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Just got my freshly rebored 458 Lott back from classic barrel and gun works. The rifle was originally built as a 375 h&h by Serenghetti and weighed just shy of 10lbs scoped with a vx 3 1-5x20. Swapped to a vx6 German no 4 firedot and the with the rebore she's right at 10lbs with 3 down one up. They did a great job reboring the 375 h&h but if your in a hurry don't send it to them. Took right at a year to get it back. It's a little stiff feeding the 500gr round noses over the feed ramp anything to do there or just be motivated cycling the action? Here's a few pictures.

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what do you intend to hunt with it ?


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Hopefully the bigger critters on the dark continent in a couple years depending on how business is doing, until then smaller critters in the US and an indulgence to the Walter Mitty in me. Already had a couple 375's I liked better as 375's and didn't have a large bore rifle. The rebore changed the weight distribution and handling characteristics to a much livelier rifle.

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Nice, hows she shoot? What bullet ya gonna try?

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I won't get to shoot it for a couple months till I get back from work in the philippines, but my brothers going to be giving it a try with hornady softs and solids this week.

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10-4, will be looking for the report when ya get back.

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Originally Posted by medicdave
They did a great job reboring the 375 h&h but if your in a hurry don't send it to them. Took right at a year to get it back.


Don't know what might have delayed your job, but my experience with Dan has been different. He's re-bored 2 Ruger Hawkeye 375s to 0.423" for my 404-375 Ruger wildcat. The first was an African that took just at 3 months a few years back and the last was an Alaskan that took 2 months. Just picked it up in March.

Great job on both and very reasonably priced.


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Price and quality were both good. He was very hard to get on the phone, and more than a few your next in line, I was out hunting, I thought I shipped it but pushed it back in the safe. That said the rifle shoots great, feeds well, and showed attention to detail I wouldn't have expected such as milling off the old caliber before remarking. I'd use his services again but not on anything I was in a rush to do. Maybe I'm the exception?

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A year to get anything quality done, ain't long for me. I figure the folks have to have work all year long to pay bills, when I get in line, I could expect it to take some time.

Bottom line if it shoots and the work does look good, then its a good deal


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It was a good deal and I wasn't in a hurry. Just wanted to let the other members know my experience so if they were in a hurry they'd have the knowledge.

My brothers took it out over the weekend and everyone fired it off, hit where they were aiming, and no one died of excessive recoil. My 16yo nephew who's a bit leaner than the rest of us got rocked back a little but nothing he couldn't handle. He fired a quick double and then asked for more ammo per my brother. Looks like it'll be a good 'un.

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Oh I know, there are enough Mc Donalds gun folks around that its good you pointed the time line out. They are having fits still since they didn't and dont' plan ahead far enough and are out of rimfire ammo also. LOL.


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tell me about that front sight please,,,,,

thinking a 416 taylor express rifle...


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No markings on it but I believe it's the NECG masterpiece banded front with masterpiece night sight.

https://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/Gun_Services/Front_Sights.asp

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dang it! the link's not working, thanks


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Originally Posted by Hancock27
dang it! the link's not working, thanks

Give it another try -- came up for me anyway.

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