I have made quite a few Lott's, recamberings and from scratch, but have for some reason never tested how the Winnies feeds in a Lott. Shooting .458WinMags in a pinch have always been an argument for the .458Lott, but how well do they actually feed?

In Win M70's they will usually go, but in M98's it is very much hit or miss.

if the lott feeds correctly, the winmag should.. if shortcuts where taken on the lott, the winmag may dump the left side one.

Generally, if you make the same case feed a longer bullet, the shorter one works easy, but perhaps not the other way.

jeffe

Another reason to avoid the Lott and go with one fo the 450s. jorge

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Originally posted by jorge:
Another reason to avoid the Lott and go with one fo the 450s. jorge

jorge, do all of your 450's feed 458 Winnies

Hog Killer

HG: Why would I want to do that? jorge

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Originally posted by jorge:
Another reason to avoid the Lott and go with one fo the 450s. jorge

huh? you mean one of the 450 nitros? they don't feed so hot from a bolt gun!!

My two trusty .450 Ackleys on pre -64 win actions feed them upside down and even empty cases. But then again I know how to make them feed. Is that good enough?-Rob

jeff: I shold have been more specific! hell no not an NE! What I meant was either a 450 Rogby or Dakota. jorge

Jorge,
just funning with ya...

450 dak or 450 rigby is a er to make feed in a standard action...

jeffe

Yep, I missed that one. I wouldn't do it personally, I'd go with a Hein action for those big boys. jorge

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Originally posted by jorge:
jeff: I shold have been more specific! hell no not an NE! What I meant was either a 450 Rogby or Dakota. jorge

450 Rogby?

Is this a new Australian football cartridge I missed?


GS

oops, guess it must be. Man, I still can't type. jorge

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Originally posted by jorge:
oops, guess it must be. Man, I still can't type. jorge

Jorge,
Don't worry about it, my belief is that anyone that can only think of one way to spell a word is an idiot.

Never thought about it in that light. Thanks, I feel better now! jorge

Anybody that fies planes into harms way has my respect, spelling be dammed

jwp: Thanks for the kind words, but unfortunately now one must add the word "used" to the flying planes part. I shot my last "wad" during OEF in 2002 jorge

Either way my hat's of to ya........

Hello,
As for the feeding of 458 Win Mag. in my 458 Lott, Ruger 77 Magnum, they feed and eject OK, some resistance, but when rising out of the mag to meet the face of the bolt, sliding under extractor lip, there is a definite "click" not heard when feeding the Lott cartridges???? Mag will take four, but first and last more resistance than others, but does work with some effort. As for the function with the Lott rounds, absolutely flawless and smooth as silk and never touched the action in any way. Accuracy on the Lott is outstanding, and in the 1.5moa range for the Win. Mag version. I do not plan on shooting 458 Win Mags in the rifle, but if needed to do so, see no problem in doing so. Just my experience and sure others may have differing stories.