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I finally got around to running my Ruger #1 450 Nitro over the chronograph today. It ran the 500gr Hornady RN at 2411fps with 115gr of H4831 short cut. At about 7.5 pounds, recoil is brutal. My other load with 110gr of VV560 only went 2232fps with the same bullet. Tony | ||
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I can only imagine the recoil. That is why I sold my .600 single shot and why the God created double rifles. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Never truer level of loads in a double or vintage single rifle That being said I bet it is something to hold on too. My first 458 accrel was light and burned about less powder to get there. Recoil was brisk with a bit of boot opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Tony, I didn't realize that you were a big bore enthusiast as well. Do you think that maybe you can offer a Saiga 12 ga. conversion to 450 Nitro in the near future. Eric NRA Benefactor TSRA Life DRSS Brno ZP-149 45-120 NE | |||
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Cal, that is the single factor which kept me hemming and hawing over your Jeffery. Glad it found a home. When discussing recoil of a .600 single shot, one of my respected friends asked "well, have you ever been in a car accident?" I own a Ruger No.1 in 458 Lott and have yet to come up with a good reason to load any full power loads. | |||
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As an owner of a 450 3 1/4 Double all I can say is OUCH | |||
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My Ruger No. 1 chambered in 450 NE 3.25" "Thin Rim" of 1898 is just a re-chambered .458 Lott with 1:14"-twist, fat, 24"-barrel. It weighs about 9.5 pounds dry, 10.5 pounds with 2.5X Ultralight Leupold scope, rings and slip-on recoil pad. Even heavier with ammo.  | |||
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Sounds like a GOOD ONE !!!  D/R Hunter Correct bullet placement, combined with the required depth of bullet penetration, results in an anchored animal... | |||
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woo-woo!! once you get over 100 ft/lbs of recoil the experience is totally different. The last loads in my 550 Gibbs, 135gr of H335 with a 600gr SP generated 8,216 ME at just over 2600fps. | |||
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For some reason I could never get above 2300ft/s with H4831 no matter how much powder I stuffed into the case. I have had better results with IMR4350 and VV N150. I assume you have the Boddington series No. 1? "though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." ---Thomas Jefferson | |||
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I'm using Jamison cases and had to go to the Short Cut 4831 and use a powder drop tube in order to get 115 grains in the case. I have some Hornady cases as well but they won't hold that load. The gun is one of the Boddington series. | |||
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