Hey guys

I fired my first .44 Magnum on Christmas day 1977 at the ripe old age of 13. By 1980 it seemed I had one of everything that RCBS made and a trash can load of 2400 powder (I read everything I could find by Elmer Keith). I always kept at least one rifle around and for several years it was a Winchester M70 in .300 H&H Magnum. In 1991 I bought a Ruger No.1 Tropical in .458 Win.Mag. and kept it a couple years but never bought a set of reloading dies for it so I was limited to how much I could afford to shoot. I sold the No.1 but still shot my two .44's (A Ruger three screw Super Blackhawk and a mid 70's Smith Model 29 6 1/2"). I still have both.

I was always interested in the "big rifles" but could not afford the double's and once you get beyond a .458 Lott in caliber the price on loading components goes crazy.

So I have decided to start a small collection of rifles that will include the following calibers: .375 H&H, .416 Rigby or Rem. Mag., .458 WM and .458 Lott. I had thoughts on the CZ Safari in the Lott caliber but after speaking to CZ USA on the phone a couple weeks back I will wait to see if there are any bugs to be worked out with the American stocks.

Anyway thats my story. I need to get a post ready for the reloading forum about good powders to use for 500-510 grn bullets in the .458 WM. All of my manuals are about 10 years old and I need to get up to speed on the newer powders that work.

Thanks for the nice welcome.
Scott