Re-Barreling a Lee Enfield - Caliber options?

[hickstick_10]

Would a 405 winchester make it in the mag?

 

[connexion123]

Would a 405 winchester make it in the mag?

I've read up a bit on this. My options for a re-barrel/build was .450 marlin, .45-70, and .405 win, with a slight thought on .444 marlin. .45-70 or .450 has won out, we'll see between the two as soon as the parts are in my hand. .405 is a viable option though.

 

[burnt_servo]

a couple days ago i was thinking the same thing ..... i did some measuring and a 45-100 should just fit in the magazine / action .
i haven't measured the case capacity , but it should be very similar to the 458 winchester .
a new magazine will have to be built to make it feed reliably , i was thinking a single stack mag holding around 7 or 8 rounds .

a nice thing about a 45-100 , you will be able to use 45-90 and 45-70 rounds in it .



also after seeing the 45acp conversions , i was thinking about one in 45 colt but using a magazine made for a 44 mag .

 

[connexion123]

a couple days ago i was thinking the same thing ..... i did some measuring and a 45-100 should just fit in the magazine / action .
i haven't measured the case capacity , but it should be very similar to the 458 winchester .
a new magazine will have to be built to make it feed reliably , i was thinking a single stack mag holding around 7 or 8 rounds .

a nice thing about a 45-100 , you will be able to use 45-90 and 45-70 rounds in it .



also after seeing the 45acp conversions , i was thinking about one in 45 colt but using a magazine made for a 44 mag .

.45-100 sounds quite interesting indeed. Thoughts on a new magazine?

 

[Why not?]

I have read that the 40-72 works like it was designed for it, but it appears to me to be too long in overall length.

Ted

 

[connexion123]

I have read that the 40-72 works like it was designed for it, but it appears to me to be too long in overall length.

Ted

That is an odd caliber for sure.

 

[Why not?]

The neat thing is the base diameter is exactly the same as the 303 British, .460 inch.

Ted

 

[connexion123]

Looks good, a box of 20 brass is 55$ eek!

 

[Turkeygun]

I have one in .405 win

 

[mbogo3]

7x57R

 

[ciphery]

7x57R

LoL, that's sacralidge. 7.9x57 is as well

 

[ciphery]

The neat thing is the base diameter is exactly the same as the 303 British, .460 inch.

Ted

I wonder if you could aneal and fire form 303 brass to make 40-72 brass. That would make them easy to obtain cheaply, then just load with 40 cal pills.

 

[luke s]

Just started my 45 acp conversion, uses 1911 mags, only modify extractor

 

[jamesharrison]

I was thinking about one using .40-70 Sharps Straight (aka .40-65 Sharps Straight) shaped cases, 400 grain 0.408" bullet @~1950 fps at ~43,000 psi. They work in a 5 round fish-belly magazine.

 

[teenahlake]

use the 45-90 a 2.4 case, 3.05 COAL use the ruger #1 loads for 45/70 should give about 1900fps for a 500gr. 4000 FPE. It would be your new Bison Rifle

 

[cody c]

I've got a 45-70 based on a mk5, and I've got a .375 shield barrel and want to have a .375 Winchester built from it.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

I did one up in .45 ACP and I'm in the midst of doing one up in 32-40 Win. The next one I do up will
be in .25-35 for the fun of it. The Lee Enfield No 4 mk 1 is an ideal platform for the .375 Winchester
as long as you don't load it hot.

 

[CanadaBoy]

Or, for something completely different, the 375 Flanged Nitro Express. Pictures of this one can be viewed on Kynamco website .write up in COTW. cheers

If I recall correctly the 375 Flanged NE is too long. The 375/303 Westley Richards accelerated express would fit though, it was designed to.

 

[cody c]

If I recall correctly the 375 Flanged NE is too long. The 375/303 Westley Richards accelerated express would fit though, it was designed to.

whats the difference between the 375/303 Westley Richards and the 375 winchester? Im currently trying to find info if the 375 win will work, and already have a 45-70 conversion.

 

[hifiwasabi]

That 6mm/303 round sounds really interesting, how much coin does a project like this cost?

Sean