Lately I've been looking at my rifles and noticing I don't really have a system or plan in place. It seems to me that a big bore should be paired with a similarly setup trainer like a rimfire. If you were going to do this with something like a 458 and rimfire how would you do it? Which rimfire models on the market replicate the dimensions of their big bore brothers?

I don't think any get very close, can you imagine a 22rf bolt rifle that would have the weight and balance of a big bore?
Consider reloading. For my CZ 416 Rigby I have an RCBS mould that casts 358gr bullets out of wheel weight alloy. I just load them down to about 1500fps. For just practice, a 22 is not much help unless the sights are similar.

Rich
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Understood and I reload of course. I'm not looking for the same weight but the same stock dimensions and overall length and certainly the same action, trigger and sights.

yd, ditto on the reloading of plinker rounds, for the big bore.

For my Lott I load 405gr Rem bullet over, 68grs IMR 4895. Runs at 2112fps from my rilfe. Easy to shoot, with enough recoil to practice recovery.

Keith

i've left big bores next to small bores for years. that was they breed and i end up with a bunch of medium bores or at least i've used that excuse a few times

thats why i've got 13 m70's... from .225 to .458 ... they all feel the same.. nice triggers, same LOP...a few weigh a little more...

I've got cast bullet loads for all my large centerfire rifles. These are used for target practice and small game hunting. Yes, I do have to rezero, but that's a small price to pay for the practice I get. Also, I love the looks of people when I pull out a .375H&H Mag to hunt rabbits.

If they had something like a model 70 rimfire that would be perfect...or a full size Sako to go with my 375...or looking at it the other way a Kimber 458...see what I mean? You can probably get it done through Dakota but buying multiple Dakotas is expensive.

I like the practicality of downloading & reloading as much as anyone but what I really want is the ability to replicate big bore practice with the rimfire. I can easily fire a brick of rimfire in a session but who wants to reload that much? You certainly can't do it for under $10.

I built my 6x45 Sako L-461 on the same lines as an English big bore, short forend, egg cheek piece...Its my walk around varmint and deer, antelope rifle..Its cute, but I doubt it served any particular purpose other than to please my heart...It's my 5 lb. DGR..