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I don't have many right now a 45/70 and a .450 Marlin. I would like a .405 Winchester and a small bore .375 H& H. The great big .40 and .50 caliber belted magnums seem like too much of a good thing. Old Sawbones has a say in any further shoulder reconstructions-yeah, that's plural. When they speak of bone crushing rounds, it is generally our bones they are referring too.
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I use my .450 Howell and .460 Wby for varmints. .460 Wby... .450 Howell.... .450 Howell on the left and .460 Wby on the right.
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we once shot bull frogs with a 378 roy. turtles with ruger #1 in 458. and everything with 4570.
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My extended family didn't believe me when I told 'em to bring everything for the 1st annual family PD hunt. 10+ years on I've got nieces and nephews reminding me not to forget the 400 Jeff and the H&H. They luv shooting those two...
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My one and only big bore now is a double H&H 500/450 3 1/4” Magnum.
Then I step down to 404J and a few H&H 375’s, Belted magazine and Flanged double.
Need another big bore!
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416 Rigby, 416 Remington and a 458 win, Lott, Watts
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Yessir, I love em but know my days are numbered. 8 Bore 577 Nitro 505 Gibbs 500 Nitro 50-110 WCF 375 AI 458 Win Mag 400 H&H 416 Taylor 375 H&H All listed from worse to better on the recoil scale, I will enjoy them all as long as I'm able.
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375 H&H 400 Whelen 44 Magnum 45-70
Do revolvers count?
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458 Lott 458 WIN. 45-70 416 Rigby 416 Ruger 405 Win. 44 mag. 375 H&H 460 S.W. > all Ruger #1`s 450-400
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I use my .450 Howell and .460 Wby for varmints. .460 Wby... .450 Howell.... .450 Howell on the left and .460 Wby on the right. Which one of those two is the better jackwabbit round..? DF
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.450 Howell on the left and .460 Wby on the right. [/quote] Is the 450 Howell based off a 30-06 case?
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Only one “big-bore”, a 45-70. We do have a couple of full-time use “medium bores”.....a .338 WM and a .375 AI! memtb
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You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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.450 Howell on the left and .460 Wby on the right. Is the 450 Howell based off a 30-06 case?[/quote] No,it is a .404 Jeffery shortened to 2.5" and necked up to take a .458" bullet. Think .458 Win mag performance with lower pressures.
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I use my .450 Howell and .460 Wby for varmints. .460 Wby... .450 Howell.... .450 Howell on the left and .460 Wby on the right. Which one of those two is the better jackwabbit round..? DF Good question.
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500 Nitro, 450 Nitro,458 Win Mag. two 450/400 nitro's,375 H&H Mag, 375 Ruger
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375H&H...three at least. 375 Weatherby 375 RUM 416 Remington...four I think 416 Dakota 416 Rigby
All on Winchester Classic actions.
I know where my recoil tolerance ends and stay below it.
ETA...405 Winny on an 1895. Useless but fun!
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I have the following: 458 win mag built up on a Pattern 14. With 5 round capacity due to unaltered trigger guard and other modifications. Win 1886 45-70 CGH marked, H&R 45-70 single shot, Martini Enfield with frozen firing pin and other problems. Last time i looked thats all i have... Mel
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Some 375 H&H's Some 375 Rugers A couple 416 Remingtons A couple 416 Rugers Some 45/70's A 458 Winchester A 458 Lott The 375's and 416's are definitely my favorites of those, today anyways.
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In no particular order; 450/400, 500 BPE, 45-90, 45-100 and I guess the 11.15 X 60R could fit if based just on bullet diameter.
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In cartridge rifles? 450/400 45-70 45-90 577/450 475 Linebaugh 50-90 It's funny though, when I think of "big bore rifles", I think of guns and cartridges I don't own, not my own.
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