| Tom_Bigbore |
| (.224 member) |
| 17/06/04 05:43 PM |
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Re: 425 Westly Richards
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The .425 WR cartridge seems to base on the earlier Schuler 11,2x60. Both have rebated rims to fit standard Mauser bolt head. The feeding timing of the 11,2 is quite on the edge, but the longer WR cartridge has always been complained on feeding problems.
Westley Richards installed some tricky spring support clamps in their systems to prevent the rim to jump out of the bolt face when pushing the cartridge up the ramp into the chamber. I donīt say you will not get it done, but you will have to invest in the timing job.
If you want to hunt DG with it, then I would choose a similar cartridge, 10,75 x 68. It has the almost the same optical aspect but is not rebated and is on par with the 425 WR. Brass, bullets and dies are the same price.
Tom