The Medium Bore Thread

[Dogleg]

My .375 M70 Alaskan, drying out a little in Northern B.C.





A Custom C 700 doing what it does best.



My first .375, a 550 CZ. Its rebarrelled to .375 Weatherby now.



Its twin in .416.




I'll dig for some more, theres a Kimber .338 and a Rem 35 Whelen somewhere.

 

[hoytcanon]

Those massive smiles on the faces of the trackers kind of dragged the corners of your mouth up just a smidgen... I'm sure, against your will...

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Good with me gentlemen, .338s and .358s are in then. Hard to accept a 9.3 and not a .35 Whelen of .338 Win.

The Royal I found prints very nicely with H4895 and the 270gr Hornady Interloc, imagine I'll have it try the DGX as the Interloc's out of production. I can't remember the charge off the top of my head but I believe it was 63grs.

For what I have in the medium bore category are;
- 375's a model 70 Winchester Super Express in 375 H&H and a 375 Chatfield Taylor based on a 700 Remington action.



- A Zastava in ".366 Wagner"



- And in 35, a pair in 358 Norma Magnum. A model 1651 Husqvarna and a model 68DL Schultz & Larsen.

 

[Rob]

H. Dumoulin (FN) carbine in .358 Win.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

H. Dumoulin (FN) carbine in .358 Win.

Very nice Rob. Nice clean lines.

 

[NL-Hunter]

Can everybody please stop posting pictures of FS Rifles! My safe is full, and I do not want to be tempted to get another safe just to satisfy my Full Stock Desires.



Loves them I do...

 

[Kevan]

Ten pounds worth of 404 Jeffery on a P14.
Built by my Brother as a surprise for my 60th ten yrs ago.
Bevan King barrel lots of goodies and is a tackdriver with practically any bullet from 450 gr. on down.
Irons are sighted for 55 yds. with a 450 Woodleigh.

 

[Rob]

Can everybody please stop posting pictures of FS Rifles! My safe is full, and I do not want to be tempted to get another safe just to satisfy my Full Stock Desires.



Loves them I do...

And its for sale too...see EE forum.

 

[SuperCub]

Very nice Rob. Nice clean lines.

You should buy that rifle Johnn.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Duplicate, deleted.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

You should buy that rifle Johnn.

Tempting but considering what I do have, my age and the probability of making use of what I have in the field.... I have more than enough to keep me interested and occupied. I think.

 

[NL-Hunter]

And its for sale too...see EE forum.

Not in the books...

 

[medvedqc]

i thought medium started at 9.3 .....

 

[Ardent]

It does and that was the initial start point, but by democratic process it was elected to include the .338 and .358 for a Canadian take of medium bore.

 

[hoytcanon]

i thought medium started at 9.3 .....

If that line is going to be drawn, I would be inclined to support a .375 minimum... but personally I like the .358 qualifier...

 

[SuperCub]

Closest I have in a med bore right now is a pair of 303British. I don't think they cut it for this thread.

I do have a 35Whelen in the works, but it won't be ready for a bit. No moose tag this year so I can wait.

 

[Superbrad]

Hard to say...... If .17 is smallest, and .500 is near the biggest, with most cartridges being near the .30 cal range, the median is .33......

 

[Superbrad]

Before it gets banned from the thread ..... My Ruger Hawkeye in .35 Whelen.....

 

[conor_90]

My .338 is not especially impressive but I like to think of it as a medium bore:

At 6.6 lbs loaded it certainly feels like one; especially with its favourite bullets; 300 grain woodleighs and 250 grain hornadies.

 

[Dogleg]

John Taylor didn't seem to have any problem calling the various .333s and .330s medium bores.