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Birdhunter50
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Re: Sauer DR Project
16/11/09 05:03 AM

I am currently working on a .405 for a friend. I first converted the barrels over and somewhat modified the buttstock so that I could shoot it and get it close before restocking it. I can tell you that with the loads we agreed on,(a 300 grain bullet at 2100 FPS), this caliber has plenty of horsepower. I didn't think it recoiled much more than a good stiff 45-70 load. I was somewhat apprehensive about building one on the .405 because I had never done one before or even thought of it as a good double rifle caliber. The man I'm doing this for wanted it to weigh between 10 and 10.5 pounds, and it will do that when I'm done. For myself, if I were building one for me to shoot, I would make it between 9 and 9.5 pounds. Good luck with your project.
What I do like about the .405 is that it shoots the same bullet weight as my 45-70 but because it is a smaller diameter, the .405 has much better sectional density and holds its speed up better than the 45-70's do. I think that with practice, the 405 could be a good 200 yard iron sighted gun, BUT, you would have to practice with it alot and get to know the sights and the gun intimately. Bob

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Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	14/11/09 05:01 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Birdhunter50	15/11/09 12:56 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	15/11/09 12:19 PM
Re: Sauer DR Project	baileybradshaw	16/11/09 12:26 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	16/11/09 01:30 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Birdhunter50	16/11/09 05:03 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	baileybradshaw	16/11/09 05:17 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	16/11/09 08:25 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	17/11/09 06:23 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	DaleS	18/11/09 12:39 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	18/11/09 12:52 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	CptCurl	18/11/09 09:32 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Sarg	24/11/09 06:53 PM
Re: Sauer DR Project	CptCurl	25/11/09 01:10 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	26/11/09 10:43 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	mehulkamdar	27/11/09 12:59 PM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Bramble	28/11/09 12:01 PM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	28/11/09 01:50 PM
Re: Sauer DR Project	mehulkamdar	06/12/09 11:14 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	18/11/09 10:02 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	24/11/09 06:25 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	AkMike	24/11/09 06:48 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	07/01/10 05:10 PM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	24/11/09 07:28 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	AkMike	24/11/09 08:26 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	24/11/09 08:51 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	AkMike	24/11/09 08:56 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Metalguy	24/11/09 09:27 AM
Re: Sauer DR Project	Bramble	24/11/09 01:20 PM
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