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Of course I could not leave well enough alone.
Playing with the 400 Whelen-B is what got me interested in the .458 WinMag again after all those years of neglect.
Turning a 3.4"-boxed .270 WCF into a 3.6"-boxed ".400 W+" was good practice for turning a .30-06 into a .458 WM+.



This rifle also weighs 7#14oz with no ammo, and no scope&rings, slick-barreled:



That is a Shilen stainless No.4 Sporter barrel that is 0.660" diameter at 25" length to muzzle.
Shilen refused to make one so light for me next time I tried them, IIRC ?
Back to No. 5 Sporter for the Shilen .404-bore/.411"-groove barrels !

Remember that you can size a .416" bullet down to .409" in two steps (or three steps if desired for ease),
and bullet will spring back to 0.411":