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Yes sir I'm in the country too, not a lot i can only stretch to 200 yards but thank God I don't have to use a public range! No no death grip i actually start to shake a little if I try to force the gun to be perfectly still. I'll try the few shots at a time practice, probably more effective and...

Lefty I tried the Kieth style before with my SBH 44 and once made the mistake of wearing shorts lol. It was just a stinging feel from that, I can imagine what the 460 or 500 would do. It is actuality a pretty comfortable and stable position though, I figure it'll probably be useful in a tree...

So in my learning to shoot these Xframes to the best of my ability I feel like I need to see what their accuracy potential really is. Won't do any good for me to be mad about 2" groups if that's the best it can do now will it. So when I'm trying different ammo or reloads I want a good rest to...

What i understand it's $2700 for the conversion after buying the gun. If so that's way too much just for grin and giggles. I'll be looking for used as well so do me a favor and don't bid against me. Lol

Does anybody here have or have ever even shot a 500 Bushwacker? It may be a tad overkill (if you believe in that sort of thing) but 400 grains at 2400 fps, that 416 Rigby power! from a 10" revolver is something I need in my life lol

I was wondering the same thing. All I've seen chambered in 500 are the Spikedrivers, they look amazing but out of my budget.

Thanks guys I've got a few boxes of Underwood on the way to start with. I bought several boxes of that S&B for the 460 a while back, it's good enough but mine shoots the Fed Fusion much better. I'd like to try some Swift Aframes but don't want to throw $100 a box ammo at a target just yet lol

Hey guys i just ordered my first 500 in a 7.5" performance center and looking for ammo suggestions. I know I'll need to reload to shoot very much to favorite recipes for that would be great but until then what's your experience saying is the best/ most accurate bang for the buck? I have some...

I have Talley QD on mine as well, they hold zero when you pull and replace them too.

My M70 is in 375H&H not 416r but I do have the African in 416 and one in 35 whelen and I really like all 3. They do feel and handle very different but I'd have to say the Ruger has more felt recoil imo. And with them both being crf actions the Ruger extractor will snap over a chambered round...

That's crazy that's the same time I quit!!

Please post everything about that conversion. The only thing I've seen done is a 50 Alaskan and while impressive it doesn't give me the tingles but a 416... that pushes a lot of buttons.

I hate to say this in here but imo an AR platform is a great starter for kids. I started my daughter (after her. 22) with an AR15 in 300 Hammer, with adjustable stocks variable barrel lengths and available carbon furniture you can buy or build one as light or short as you want. And recoil is...

My 5.0 coyote has outlasted 3 friends ecoboost junk and the only way that 6 beats a 460 is in economy. As for the super mag cartridges you're right the range finder has made them much less necessary but if imo if you're shooting way out there then you still need more horsepower when you get...

I am a much a Weatherby fan as my bank account allows me to be but I have no interest at all in this thing. I don't care for the other RPM cartridges either, I think they're going backwards from what made Weatherby what it is in the first place. I love my 340 and 460 and a 257 is on my short...

I haven't shot anything but factory in mine yet but 300 gr at 2700 is a pretty light load isn't it?

You can't take any type of automatic over there but I've never seen where you can't take a lever rifle. My PH said he's had a few come over with 45-70's

Beautiful rifle (I wish mine had irons) but shame about that short barrel. Mine is ear splitting with the full length barrel I can't imagine the blast from a short barrel.

Man those are gorgeous. I know a lot of 71's have been converted to 500 S&W but didn't know about the B&M. I'll look into that

Fzj80 what model is your rifle? It has smooth uncheckered wood but the nicer pistol grip and looks like grip cap like a deluxe.

I personally prefer the looks of the short tang models, i know it's only 3/8" difference but the short tang version looks a bit better imo and I've read a couple of the gun writers claim that the slightly longer topline in the stock makes a little more comfortable shot. Idk if that's true but I...

Hey guys how many of you have experience with the Winchester Model 71 in 348 Win? I've wanted one for years and they seem to finally be somewhat affordable so I've got my eye on a pretty decent one. I'm not a collector so I will be using it whenever I'm in lever gun ranges on deer and pigs. What...

Yes I do bowhunt but I'm fighting with a shoulder injury right now so I'm just rifle/handgun. That sounds like a great hunt though, thanks. Tward1604 I don't mind a bit of a drive i just used Alvin as a reference since idk my way around there at all. Anything within 3-4 hours is good for me.

Yeah I know but I'm out of options this season unfortunately. The good thing is that being from down here a 120" is a big un for me. Thanks dchum that's one reason I was thinking about going out there before paying for the buffalo hunt, see what it looks like. Dad don't want to shoot a critter...

Yeah I'm not trying to shoot pet deer either, not even for my first one. I thought about trying Tatonka Creek since I've talked to them about a buffalo hunt for my dad when he gets healed up but idk anything about their deer hunt success. I've seen several Nilgai hunts especially with Tim Wells...

Hey guys I'm over here in southeast GA and once again I haven't had time to hit the woods even once this year. I'm going to be in Alvin (just south of Houston) TX the weekend of Jan 3, are there any deer outfitters or guides within a few hours of there that I can try? I know it's late season...

Anybody else think it should be called "scope flinch" instead of "magnum flinch"? I don't flinch with anything with iron sights not even my 460 WBY. I did get hit by, not cut by, a scope a long time ago and I still catch myself sometimes making sure I'm as far back from the glass as I can and...

I've always like the look and numbers of the 8 mm but now that I can reload and afford a rifle so chambered I can't think of anything it does that something I already have doesn't do.

I agree. If they had the same length case in the 338 they'd be stepping on the heels of the 340 Weatherby

Iirc when I was first reading about the 338 and 300 it said Winchester left the 300 longer to prevent accidental loading a 300 in a 338 chamber.

Man I'm so glad to see another belt fan! I know they're not perfect but they were the cats meow for years until somebody started whining about that "horrible belt". I'm still mad they took the belt off the new Weatherby rounds.

He did a lot more showing off his rifles than he did teaching about the cartridge. That Field Ethos was a fine looking rifle though...

Ok I have the VX5 2x10 for my 460WBY and I prefer the simple cleaner on of direct mount scope rings/bases but I've read a few places claiming that pic rails then rings are stronger than direct mounting. With the supposed 99ft lbs of recoil I don't want to chance anything especially possibly...

Oh OK i didn't know if it was a hot load or no. I know there used to be several "Ruger only" loads out there specifically for the No1. There's also Ruger only loads for the Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk revolvers. I'm not a fan of short barrels so 24-26 inches is about all i look for. I will...

Wow. Can the Ruger African handle that? If not what about the No1?

Yes sir I am a big Elmer Keith fan! I'm starting to think Mr Bob Nelson might be on to something and get a barrel in each caliber maybe one in 375 Whelen or 280AI too. There's just too many cool cartridges out there for an old broke redneck to have one of each. And for some reason I love the...

My top choice would be a remake of the RSM in 416RIGBY but that won't happen so a nice 458 in the African (tang safety would be great) and I'd like to see a fast 35 like the 358 Norma in a No1

Very nice. Are those 450BM? I want one in an AR but idk how much use I have for it in a no1

Lol Bob i know the 270 is a great cartridge but it never pulled my strings like some others have. I just saw that my original post had a typo, I have plans for a 257WBY but I don't actually own one yet. My meager stable of bolt guns is: 243, 308, (2)30-06, 300WM, 338WM (that one is actually a...

Can it not be converted from 30-06? If not then it's not what I'm looking for either

That's pretty much a 375H&H junior though isn't it? I've heard a lot about the cartridge but I have a 375H&H, I do love the caliber though

The 375 and 400 Whelen both sound interesting but I read several places about headspace problems with them.

It's a big jump because those are the two most popular conversions that I've seen and I do like both cartridges. No i wouldn't normally start a project (I've never had a gun "project" before) from a Savage either but it's a rifle that was given to me as a gift and it really has no resale value...

Oh I do love a 375! I assume that's just an 06 necked up to 375? That would definitely be something nobody around here has, but then the 256 Newton would be too.

I'd love to go for a pronghorn but that's a long way from south Ga. What we have down here are smallish whitetail and big hogs. I have .223 up to 460WBY so I don't NEED either one I just have an ugly Savage I want to make into a cooler cartridge and I'll handload so ammo isn't an issue really...

That an 06 derivative? I didn't know that

I have a much nicer blue and wood 06 that shoots great. It's a good cartridge but no need for 2 of them

The existing rifle is an 06 so the easy caliber changes have to use the same bollt face and magazine. Savage caliber changes are easy but have to stay with the parent cartridge

Since I found me a Ruger African in 35 Whelen I have no use turning my Savage 111 06 into one. I've always liked the 2506 but I also had very insane for a 257 Wby so idk if the 25 would be wasted. But I also have a 338WM a 340Wby and now a 35 awhelen so maybe the 338/08 would be pointless too...

Where in the Southeast are you? If we're close I have a M70 375 you can try and a 416 but no 458WM as of yet.