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[Dogleg]

Did a bit with the 458-300 Win. Case forming was pretty easy, 16 grains of Unique, fill the case with Cream of wheat, plug the neck with wax or soap, chamber and pull the trigger. Fun for blasting grasshoppers at 5-7 yards. Or alternately just chamber 300 Win Mag and pull the trigger. It gives a bit more case capacity than the 458 Win, which comes in handy before most 458 Win loads are more or less all of the appropriate powder you can get in the case without compression levels that cause problem levels of compression. You can shoot them in a Lott as well.

 

[wannabe]

got the rifle back from the gunsmith and it seems to feed great....my next step is to find a nice stock to modify to fit the barrel mounted recoil lug....any old mauser stocks kicking around someone wants to get rid of cheap?

 

[boxhitch]

Is the fit somewhat unique? 3 years later and you haven't found one?
Bet you're glad to finally have the action back
And what is 'cheap'? a cheap surplus Mauser rifle could be had at several C'Nutz sponsors

 

[NAA]

Does it rattle the dentistry?

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NAA.

 

[wannabe]

have yet to shoot it....lol

 

[wannabe]

Is the fit somewhat unique? 3 years later and you haven't found one?
Bet you're glad to finally have the action back
And what is 'cheap'? a cheap surplus Mauser rifle could be had at several C'Nutz sponsors

I have had it in a ramline stock but recently had a ramline snap in half upon firing....the rifle recoiled and lifted while the fore end stayed in my hand...interesting experience....this was on a pre64 458....so have decided against plastic on the heavy recoil rifles...

 

[wannabe]

have a stock, hogged it out and now for bedding compound.....JB weld good enough or do I need something stronger?

 

[Evanguy]

have a stock, hogged it out and now for bedding compound.....JB weld good enough or do I need something stronger?

I used jb weld in my 8 pound 500 Jeffery in an old sporter p14 stock. It held up with zero issues. I've since made a new stock from a walnut blank and skipped the bedding and just machined the stock to be a direct fit. (In welding terms it was ground to bear / milled to bear)