Will a FN 98 action (presently in 458 win mag)allow a rechamber to 458 Lott without extensive work by a smith?

Cheers

Depends on what you mean by extensive. You'll have to open up the action for the longer round and modify or replace the bottom metal for the same reason. It will also require some feed work, most likely.

it will work, it requires a good deal of work to be correct..

Stuey - Send the action someone who knows what they are doing and has correct geometry programmed in their CNC.

Stuart Satterlee www.satterleearms.com has both qualifications.

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Originally posted by tiggertate:
Depends on what you mean by extensive.

Doable, but it takes a rather bit of work to make it feed unless you want a single shot 98 in Lott.

Have to open up the bolt face and play with the extractor too for people contemplating doing this with a 98 that isn't a magnum already besides the bottom metal and magazine work.

it won't work, you probably should sell it to me real cheap

Don't pay too much attention to "The Caz", he has delusions of adequacy!!


Rich
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Cheers guys for the info.

The rifle is a 458 win mag built by FN. I have not personaly handled the rifle, however the add says it is a mauser action. Have I made an incorrect assumption that it is a 98??
Obviously the idea was to buy the rifle and then rechamber for the lott. If it is going to take a lot of work then I might just look at another option / cal.

Regards

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Originally posted by stuey:
Cheers guys for the info.

The rifle is a 458 win mag built by FN. I have not personaly handled the rifle, however the add says it is a mauser action. Have I made an incorrect assumption that it is a 98??
Obviously the idea was to buy the rifle and then rechamber for the lott. If it is going to take a lot of work then I might just look at another option / cal.

Regards

I'd ask if it was a Magnum Mauser action or a standard length 98. Make a bit of a difference in the work involved.

If its an FN then its a std action, you need to open the action up in the rear and a tad on the feed ramp, tweek the feed, add a 458 Lott barrel and your in business..I have put together a number of them, Dennis Olson did the metal and I stocked them.

If you intend to use the FN stock then fully glass bed it with two cross bolts.

If you scope it use a Leupold 2.5X compact and you won't be buying scopes all the time, or just use a Receiver sight and be done with it. The Lott is used at short to medium ranges and you don't need a scope unless your eyes are a problem..

Tom: I have asked the question via email, but I only saw the add on Saturday. I am now dreaming of all sorts of things that could be done.

Ray: You may well be correct, certainly visualy it apears not to be a magnum action. The rifle has been made a 'safari' rifle, possibly a custom job, and the photo shows two cross bolts.
I am sure all will be revealed when I speak with the dealer on Monday.
Incidently the rifle comes with a 1.5 x 5 Leupold (sp) but I dont know any more than that at this stage.

As an aside, which would take more work with a standard action, a 500 Jeffery or 458 Lott?
I want to do a build for Cape Buff in 2009.

Cheers

Got to say, all it needs is a 458 AR reamer run thru it to clean out the Win Mag chamber, no bolt or action work at all and will out perform the Lott

Your going to need new dies and brass anyway

This is infact the cheapest way to achieve the lott

regards
S&F

S&F, cheers for that. I am not familiar with the AR, and I have loaned out my Carts of the World. Will do a search on AR and see what I come up with.

Regards

Getting a 458 AR to feed from an FN mag box is still some work. Been there done that.

stuey, the 500 Jeff will be a nightmare compared to the Lott.

to convert a FN 98 to a .500 Jeffery that actually feeds and ejects is an obscene amount of work. To convert on e to a .458 Lott is actually not that hard, if you know what your doing. The FN action at least has the proper heat treating so the lugs should not set back. The action needs to be relieved in the rear avoiding cutting metal up into the foreward locking lug as much as possib le. The mag box will need extensive modifications
in length and width which takes time and effort. Ultimately frankly your not gain ing that much over the .458win mag to be honest and its doub tful the improvement is really worth it. Personally, I'd splurge on a CZ 550 in .458 Lott and have it tricked out.-Rob

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Originally posted by stuey:
S&F, cheers for that. I am not familiar with the AR, and I have loaned out my Carts of the World. Will do a search on AR and see what I come up with.

Regards

Stuey, Just do a seach on here, the Owners/Mods of the forum designed it over the last few years, select [find] and type it in

regards
S&F

Thanks guys, appreciate your response and advice.

Regards