Ms. Piggy is a .458 Watts Winchester 2.8". Her throat has 0.1582" longer free travel of bullet than a SAAMI .458 Lott. But there is zero parallel-sided free-bore, all of that free travel is in a gradually tapering leade ending at 0.458"-diameter first touch of the bullet by rifling.
Right cylinder slug jump to contact for three chamberings:
.458 Winchester Magnum 2.500" (SAAMI homologation): 0.6725"
I hereby relinquish the .458 Watts Express 2.7" idea. The .458 Watts Winchester 2.8" takes over now as simply the .458 Watts Express: .458 WE
Will be letting rip again with Ms. Piggy Warthog using some .458 Lott loads from data of bullet makers like Barnes, Hornady, Woodleigh, Federal or others where the specified bullets and powder match what I have on hand. Need to get rid of all those obsolete bullets, making way for the 400-gr CEB Safari Solid and the 404-gr Shock Hammer, at a nice 2500 fps. One planet, one rifle, the .458 WM. Or make do with the .458 WE if you were foolish in youth and re-chambered your .458 WM to .458 L. Make lemonade. Don't squeal all the way home like the other little piggy, "wee wee wee." Think "makin' bacon and lemonade, what a treat !"
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
