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Sir Khulu,

I applaud your project with the Hawkeye-No.-1-Hybrid rifle,
not to mention the other project of yours in converting a Ruger M77 "Mark I" into a "Mark II" CRF .458 WinMag, WOW !!
That will be a remarkable feat for us to try to copy.







You will have no problems reaching your goals with the Ruger No. 1 barrel on the Hawkeye.
That Ruger No. 1 barrel will be stiffly accurate !
Sir Bob and I have lots of Ruger No. 1 .458 WM+ load data that might save you some powder and bullets.

My rediscovery of the .458 WinMag Wondergun started with something similar,
a CZ 550 Magnum barrel fitted to a Pre-'64 M70 .30-06 action from 1950.
The CZ 550 Magnum barrel is whippy by comparison to your barrel.
However, accuracy can be tuned into even a whippy barrel.
This will be a good chance to show an accuracy node illustration for a .458 rifle ...



... not to mention the pressure ring in diameter changes bouncing back and forth along the barrel from breech to muzzle at +18,000 fps,
whatever the speed of sound is in the barrel steel !