Hi
I have a hankering for a big bore rifle.
Looking for something with a .4 or larger calibre.
My post on double rifles has been a fizzer and I cannot find a greener shotgun to build a double rifle on.
I have been offered a Win 94 AE in .444 Marlin (carbine with barrel ports) for reasonable $$ but it seemed to be to easy a fix for my desire.
I want to be able to go after any CONUS game animal and KNOW if I place it right with the right type of slug etc ...I'm going to give it one hell of a whump and have better than 50% chance that it will go down. (200-220m max)
Will the 444 do this with heavy slugs?? Anyone have a 444 and would like to share their experiences with it?
OR
I have a winchester Long action 30/06 bolt face that I can use.
Would like to keep the bolt face the same so I can put the 6.5 barrel back on and make it into a 6.5x55 again after finishing playing with a big bore.
OR
Do I try and pick up a cheap magnum action and build something in the .416 or larger range on it with necked up Ultra mag cases.
Do you think a magnum action BLR can be made to cycle Ultra mag cases?? .338 Lapua cases?
Is there such thing as a 470/338 magnum?
Was the BLR ever made in long (375 H&H) magnum calibres??
Do you think rebarreling a BLR lighting from 300 win mag to 416 taylor is possible??
Suggestion, opinion, your previous experience in this area.
thanks
later
P
I have a hankering for a big bore rifle.
Looking for something with a .4 or larger calibre.
My post on double rifles has been a fizzer and I cannot find a greener shotgun to build a double rifle on.
I have been offered a Win 94 AE in .444 Marlin (carbine with barrel ports) for reasonable $$ but it seemed to be to easy a fix for my desire.
I want to be able to go after any CONUS game animal and KNOW if I place it right with the right type of slug etc ...I'm going to give it one hell of a whump and have better than 50% chance that it will go down. (200-220m max)
Will the 444 do this with heavy slugs?? Anyone have a 444 and would like to share their experiences with it?
OR
I have a winchester Long action 30/06 bolt face that I can use.
Would like to keep the bolt face the same so I can put the 6.5 barrel back on and make it into a 6.5x55 again after finishing playing with a big bore.
OR
Do I try and pick up a cheap magnum action and build something in the .416 or larger range on it with necked up Ultra mag cases.
Do you think a magnum action BLR can be made to cycle Ultra mag cases?? .338 Lapua cases?
Is there such thing as a 470/338 magnum?
Was the BLR ever made in long (375 H&H) magnum calibres??
Do you think rebarreling a BLR lighting from 300 win mag to 416 taylor is possible??
Suggestion, opinion, your previous experience in this area.
thanks
later
P