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Has anyone been working on a conversion of the 375 Ruger in Alaskan or African to a 458 caliber wildcat? It would seem to me that that would be a very potent round for a dangerous game rifle or a 'stopper'.
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Should be a good one, I am surprised that Ruger has not done this yet.
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Guys: See May/June Rifleshooter. Sundra necked the 375 Ruger up to 416.Seems to work pretty good....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Thanks, I can see 416, but I wonder if there would be enough shoulder to headspace on at 458. I kind of doubt it but don't have the brass or dies right now to try it.
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I expect they will need some additional work on the stocks: both the wood and synthetic stocks have had cracking problems observed. I don't see any of this in my African Hawkeye, but my round count is low.
jim
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Check the big bore forum over on AR. A guy on there made up several versions of dummy rounds to see how they'd turn out. Don't know if he ever built a rifle or not.
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