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Thanks!

Which is the lowest mount?

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You can't get any lower than this on my 404

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Planning to rebarrel a close to mint condition M98 from FN from 9,3 to .404 Jeffery.

What kind of bottom metal should I go for? Lenghtening the original one will give med 3 catridges, a custom one 4 or 5? What are my alternatives?
I can live with 3 rounds capacity.

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Converting a "standard" M98 to a 404 is done all the time, no sweat. If you can "live" with the 3 round stay with that. Expense and weight wise that is a sound way, thou tough to not like that profile of a drop 5 round. Also it is a bit easier to balance the rifle. Especially if you prefer a bit longer barrel.

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I'm a bit confused when it comes to sights - what would you do?

1: Shallow V and silver bead + flip-up "moon bead".
2: Ghost sight and silver bead + flip-up "moon bead".
3: one of the above plus a telescopic sight:
a) German Pivot mount + 1,5-6x42 Zeiss
b) German Pivot mount + VXIII 2,5-8x36
c) Leupold QR + VXIII 2,5-8x36
d) Leupold QR + 1,5-6x42 Zeiss

I'm quite fond of higher magnification as you see...

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I like option 3, utilizing sight option 1. Providing of course you want/need a scope. A 404 can surely be a 250yd rifle and a 6x scope would make that easily.

With a M98 I am always at a dilema on commercial detachable scope hardware. I find them all too high, then the sights need to be high to see over tham, then the stock comb becomes too straight and then.........etc...you get the idea. Your ??? on Talley's. They are a option, sort of. When I was still in the business, I used there detachable rings with tiny custom bases. I made up a small base for the rear bridge, then again made a small base that went on the barrel, over the chamber. On certain barrel contours (if balance called for a bit heavier) I would machine the dovetail into the chamber area it self. The object is not to let it be higher thatn the receiver ring. The object of back up iron sights (or the object of said sights with a back up scope, as I veiw it) is for them to be there when needed as well as useable. A Medium like a 404 is a damn fine Buffalo rifle, near perfect for a Lord Derby Eland, would be very cool in the Black after elk, jumping whitetails in the river bottom, hogs most anywhere..........
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I'd like the rifle to have a classic english look with cheek piece, a rounded pistolgripend, ebony forend tip, red recoil pad, perhaps no quarterrib only an island for the V shaped backsight. Only want one standing leaf, no folded down leaves..
I'd very much like a easy handling rifle, balanced like a shotgun, and would like it to weigh max 9lbs, preferrably 8,5lbs + scope.
Anything I should be aware of?

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Thanks! I'll og have a look at it over new year!

It should be possible to load the 10,75x68 with 400grs solid to App 2100fps? That equals the .450/400!
Any thoughts regarding barreltwist?

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It should be possible to load the 10,75x68 with 400grs solid to App 2100fps? That equals the .450/400!
Any thoughts regarding barreltwist?

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You can load a 400grs , with a lower velocity , never equal the 450/400NE and the risk of poor penetration by shooting big game ! There are load data in the reloading manual of RWS .

The 10,75x68 is marginal for big game hunting , it's a good cartridge for heavy game at short to medium range .

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I think its not fair against the good old 10,75.

there is a Deva PROOFED load for the 400 grains woodleigh bullet iirc with Vithavuori N 550 that can do this. N 550 is a wonder powder that was also able to make the old 9,3x72R legal on big game again in germany.

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Thank you very much for the feedback - I see that my idea is a "no-go".. I really appreciate to learn of your experiences rather than having to do it over again myself.

Back to minimum .450/.400 plan..!

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Apart from cases being more difficult to obtain, why are you writing off the idea of a 10.75x68. It is much easier to set up a standard length action for this cartridge and despite what some are posting the .423 400gr at or near 2100fps is plenty for big DG. The early 404 loadings at this velocity accomplished everything required.
For some reason it seems that some think that the 40cals need to hit 2300 - 2400fps or higher to perform and supposedly get the penetration needed for big game and yet those same posters seem accepting of all the other larger calibres including the popular 458Win only needing to be doing 2000 - 2200 or thereabouts to perform. This just not stack up. Of course these velocities are the oft published ones. Many guns will not necessarily reach these velocities with factory ammo but still do the job. Remember too that most of the older advertised factory velocities were in 28" or 30" barrels which of course nobody uses these days or even much back then. The 425 WR got a little unpopular because of its unhandy 28" barrel.

My own Mauser 404 having had a long throat provided for monometals puts out 100fps less than factory advertised velocities (Parker Hale and Kynoch) but I did not notice buffalo getting their nuts in a twist about this.
The Type A Mauser was opened up to 404 before I got it but it sure would have been a sweet rifle to have now in the original 10.75x68 guise using modern bullets and powders.
Why does everyone think the .450/400 is a perfect cartridge (and it is) when it is easily duplicated by the 10.75x68 or 10.75x73 (404J) with a larger cross section bullet to boot?

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