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The reality is, I see a lot of .44 mag proponents touting 1,300 ft-lbs from a .44 mag. I have never seen a reasonably carryable .44 magnum that could do that. I owned a redhawk 4" and a s&w 29 5.5". The redhawk handloads with a near max charge of H110 topped out at 1040 fps with a 310 WFN...

That is probably the worlds most expensive Hasenpfeffer!

45acp+p: 230 gr. LFN - 950fps -461 ft-lbs 45 super 230 gr. LFN - 1150 fps - 675ft-lbs 460 Row. 230 gr. LFN - 1330fps - 900ft-lbs 460 rowland is a whole conversion. 45 super can be fired in most lightly modified, fully supported 45ACP guns.

I've never been asked what I am shipping by fedex, UPS Or USPS. I exclusively use USPS because it is cheaper than the other two where I live. The dipwad at the counter is the last person I want to be aware that I am shipping a gun. The only thing you cant ship through USPS is ammo. Long guns...

Never tell the USPS that you are shipping a gun. It is in their packaging instructions. There is no problem shipping a gun you own to a gunsmith and having it returned to you.

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If your interested in starting with a beat up rifle, heres one I did several years ago. Started out as a rusty whitworth. You might be able to find a beat up 416 rem you can remake in your own image. I did all the work on this one from rebluing to stock shaping, finishing and checkering The...

Man at that point, I'd shell out $1,550 and get a brand new CRF winchester M70 in .416 Rem mag, straighten the bolt handle out, put custom wood on it, new sights and call it a day. Nothing wrong with them from the factory, but this thread was about a custom rifle... so I would definitely...

The black bear in my avatar was taken with one shot from a .416 Ruger loaded with a 340 grain woodleigh weldcore PP at 2,600fps Not surprisingly, the round went through and through and dropped the bear where he stood. Took one the year before with a Winchester .375 H&H. That was a the old 300...

sorry, its a 20lb. Fat finger mistake. 9 is right next to 0. 29 would have been real tough to cycle haha

This only works with a fully supported 1911 barrel! Dont try .45 super with a standard 1911 barrel! A ramped barrel is what you need, then youd be all set. You run the risk of a case rupture with an unsupported barrel. The ramped barrel is what you need and converting a convential barrel to it...

Putting a ported barrel on the .45 super slows slide velocity down. This is mine. Solid steel guide rod, 29 lb spring, efk fire dragon ported 5.75" barrel in a springfield XD. Originally, I was pushing a 250 grain RNFP at 1050fps with Power Pistol, but settled on a 200 grain WFN at 1,250fps and...

O Oof! Thats a bit of a cobjob huh?

It would all be about the pressure on the bolt face. That is a simple calculation. Maximum PSI X Surface Area being pressed on. That gives you your bolt thrust. Its more compicated in real lift because the actual psi is based on the total thrust of the inside of the casing, but it would do for...

A 416 Rem has a shorter COAL than a .338 Lapua and since the Lapua operates at the same pressure as a .416 Rem mag, and the base diameter of a .338 Lapua is larger (thereby creating more bolt thrust than a .416 Rem), on that level it seems the action should hold up fine and fit the cartridge

I second the heat-the-rings thesis. Start by applying a propane torch to the base of the rings. And holding your finger at the top of the rings. When the top gets hot enough you cant touch it anymore take the torch off the base of the ring and let its sit for a minute for the heat to even out...

You also could try calling Savage custom shop as well. That number is on their website. Those people would have an answer for you

You can try these guys: https://jaoutdoors.com/product/savage-110-magnum-long-action/ That has the right bolt face diameter, but the action would need to be opened up and magazine geometry determined.

Hi @Country-Folk and welcome to AH. I'll try to answer some of your questions. 1. As far as I know, the only company mass producing actions that can be bought by themselves for a reasonable price is Savage and they cost about as much as a brand new savage rifle. Short of going for a $5k...

A handgun is a hole puncher. The .44 mag is great if you can shoot it like Jerry Miculek. I would much rather run a deep penetrating 9mm 147 HC that I shoot accurately and fast, vs a .44 mag that I might get one shot off. I don't know where this myth comes from that black bear are heavy boned...

Whatever your huntings killzone in MOA out to whatever distance youre shooting. For me, If a rifle produces 1.25-1.5 MOA. I call it good. Id rather spend my time hunting instead of turning money into noise at the range chasing that sub MOA load. Sometimes I find it right out if the box. I also...

Reminds me of the 120 TTSX I pullet out of an 8 point I shot up the rumpout of a 6.5x55. The first shot had caused a somewhat leaky chest cavity on the deer, but he was still on his feet so I was still shooting. At about 100 yards, one round landed at the base of his tail as he headed for the...

I think the big thing about CZs CRF rifles was that, with a little bit if work, they went from being a little rough and gritty to being about one of the best production magnum CRF rifles on the market and really the only company making a reasonably priced production rifle in old British big game...

You are correct to be concerned about heating a barrel, which is also why silver solder is a poor choice. Silver solder requires significantly higher temp that simple lead free plumbing solder (soft solder). On the order of 1,300-1,500 Fahrenheit. I have soft soldered a lot of sights on rifles...

My guide gun in 375 is.... functional. They are definitely NOT a MkII. Cast lines left everywhere.... a bead blasted finish that is one step away from just coating the metal in sandpaper... but mine works and it is tough. It needs to be slicked up and some work to be done still. I have to cut...

I posted the data that Alliant gave me for RL17 on that other thread in case you were interested. I have been using it exclusively for 375H&H and 375 Ruger for years.

Christopher, Below is the load data that I have for the 375 H&H cartridge using Alliant Reloder 17 propellant: Powder Bullet Brand Weight OAL Primer Brass Status Charge wt (gr) Velocity (ft/sec) Reloder 17 Nosler 260gr Accubond3.580 215...

I can forward the email they sent me

I took the airgun out this summer and got my longest confirmed killswith the .25 barrel on the Impact. 147 yards on a woodchuck and another, 149 yards at the same hole the next week! I don't even use my .223 any more... maybe I should put that rifle up for sale . Slugs landed right where my...

Yes! Actually, all you have to do is request the data from Alliant direct. Send them an email and they will give you the load data they have developed. That's where I got it from. Hope that helps! The only downside is that Alliant powders used to be some of the most inexpensive powders going...

No, I meant RL17.it is one of the beat powders for both. I have owned both and RL 17 is a beautiful powder for them. In the H&H it could push a 300 trainer to almost 2700fps and a 250 to near 3000 for elk. In the Ruger is does pretty similar with about 80 grains

I'm going to echo the "start low and work up". I have never used 760 as RL17 is pretty much the king for the .375 H&H/Ruger. That said, I don't chase half inch groups or max velocity with mine. I just find a middle-of-the-road load that doesn't beat the gun up and expands out to my maximum...

Final inletting is probably maybe 6-8 hours. Glass bedding was another 2 hours. Reshaping, finishing then checkering the stock was probably 30-40 hours.

Richard's Microfit makes a classic sporter that can be turned into a decent approximation of a traditional European stock. Here's one that I built for an old whitworth. Just don't expect them to be a snap fit. There is a lot of work to make the finished product

I wasn't insinuating that the people on this forum are not experienced with bears. I was just looking through some info on the G17 I just bought and I came across a forum of ignoramuses belittling some guy because he asked if his G17 would stop a black bear attack... In the back of my mind, I...

These posts are always so funny to me. Sometimes they involve a lot of people that don't live anywhere near bear country, have never hunted bear, but have read too many articles written for dramatic effect to sell articles. Having killed an skinned a fair share of black bears, I may not be an...

If you're handloading, I don't think it matters at all. Brass for the H&H is definitely more available, but otherwise, its a wash. I had an H&H traded for a Ruger. After I got back from my first elk hunt, I decided my elk rifle should be stainless steel and Laminate or composite, so Ruger it was...

I have no doubt it is more than a .375! I said its about the equivalent of a .416. When I say "modestly loaded" I mean "Not a .416 Weatherby". I have never had a 3.5" 12 gauge give me a recoil headache if I shoot it while standing. My .458 Win mag... after 3-4 shots (500 grains 2,125fps), I will...

The gun forums on the internet say the .45-70 is the same ballistically as the .450 Rigby :A Stirring: Just kidding. I do like the Marlin 1895s as a lightweight carry gun! My brother-in-law has the 20" version of it and it is a sweet, soft-shooting rifle with 450 Hard cast WFN at around...

I would say a 3.5" 12 gauge from a 6.5lb shotgun is probably the equivalent of a modest load from a .416 class rifle... definitely less than a .458 IMO

If you email Alliant, they will give you load data. RL 17 is THE powder for 375 H&H and 375 Ruger. Here is the email I got from them about the H&H that I swapped for a 375 Ruger a few hears ago.

I once clocked a woodchuck with a 300 grain woodleigh out of an H&H at about 225 yards. The bullet actually hit about 3 ft. In front of him then skipped up and went through him sideways. The impact with the loose fill around his hole was like a mortarshell, and the effect on the woodchuck was...

Nevermind. Savage Axis in a boyds laminate stock. Magazine and bolt release seem to be identical to the Axis. If it is, unfortunately, it's not going to be terribly valuable, but a good starter rifle for someone!

Scope looks like a Burris (Fullfield maybe?). The Rifle may be a Browning ABolt? It appears to have that A-bolt "squashed" bolt handle. Potentially in a different laminate stock... (Boyd's?)

Haha the scope cost less than a box of ammunition!

Or handload!!!

Hello and welcome to AH!

I don't know about 500 grain loads, but here is Hornady's load data for a Hornady 480 grain DGS in that velocity range. The original loading for the 450NE was a 480 at 2,150, and that's the load that made it a standby. These should do fine and not be compressed at 2,100FPS and handle heat just...

For Africa, absolutely. Most American hunters who never look into African hunting have never seen, let alone fired anything bigger than .338 Win Mag. To them a .375 H&H is a fire breathing monster. Anything bigger than that is in the realm of myth

I would always argue that a custom rifle is bound to have more issue (percentage wise) than a production gun. Winchester, ruger, Kimber, etc. All have mechanical engineers, materials engineers, QA and research and devlopment teams. Custom gunmakers (as good as they are) are ALWAYS producing...