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3DogMike
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Wm. Evans .450/.400
      #371973 - 03/12/22 10:35 AM

William Evans .450/.400 3'' (recent refinish and chambers reamed to .450/.400 3" Jeffery from original .450/.400 3 1/4")
26" barrels, 10lbs 4oz, finished in ~1928
The classic A&W-C Screw Grip action
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Re: Wm. Evans .450/.400 [Re: 3DogMike]
      #371979 - 03/12/22 01:38 PM

What a nice double!
Everything you want and nothing you don't.

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Re: Wm. Evans .450/.400 [Re: Huvius]
      #371995 - 03/12/22 11:14 PM

WOW....gorgeous!!!

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Re: Wm. Evans .450/.400 [Re: degoins]
      #372003 - 04/12/22 05:56 AM

Mike,

hat a beautiful rifle and very nicely refinished. Who did the work did a great job.

What is the difference between the 450.400 3" and 450/400 3 1/4"? I guess I thought the 3" version was just the same cartride but just 1/4" shorter. If that is correct, what would rechambering do? I ask because I have reloaded 450/400 3 1/4" BPE ammo with a 3" die set.

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Re: Wm. Evans .450/.400 [Re: 85lc]
      #372007 - 04/12/22 06:47 AM

Hi RB.
The short answer is that the 3" Jeffery has less case body taper and a thicker rim, thus would not chamber in the .450/.400 3 1/4" rifles. Likely part of the reason Jeffery did this was so that his new Full Nitro (Cordite) cartridge could not be fired in the older Black Powder Express rifles. (Plus only proprietary Jeffery ammo could be chambered and fired in Jeffery rifles?)
Easy to see when one looks at cartridge dimension prints.

You can reload the 3 1/4" with a Jeffery die set, however it would be essentially a neck size only operation. As well, depending upon the die maker, the 1/4" longer case could have its mouth boogered up if the decapping stem design gets in the way when running the case too far up into the sizing die. <<< Don't ask me how I know this
- Mike

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Re: Wm. Evans .450/.400 [Re: Huvius]
      #372008 - 04/12/22 07:17 AM

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What a nice double!
Everything you want and nothing you don't.



No one could have put it better Huvius for an old soldier approaching his century mark!

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Re: Wm. Evans .450/.400 [Re: 93x64mm]
      #372011 - 04/12/22 10:54 AM

Certainly a very nice rifle in a ripper cartridge. Performance of either is basically the same but the 3" version is a lot easier to buy components for. Well done.

Matt.

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