.510 Wells Express
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Using a 30 years old Weatherby Mk 5 in .460 Wby mag.
Firing mostly hard cast bullets, of Saeco design, a 540 GC cast slug, a bore-riding design.
Accuracy fair, 4 to 6 inches at 110 yds, but some yawing, - slightly oval entry holes at target.
My old Mk 5 feature a considerable amount of freebore, (reduced some by Weatherby for more recent chamberings in this caliber, I recon). Extensive reebore is not beneficial for cast slugs, I think.
A stockmaker supplied a custom thumbhole stock made of laminated heavy hardwood (in the rough) for this rifle. I may want to rebarrel the rifle for the .510 Wells Express wildcat cartridge, - designed/constructed by gunsmith Fred Wells, Arizona.
I prefer the .510 Wells Express over the .500 A-Square, due to the considerably longer neck of the Wells design. The longer neck is favourable for cast boolits, i believe.
The .510 Wells is simply the .460 Wby necked up to .510, - and new cases in .460 Weatherby mag are readily available from Norma, and are fairly priced.
Difficult to find a supplier for chamber reamer(s) in .510 Wells Express caliber.
Does anyone know where i may buy (or eventually borrow) reamer(s)? New, or used?
Have mailed some makers of reamers in the US, and Europa, - no response yet ...
Appreciate any info for a supplier of reamer(s).
Best regards.
Firing mostly hard cast bullets, of Saeco design, a 540 GC cast slug, a bore-riding design.
Accuracy fair, 4 to 6 inches at 110 yds, but some yawing, - slightly oval entry holes at target.
My old Mk 5 feature a considerable amount of freebore, (reduced some by Weatherby for more recent chamberings in this caliber, I recon). Extensive reebore is not beneficial for cast slugs, I think.
A stockmaker supplied a custom thumbhole stock made of laminated heavy hardwood (in the rough) for this rifle. I may want to rebarrel the rifle for the .510 Wells Express wildcat cartridge, - designed/constructed by gunsmith Fred Wells, Arizona.
I prefer the .510 Wells Express over the .500 A-Square, due to the considerably longer neck of the Wells design. The longer neck is favourable for cast boolits, i believe.
The .510 Wells is simply the .460 Wby necked up to .510, - and new cases in .460 Weatherby mag are readily available from Norma, and are fairly priced.
Difficult to find a supplier for chamber reamer(s) in .510 Wells Express caliber.
Does anyone know where i may buy (or eventually borrow) reamer(s)? New, or used?
Have mailed some makers of reamers in the US, and Europa, - no response yet ...
Appreciate any info for a supplier of reamer(s).
Best regards.
