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About those sheet metal mag boxes getting distorted, recoil battering of bullets into front of box can put some dimples in it that might snag bullets and cause a jam. Ruger, Winchester, CZ, Weatherby, etc. I used to get gunsmith to solder a steel plate onto front of box. Then I discovered that I could epoxy a plate on there myself. Tight epoxy bedding contact allover front of box can help, but is a bit fussy. If you have a lot of rifles needing it, fussy is not good. Old dimpled box fronts can be hammered flat again, or replaced in toto. Best not to fire rifle with ammo in the mag box until the reinforcement is done. Smart man, you're way ahead of the the guys that choose ego over common sense. You don't take the easy out, you actually do the work to make sure a modified 41 caliber rifle is legit before heading into bear country. Dumbest excuse so far: DGX bonded "bullet profile" caused a modified 416 ruger to jam.
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Thanks, mainer. I also like to make sure the magazine follower stays firmly attached to the magazine spring. There may be some high class gunsmithing tricks for doing that, but I find J-B Weld can be used there too.
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.
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Lesson learned, this is how I pay insurance on wooden stocks: I gave the same treatment to a CZ 550 Magnum walnut stock with better grain in the grip and have perfect confidence in it. I would recommend this for any really powerful rifle like a .458 WM+. It is, afterall, more powerful than a SAAMI .458 Lott. Other important securities to be considered in magazine-repeater bolt action rifles: Not all rifles have bottom metal built like a bank vault, but some can be rebuilt like a brick dunny:
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.
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On topic, this was my 7mm RemMag Ruger M77 Mark II converted to .416 Taylor. I have tried the .416 Ruger feed-dummies in it and it seems to be good. No surprise. I leave it as a 26"-barreled .416 Taylor for nostalgic reasons, especially since I have one of those new-fangled 20"-barreled Ruger Hawkeyes, and a 24"-barreled Ruger No. 1, both in .416 Ruger. Who needs a .416 Rigby if you have a .416 Taylor or .416 Ruger ? Oh, yeah, a nostalgiac.
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.
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The factory .416 Ruger rifle in the Hogue stock with 20" barrel weighed 8.0 lbs. Switched to unaltered canoe paddle stock it weighed 7.0 lbs. With gussied up canoe paddle (recoil pad and laminated wood grip panels, etc.) it weighs 7.5 lbs. The barreled action is 5.5 pounds. Scope (Leupold 1.5-5x20) and rings shown weigh 1#3oz: This Ruger No. 1 weighed 8#2oz as it came out of box, with no slip-on recoil pad at 13.5" LOP: Some trivia about the .416 Ruger of last century, before the one from 2009:
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.
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The re-barreling of 7mm RemMag rifles to any cartridge based on the .375 Ruger case or another H&H-based case is always a good thing. One less 7mmRM rifle in the world is always a good thing. Doing good has no end. My favorite is of course the .458 Winchester Magnum done on a Ruger M77 Mark II 7mm RemMag donor. Flawless. Even a Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 7mmRM should be rebarreled, immediately or sooner. Can't decide on .375 or .416 Ruger ? How about splitting the baby ? That is what I did to a 7mmRM Hawkeye, turning it into a .395/.375 Ruger with 24" McGowen No. 4 sporter:
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.
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A .264-caliber barrel worked wonders on a 7mm RemMag Winchester M70. Turned it into a .264/.375 Ruger aka 26 Ripmoor: But I digress ... I could tell a story about my history with the 7mm RemMag on a Dall sheep hunt. It ended in multiple catastrophes through no fault of my own. I was the innocent dupe accompanied by three other "hunters" into sheep camp. Two took a tumble and got air-evaced on same day we flew in, ferried by a Super Cub on floats to an alpine pond called One Shot Lake. The third "hunter" stayed with me and ruined everything for me, not himself. What a prick ! I would have to investigate statutes of limitations before mentioning any names. Or, I could write some "faction" with the names changed to protect one innocent "hunter" in the group. I blame the jinx on my having brought along a 7mm Remington Magnum "sheep rifle." A rifle to be used by sheep, a rifle for sheep. Like a .458 Lott.
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.
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Great stuff and always entertaining RC. Thanks!
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