this pen in 1998...about time for another one :)

I have a Parker that I bough in 1998 in Seattle from a fountain pen shop for right about $200. It has an 18 karat gold nib. At the time, I thought it was super extravagant and overly expensive. Could get a Bic or Pentel that would write just about as nice for $1. But, I worked OT and...

That is my plan....375 Wby loaded to 2885 ft/s and use 300gr Swift A-Frames or Barnes TSX for everything.

Yes. I think they're about the only game in town to get one. That's who I got my other one from. My 'smith doesn't like them, and said my first one needed a ton of rework. Like, the barrel channel area was really flimsy and didn't have much 'glass in it. But, he reworked it and it's about...

Flipper, I'm also having two 16 ounce mercury recoil reducers installed in the butt stock. Although, one of them will be "fairly easily" removable if it comes out too heavy. We'll see...

Question for you guys running .458 Lott's.... Do most of you use a scope or shoot iron sights? I'm building another Hannibal clone so it "should" be OK to run a scope....but I really don't want to get my head caved in. On the .375 Roy, I just got a single leaf rear iron sight figuring...

The A-Square Hannibal style stock will cut the felt recoil in half. I have one. It does work.

All my military buddies took chloroquin or hydroxychlorquin for malaria prevention and it worked just fine. It also seems to work on Covid.... That's a whole 'nother discussion :)

I shot my dad's 300 Weatherby Custom Outfitter with a brake. I went deaf in one ear for about five hours. Both rang for a week. No, I wasn't wearing ear plugs because "Ye Olde Man" told me it wasn't that bad. He was already 75% deaf... I now have permanent hearing loss from it. Sure, it...

Flipper, that's gorgeous! I'm a bit torn on mine. I wanted another A-Square Hannibal stock because they really do mitigate the recoil tremendously. But, you can only get them in composite. And, they look like a boat paddle :) But, I would have gotten one in wood if I could find one. I...

Thanks KE! Just what the doctor ordered!

Guys, my 'smith wants me to make up a dummy round (or three) with the longest bullet I will use. Does anyone have the dimensions of a 550 gr .458 Bullet? Like a Woodleigh Weldcore? It looks like they're out of production, and from the pictures I saw it looks like the overall length is...

I once dropped two white tail deer in two seconds with a Springfield M1A, using 168 gr Hornady SST's. Boom - Boom. Meat for the freezer :) I always wanted an M-14...this is as close as I got.... It's surprisingly accurate.

You rocked and rolled!

Reviving a slightly old one..... So Hornady Belted Magnum Basic brass is easily available and about 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of .458 Lott brass. They are nearly identical. One pass through the full length resizing die and you've got Lott brass. HOWEVER....for some reason, Jauques Lott shortened...

I shot a 230 lb Russian Razorback boar with a .375 H&H, 300gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. The pig, while not huge, is really ill tempered. I've known guys who got really ripped up by them. These have a gristle plate (maybe they all do...I don't know...but this breed does) that looks almost like...

I just bought a Benchmade Taggedout. It's slightly smaller than a Buck Folding Hunter though. Seems to take a really good edge though. I have a Bucklite I bought nearly forty years ago when they first cameout. I used it on a bambi just this year. They are a good knife...but too small for...

Update: I have acquired another Winchester made Model 1917 Enfield action along with a McGowen 26" .458 barrel. I am now undertaking "Big Boomer" which will be a .458 Lott. I'd looked at .460 Weatherby and got a set of dies and think it's really a great cartridge that can be loaded up or...

Well everyone, this is my BIG update.... I know this was my first post and I am most grateful for all the replies. I have begun my second scratch rifle build. I have another Winchester Enfield M1917 action and a McGowen 26" barrel. I have talked to MPI stocks (who built my other one) and I...

That is where I got my stock. No wood....only composite

Here is a closeup of my Enfield build. I am very happy with it. Not disparaging any other action, but I really like this one. Just trying to decide what to build my Big Boomer on.... I think the Enfield Model 17 is a good one.

XA, I realize this is two years old....but if you're still out there and monitoring this...what is your secret stock design? I'm a big fan of the A-Square Coil Chek, and the biggest thing about it is the large butt area that shoves your entire body instead of just your shoulder hyperextending...

I forgot...maybe you're not supposed to put links on here. If so, just search for Numrich gun parts and it'll take you right to them...