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45/70
.416 rigby
.416 ruger
The .416 rug is my new favorite.

Here's me one-off Browning BAR .458 Win Mag. Made in the 70s by Atkinson Gun, and featured in Guns & Ammo magazine in their September 1974 edition. I recall as a teenager reading about it, now I am fortunate enough to OWN it!

.416 Rigby and .458 Lott - never shot anything bigger than a prairie dog with either, but with solids they'll do the job on a 'dog hiding on the other side of a mound.

Though I don't think of them as big bores, (in the elephant gun sense) add three .45-70s.

Man that's cool as hell, would like to shoot it and meet the man that gassed that thing so it would run right, what a sweet piece, Congrats!

I use my big bores on rabbits.

470NE
450no2
450Rigby
404Jeffery
416Rigby
375hh

What a fine rifle..congratulations,,have fun,,,

That would be a sweet rig when I have to go out at 2AM to do business with these pricks around here!

My 458 Lott



Fun!

Damn right, three big bulbous nosed 500gr Woodleighs down and one in the pipe aint going to buff out.

She runs right, from 500 grain FMJ Remington factory to my 350 grain medium reloads. I've got about 40 rounds thru it so far, kick is about like a 300-338 win mag, NOTHING like a bolt 458!

Wow, I remember that article and rifle!

Here's the article:

F'N sweet man, anyway you cut it, I have a Belgium BAR grade II in 338 WM, it's a sweetheart in it's own right, 250gr Partitions at 2700 wont refuse much ; ]

I recall reading that G&A article on the BAR in 458. It left a lasting impression on a young shooter. I think I might even have that magazine somewhere.

Congrats on such an unusual find.

One of our local deer hunters had one built and he used to use it as his hound hunting rifle. He loaded Hornady 350gr RN pills and it was very effective. Unfortunately we were no longer trusted to have semi auto rifles in 1996 and it had to be handed in to be destroyed.

Not modern, but it is a big bore,

Flattened ball was recovered from a elm tree.
The rear stock is 1/2" aluminum plate with lead added. Walnut slab sides.
Has a slow steady push and some muzzle lift.
Ever shoot a deer with a golf ball? Kind of what this looks like.

Weatherby Mark V 375 H&H safari classic. The Weatherby that doesn't look like a Weatherby. AAA english stock, straight comb, no monte carlo, 24 inch #3contour barrel with quarter rib featuring a fixed v rear sight and one folding leaf, barrel band front swivel, hooded front sight with brass bead, steel grip cap, engraved floor plate with banner saying safari classic. Only about 140 made in 1992. Neat gun that also shoots. JM

Just a No.1 in .450/400 here. The heavy-barrel version, I think there were only 20-some made of that variety. I've got brass and primers for it, looking for a good mold to cast boolits for it. I refuse to buy ammo at $4/round. REALLY looking forward to shooting this one.

I used to have a .450 Marlin, one of the first-year Guide Guns, now there was a rifle that was a hoot to shoot. One time I took it to the range and the pressure through the barrel ports blew the empty cartridge boxes off the shooters' benches to my right and left! Very accurate, too, it was easy to pick off sporting clays on the berm at 100 yards with open sights. I'd start to get a headache after 5 full-power rounds, but that rifle was FUN.

I've got several. In order of decreasing power at max load: A .416 Rigby on a CZ action, a nitro .50-110 on an 1886 action, a .375 H&H MRC 1999, a nitro .45-90 1885 (largely unusable due to recoil), and a nitro .45-90 1886. Plus a few pistol cartridge lever guns that are technically big bores but don't really count.

I have several rifles, also:

.500 Alaskan in a bolt rifle.[.532 rebated rim, head spaces off mouth]

.500x1.8" Alaskan in a Ruger #3

410 Express, 40-90 Sharps with a .416 bore. Ruger #3.....the 3.1/4" case is impressive.

Forgot my 405B.....belted 400 Whelen brass makes a 405 Win with a belt. 2575 with 300 TSX.