New Westley Richards 500 NE

[Mountaineer]

What would be a good range cost to reregulate a o/u double rifle?

 

[rookhawk]

Just picked up my 1908 WR DR in 500 NE and shot 10 times as follows:
My objective was to check regulation since it did not come with any knowledge of the powder or load.
I used IMR3031 with the following loads with results at 60 yards
1. 80 grains: 3 inches
2. 81 grains: 2.5 inches
3. 82 grains: 2inches
4. 83 grains: 1.5 inches!!!

all of the above were shot off sticks at 60 yards and open sights so I am extremely happy to find the gun likes the 83 grain loads. Interesting my previous Sabatti in the same caliber regulated by Ken Owen liked the 80 grain load better. Just goes to show how temperamental a DR can be!

Congratulations on your regulation and that it does regulate with the mildest powder type, 3031.

If you wanted to further refine your load, you could do the following steps to get it under a 1" composite group:

1.) Play with the load in quarter grain increments between 82.5 and 83.5
2.) Play with the dacron stuffing increments a grain at a time
3.) Try the very best final load with the kynoch wads rather than dacron, or backing rod, to see if one wad is better than another.

P.S. - I assume you are using Federal 215m primers for ignition? If you are not, definitely try that primer as it results in more accuracy via uniform ignition. You must remember the factory loads obtain their superior consistency by using a 216 primer that is not sold to the public. Thus, we must use a wad or dacron to keep the powder pushed against the primer to ensure consistent burn. The 215m is the hottest primer we can buy on the market to achieve that goal.

 

[rookhawk]

What would be a good range cost to reregulate a o/u double rifle?

To create a new regulating load for a gun, $500 bucks plus $250 shipping and insurance, plus you providing the components.

If you mean, what is the cost to provide a factory load and have the barrel wedge braised to perfectly regulate with that factory load, you're looking at $2000 or so. That would be ammo, shipping, regulation wedge manipulation, and a rebluing of the barrels once complete.

There are about 5 people in North America that can do the former, about 3 that can do the latter. Expect long wait times. As they all continue to retire expect options to dwindle, wait times and costs to double.

 

[CAustin]

WOW what a beauty

 

[Rare Breed]

To create a new regulating load for a gun, $500 bucks plus $250 shipping and insurance, plus you providing the components.

If you mean, what is the cost to provide a factory load and have the barrel wedge braised to perfectly regulate with that factory load, you're looking at $2000 or so. That would be ammo, shipping, regulation wedge manipulation, and a rebluing of the barrels once complete.

There are about 5 people in North America that can do the former, about 3 that can do the latter. Expect long wait times. As they all continue to retire expect options to dwindle, wait times and costs to double.

The two I have used are JJ Perodeau and Ken Owens

 

[-- Jr --]

HWat a clasic! Congratulation!

 

[sureshot375]

What a beautiful rifle!!! I can’t wait to see you hunt with it.