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01 April 2007, 23:25

BIG1LOST

5-round drop magazines

am making a stopper on a '50's FN and would like to have 5 shots,and really like the look of a dropped mag..Any off the shelf stuff out there? THANXX

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02 April 2007, 06:06

fla3006

Or SunnyHill if you can't get a Blackburn, which seems to be a problem nowadays. Both expensive.

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02 April 2007, 09:10

ElCaballero

I got a Sunny Hill drop box for a 416 Rem project I am starting on. I am real pleased. I wanted Blackburn but Ted said he was way behind and it would be awhile.

I am pleased with the look and quality of the Sunny Hill.

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03 April 2007, 05:07

BIG1LOST

thanxx guys,,500,,I am thinkin' a .416 at the smallest,,but with loads of .300 winny brass,,I may go .425,,maybe one of the 10.75s or just do a classic style .458.

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03 April 2007, 05:11

500grains

Big1,

Your question cannot be answered until the caliber is specified. For example, Blackburn makes a 4 round box for the 416 Rem Mag (no. 14x). But he does not make one for 10.75 x 68 or .404.

03 April 2007, 05:18

Frank Beller

Blackburn is not behind, he's "way damn far behind". He got my money last September for a dropbox magazine box for a .404, and has told me five times it would be six weeks (in six-week intervals). I'm about to believe I'll never see my money or my mag box ........

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03 April 2007, 20:34

500grains

Frank, I hope he proves my info to be out of date by eventually producing a true .404 mag box for you (and others). Good luck with the patience training.

03 April 2007, 21:40

D99

I would really like to see him make a 404 drop box.

I had talked to him about the 9.3x70 Expert and he told me send him the C.I.P drawings and I did.

Not too sure if he is tooling for the 404 or not yet.

When he does I think we'll go the expert route.

03 April 2007, 21:52

Atkinson

Ted has been using the 416 drop box for .404s for years, He has sold me a lot of them and Dennis Olson has been opening them up..it has never occurred to Ted that they are not the same, check the one you have with a mic.

It's not a very good solution and will not guarentee 110% reliability, but works most of the time!

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04 April 2007, 00:47

DavidReed

There is hope! I just received some bottom metal from Blackburn that only took about 7 weeks to get from the time I ordered it.

04 April 2007, 07:45

BIG1LOST

wasn't the original M70 African a 5 shot but not a drop,,or am I thinking of another rifle,,and hasn't such a magazine been on the market by someone in days past,,and if I am limited as to calibers by the avail. of mag.s on the market,,no biggy,,as long as it goes on my FN and is a stopper

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05 April 2007, 06:09

DavidReed

Didn't Timan post a while back that he had nailed the numbers for .404 bottom metal? And that he would produce and sell these for mauser actions other than his own?

05 April 2007, 06:17

RIP

quote:
Originally posted by BIG1LOST:
wasn't the original M70 African a 5 shot but not a drop,,or am I thinking of another rifle,,and hasn't such a magazine been on the market by someone in days past,,and if I am limited as to calibers by the avail. of mag.s on the market,,no biggy,,as long as it goes on my FN and is a stopper

The Pre-'64 M70 in .375 H&H would hold 4 down in the box plus one up. Mine still does.

The fatter .458 might crowd that.

05 April 2007, 06:43

Paolo9,5x73

Buy used ZKK 602 or cosmetically enhanced version called CZ 550Magnum. Those things hold 5 rounds in magazine. Why do you need 5rd mag?

05 April 2007, 21:43

BIG1LOST

Thanx RIP, that must have been it,,I thought it was .458's.Hello Paolo,,I don't NEED one,but I like the look of the dropper,,and if thats what I need to have to make my FN a 5 shot .458 ,,I;ll just have to bite the bullet!!!(SORRY!!) and force myself to do it!!