Greetings - have enjoyed many topics on this site, recently joined - wish to thank everyone for the information and opinions - my question is: has anyone built up a rifle based on a 460 Weatherby shortened to 2.00" in 50 (.510) caliber? Like the 458 x 2" American - any information would be appreciated, possibly a project gun in the future - thanks again for all the knowledge.

I don't know about a rifle but JDJones did it in a single shot pistol. He used the .378 Wby but it is the same difference. He turned the rim on a lathe to .473 dia. If I knew how I would post a picture of it. Let me know and I can e-mail you a picture. As a side note. I knew the gunsmith that had it for testing and he let me fire it. After 6 shots my hand was turning numb. It was surprisingly accurate and was a great way to make crushed ice when the target was a frozen gallon jug.

WyoJoe

KMuleinAK,
I have been thinking of something like that for a while, but haven't gotten around to it yet ;-) (I'm still having my .510/460 Wby Long built).
With a .510/460 Wby 2" you could use a Magnum action (CZ 550 in .416 Rigby) and feed mil-surplus bullets from the magazine. (case= 2", BMG bullet cannalure to point= 1.6" + total of 3.6")
I opted for the Long version because I can still feed a BMG tipped round in the tube and have 'hunting' profile bullets in the mag for follow up shots, if necessary ;-)
My next project, which is a year or two off, is a .585 Nayati on a CZ 550 action. I figure I'll glean information from the others in the Nayati process now. Also, I'm waiting for someone to offer a 'non-custom' wood stock to replace the humpback version of mine.

BMG