Stopping Rifles, .375 - .450 - .505 Gibbs

[Ardent]

I seem to recall seeing some .416 brass in Williams Arms in Port Perry, but it's been a while since I was in there Google should give you contact info.

Left him a message and will try back, appreciate the lead.

Calum the .505 is amongst the largest practical rifles, the 2 bore is in a class of its own, of the utterly unbelievable. Doesn't mean I wouldn't want to try it.

 

[twoshots]

http://www.wolverinesupplies.com/de...-Grain-Woodleigh-Soft-Point-10-Round-Box.aspx

 

[Ardent]

Yeaaaa I'll hand load em!

 

[twoshots]

I bought 2 boxes for the 470 at $200 each. I'm not going to shoot them at paper though. I'm shooting hornady's for $6 and reloads for $2

 

[BigUglyMan]

What a world...where $2 handloads are cheap. No life like it!

 

[twoshots]

I have more fun shooting a box of 470 than drinking 4 cases of beer. It's all relative I guess...

 

[Ardent]

Indeed, I'll handload them though! $20+ a pop landed for .450 Rigby gives me some motivation to get to the bench.

 

[twoshots]

I'm kicking myself for not jumping on that 450 when it was on the ee. I passed due to brass availability and didn't think about using 338 lapua. I had forgotten the lineage of the lapua.

 

[Kevan]

I'm kicking myself for not jumping on that 450 when it was on the ee. I passed due to brass availability and didn't think about using 338 lapua. I had forgotten the lineage of the lapua.

Oh Wow !....... Was it really on the EE ?? ( Sez as he kicks himself yet again !! ) I remember seeing that RSM in 505 on the Epps site and thinking " should I or shouldn't I " and all of a sudden it sold. And the saying " You snooze ---- You lose " comes to mind.....

 

[Ardent]

I'm interested to see how the Lapua fireforms, hopefully it works, and a big thanks for the help two shots. Yes, I couldn't say no, the .450 Rigby has intrigued me as the perfect .458 for some time. I believe the .416 Rigby case is even better as a .458 than a .416.

 

[twoshots]

Nice to have such low pressure. The brass is on the way...

eta. I'm very curious to see if it works, good excuse to build one on my spare 550 action if it works

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=2&t=192724

 

[Ardent]

Thank you! Make sure you let me know what you need, or arrange a return favour as you've helped me out of a corner. That is very encouraging on that page thank you for the info.

 

[twoshots]

If it works it will be a nice solution to component sourcing with low pressure, no belt and high quality brass.

 

[Ardent]

Very, very big thanks to twoshots this will get me rolling. Neck comes out very short but will work great for practice, and I'll save the just landed twenty Jamison properly headstamped brass for travel. Fire formed with universal, filler, and TP wad. A lot louder than fireforming little cartridges.

 

[Ardent]

Ardent, if you get a chance, can you post some pictures of the rounds you'll be testing?

Here's a family photo, left to right .30-06, .375 H&H, .450 Rigby, .470 Nitro (upside down soft in unfired case just to get the pic), .505 Gibbs.

 

[NL-Hunter]

My shoulder hurts just looking at these ouch... Any chance you can post a vid when firing these, I am assuming standing shots

 

[twoshots]

ok, interesting.

lots of potential for a slightly shorter lapua cased 458 wildcat here....

I'll probably stick with the 470 though.

 

[Ardent]

Pretty tough to find fault with your .470. Yep, will do some video of each NL to be able to compare the recoil.

 

[twoshots]

that 505 cool, I'm interested to see your recovery time on it compared to the 470

 

[bcsteve]

Are you going to have a penetration test component to your experiment?