Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: 425 WR Double Rifle

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Double Rifle Photos & Archive

3DogMike
.400 member

Reged: 29/01/15
Posts: 1449
Loc: Western Slope, Colorado USA

Re: 425 WR Double Rifle
27/09/23 12:04 PM

Here is my opinion to add to the above:
To me there is no surprise as to the .425 WR cartridge. That proprietary cartridges were the norm in that era, Westley Richards would naturally have undertaken development of a rimless cartridge to compete with the slightly earlier .404 Jeffery. Their client base would have demanded it.
As to the rebated rim? There was a certain fascination with fast stripper clip reloads, as well as saving having to do bolt face alteration.

I have never read or heard of a failure to feed or extract in an "original" Westley Richards quality sporting rifle, whether magazine or double rifle. Likely the same cannot be said for lesser quality rifles destined for game departments, or eventually chambered by other makers.

A properly set up rifle will be as reliable in this cartridge as any other "if" the maker takes the time to get it right.
In the old days (and to this day) Westley Richards took the time to get it right.
- Mike

--------------------
"Will Rogers never met a fighter pilot"
- Anon

“Always carry a flask of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake."
-- W. C. Fields

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
425 WR Double Rifle	Waidmannsheil	23/09/23 01:19 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	NitroX	26/09/23 04:55 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	prairie_ghost	26/09/23 08:18 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	grandveneur	26/09/23 09:55 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	DarylS	27/09/23 01:47 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	3DogMike	27/09/23 12:04 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	NitroX	27/09/23 03:49 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	thirdbite	29/09/23 01:18 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	Waidmannsheil	01/10/23 08:00 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	HeymSR20	09/10/23 04:28 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	9.3x57	30/09/23 11:13 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	NitroX	30/09/23 02:21 PM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	lancaster	25/09/23 03:55 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	DarylS	25/09/23 04:10 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	Waidmannsheil	26/09/23 07:13 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	grandveneur	26/09/23 01:05 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	szihn	26/09/23 01:23 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	grandveneur	26/09/23 01:25 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	DarylS	26/09/23 01:56 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	grandveneur	26/09/23 03:15 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	lancaster	26/09/23 04:31 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	Waidmannsheil	26/09/23 07:27 AM
Re: 425 WR Double Rifle	grandveneur	26/09/23 04:35 AM

Extra information

0 registered and 38 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: CptCurl

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 3244

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved