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Originally posted by BigFiveJack:
Did I miss something men? Eleven posts up I asked how

the heck a rechamber can be done in which the NEW caliber

uses SHORTER brass than the original chamber. No one has
offered any help and I remain

The .400 Purdey has a base diameter of .469", a neck diameter of .425", and a bore diameter of .405". The .45/70 has a base diameter of .5039", a neck diameter of .480", and a bore diameter of .458". A complete rebore and rechamber cleans up all the way.
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"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Jack
Think about it, not only did they enlarge the chamber out to take the much bigger 45/70 case, they also opened up the bore to take a .458 bullet, which would clean up the end of the original chamber.

400Nitro, you beat me to it. When will you be at DSC?

i can supply new chopperlump bbls out of europe for under $3k with ribs laid, ejectors installed , ready to fit onto this poor child......or any other double needing a new set of tubes.

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"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Gentlemen, I looked that rifle over today at Champlin's booth at the DSC show! Tony,Rusty, and I looked it over and I would love to own that little rifle. The only thing holding me back is the price!, for a North American woods hunting double, that thing would be sweet! Alas, too high for me!

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Originally posted by 500grains:
Whoever did that should be forced to hunt with a Remington for the rest of his life.

Im sure if they were a good hunter they would kill a lot of game. If that were my only choice I would hunt anything in the world and never look back.