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Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE
      25/07/04 11:54 AM

Trex

.458 WM, .458 Lott, .450x31/4" NE, .450 No.2, .470 NE etc, etc, are all pretty much clones. Why not step up a notch for a real improvement in horsepower with a .500x3"NE??

The astronomical cost of .470 NE ammo makes it a handloading proposition anyway!

Cost of rebarreling wouldn't be much different to re-boring and re-chambering for .470 NE, and in a properly stocked and headspaced falling block action like the Ruger No.1, at 101/2 pounds it would be a pussycat to shoot.

I used to benchrest a .500x3" NE Westley Richards Falling Block, complete with steel butt-plate, that all up weighed in at 9 pounds! A mate has a Ruger No.1 in the same calibre, and it too is gentler on the shoulder than my 11 pound .470 NE. Just something about the cartridge that makes it easy to shoot, and seems to be inherently accurate. There is a good range of lighter projectiles available for range plinking or hunting lighter game, such as Woodleigh's 440 grainers.

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* 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE Trex 22/07/04 10:12 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE bonanza   06/12/05 05:33 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 416rigby   06/12/05 08:39 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE BillfromOregon   07/12/05 04:01 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE NONE   20/08/04 08:13 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE GeorgeS   17/08/04 08:08 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 470Rigby   25/07/04 11:54 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 4seventy   26/07/04 10:49 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 470Rigby   26/07/04 11:07 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE Marrakai   27/07/04 11:33 PM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 470Rigby   13/08/04 09:08 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE atkinson6   28/07/04 06:16 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 4seventy   26/07/04 12:30 PM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE atkinson6   26/07/04 01:11 PM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE 4seventy   26/07/04 06:22 PM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE DUGABOY1   26/07/04 07:43 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE mickey   23/07/04 11:21 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE Trex   23/07/04 11:22 PM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE DUGABOY1   25/07/04 06:57 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE CorditeBlues   17/12/05 02:16 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE Roger   13/08/04 08:57 AM
. * * Re: 458 Tropical Rechambered to 470 NE NE450No2   24/07/04 08:48 AM

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