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Rhodes
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Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case
      15/11/18 11:11 PM

Thanks Sarg, good to get confirmation.

The 9.3x74R cases I have measured were from 79gr to 82gr H2O depending on the make. But the 9.3x74R case is 2.92" long compared to 2.75" long for the 400/360's and 400/350.

Barnes gives the following measurements for each of these cases as:

400/360 WR = .437" at the shoulder

all the other 400/360 variants = .417" at the shoulder

400/350 Rigby and 350 Rigby No2 = .415" at the shoulder

9.3x74R = .414" at the shoulder (Pierre van der Walt shows .409" shoulder)

So the 400/360 WR is the only one with enough shoulder to head space on once the rim is turned off.


4seventy the 400/360 WR shoulder gives a .062" step at the shoulder to head space against which is the same as the 9.3x62 at .060" according to the CIP drawing in van der Walts book.

Sarg are you able to measure one of your cases for shoulder dia, neck dia, neck length and overall case length to comfirm? Looks like it could be a fairly potent medium bore going by case capacity.

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* 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Rhodes 12/11/18 09:49 PM
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. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Huvius   13/11/18 04:27 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Rhodes   13/11/18 07:39 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Ash   13/11/18 11:11 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Sarg   14/11/18 06:15 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case RLI   19/11/18 04:09 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Sarg   20/11/18 04:26 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case pjaln   21/11/18 04:21 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Rhodes   14/11/18 09:14 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 4seventy   15/11/18 04:45 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Sarg   15/11/18 06:40 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Rhodes   15/11/18 11:11 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case DarylS   16/11/18 05:02 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 4seventy   16/11/18 08:53 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Rhodes   18/11/18 07:08 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 4seventy   19/11/18 05:58 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Huvius   20/11/18 01:27 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 4seventy   20/11/18 07:35 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 4seventy   20/11/18 07:21 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Sarg   19/11/18 02:14 PM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 4seventy   15/11/18 10:09 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case Sarg   15/11/18 06:56 AM
. * * Re: 360 Westley Richards Rimless NE 2 3/4" Case 93x64mm   14/11/18 07:04 AM
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