White rifle

[don3]

I just picked up a "White G Series Whitetail .504" rifle in a trade with some other stuff. I know nothing about it other then a few things I read online. It has a stainless action and barrel, fiber optic front sight and a Lyman 57SME receiver sight. The stocks are black synthetic. The barrel & action are in great condition, the stock is a little warn and has a small chip in the forend. I've seen mixed reviews and want to know if a good safe gun and also what I should shoot out of it. I don't shoot inlines at all, prefer traditional side lock, I have a Lyman great planes. I would like to try this at least once befor I trade it.

What load [I only shoot black not pyrodex or others] should I use as far as powder weight and bullet, round ball, maxi, etc.

Thanks for any help.
Don

 

[nettlle]

I don't have any experience with the White G Series but I do own a White Super 91. These are well made rifles and very accurate with the right bullets. I always shot White lead slugs (Super Slugs) in mine as it did not like sabots. I don't think that White or anyone else makes these bullets anymore at least not that I can find. I have read that No Excuse 460 gr .50 cal bullets work well in the White's but I have not tried them.

 

[sage5907]

I also have a White Super 91 50 caliber and if the G Series is anything like a Super 91 it should be a good rifle and a rifle to keep. Roger Raglan of TV Outhouse channel fame used a G Series to take many animals and he liked the rifle. The No Excuse 460 grain mentioned above is very similar to the 430 grain White super slug that I use and it was recommended by Dr. White as a replacement. If you want to buy them they can be found by doing a Google search. I got lucky and bought several hundred of the super slugs back in the 90's and I still have some of them. My rifle will also shoot Buffalo Bullets really well as a substitute. I haven't tried the 385 grain Great Plains Bullet but I think they would also work, and I saw some of them in the latest Cabela's shooting catalog. My advice to you is to contact RCBS and have them make a .403 punch set so you can size the slugs in advance so they fit the bore. RCBS has great customer service. I have tried black powder substitutes but after many disappointments I only use FF black powder weighed at 105 grains. If a store near you has Olde Endsford that would be a good choice as it is cleaner burning. I also use Wonder Lube patches to swab the bore between shots. I run a clean wonder lube patch into the bore about 8 inches and then pull the patch back out again and turn it over and run it all the way down and back out again. The superslugs will then go down easier. Remember that if the barrel is clean you must fire a small 20 grain charge to foul the barrel before firing a full charge load. The 1:25 twist of the White rifles really likes the heavier bullets and that is what they are intended to shoot. The rifle shoots like a 30-06 out to about 120 yards and is very effective on game. The White rifles are great rifles.

 

[nettlle]

I also tried black powder substitutes in my Super 91 and found that black powder shot the most accurate groups. The most accurate was 90 gr FFG with a 460 gr bullet. I have shot some very impressive groups with it at 100 yards.

 

[sage5907]

frogfurr, one thing I have noticed about shooting the heavy loads is that I have always been surprised at the mild recoil. The old Hawken 50 caliber rifle that I previously used was sometimes painful to shoot. My Super 91 rifle also has a composite stock and I have always wondered what that stock looks like at the moment the rifle is fired. I wouldn't be surprised if it bends and contorts all over but the non rigid composite stock and the soft recoil pad really takes away the recoil.

 

[nettlle]

Mine also as the black composite stock and recoil pad. It shoots so well that many times I have bench rested it just to enjoy the groups it is capable of shooting. Recoil is very controllable. Getting bit by the scope has never been a concern with my Super 91.

 

[don3]

Thank you all for the info. It looks like these are great hunting rifles. With that said I don't hunt so think I will sell/trade this. I would rather have a cap and ball revolver or a more traditional rifle.
Again thank you all for the help.

Don

 

[sage5907]

My typing is not the greatest. I meant to say get a RCBS .503 punch set to size the bullets.