16 March 2006, 06:35
Prewar70404 Jeffery/375 H&H
I am sure this has been done but wondering if it ever had a following or offered any type of improvement over the standard 404 Jeffery. Take the standard 375 H&H and open it up to.423. I suppose it would be similar to the 416 Hoffman, just a little bigger.
16 March 2006, 06:51
kudude70,
What you describe is or close to the 425 Express. This case can be made from blown out 300WinMag cases, which will have the "right" neck dimensions, or a necked down 458Win case, which will have a neck about 1/16" short. I'm lazy enough to neck down 458's.
This will push a 400gr bullet close to 2400fps according to some sources. My shoulder and attached constitution limit my loads to 2340fps. This is using H4895 and a 400gr A Square Lion Load. A Square developed this load and made brass for it.
My rifle is a Savage Safari which has a muzzle brake that can be turned on and off and feeds from a straight stack blind magazine. The load above will print with iron sights about 1" a 100yds. Kudude
16 March 2006, 06:53
vapodogyou're talking about something half way between the 416 Rem Mag and the 458 Lott.
I don't think it'll have as much capacity as the current 404 Jeffery.
Interesting idea and I'm sure it's been done. The song just isn't moving I suspect.