Presented is a .500 Linebaugh shotgun to rifle conversion I've finished up. It started life as a 20 bore shotgun, then converted to the .500 Linebaugh revolver cartridge for the client to hunt driven deer in New York. It was also restocked by me using a stunning piece of Turkish walnut!

WARNING-beginner photography!

Beautiful gun!

Veeeerrrrryyyy nice

Aaron,

Simply stunning gun and outstanding craftsmanship on your part! Beautiful wood and especially impressed by your checkering work. Photography is no beginner quality either. Few questions if you don't mind:

• Is it a sidelock or box lock with plates?
  
• Who manufactured it as a shotgun?
  
• How much work to build barrels to fit the fram
  
• Does your checkering pattern go over the top of the grip, bit hard to tell from a blown up photo
  
• Interesting caliber choice-How does it shoot and how much effort to regulate it?
  

Congratulations again, you should be proud of that work.

Paul

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Originally posted by Paul Reed:
Aaron,

Simply stunning gun and outstanding craftsmanship on your part! Beautiful wood and especially impressed by your checkering work. Photography is no beginner quality either. Few questions if you don't mind:

• Is it a sidelock or box lock with plates?
  
• Who manufactured it as a shotgun?
  
• How much work to build barrels to fit the fram
  
• Does your checkering pattern go over the top of the grip, bit hard to tell from a blown up photo
  
• Interesting caliber choice-How does it shoot and how much effort to regulate it?
  

Congratulations again, you should be proud of that work.

Paul

My gripes with the photography is due to clarity and focus issues, still working on it.

This gun in particular is a true sidelock made by Spanish maker Armes Garbi.

the checkering pattern is wrapped over the top of the wrist, I did brake the patterns though, later discovered that wasn't necessary.

I believe the client picked this caliber due to hunting in areas that are shotgun or straight walled case calibers only, but not 100% certain. It regulated with 1 1/4" spread at 50yds and was completed in under 50rnds.

One can view the .700ne build thread by Buckstix to better understand my building methods:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...804/m/9561066812/p/1

You are good.

Wow!

Looks a lot better here then on my phone...nice!

Beautiful. Please display mine as well when it is finished. I take lousy photos. Loved yours.

25 years ago I had an early Linebaugh .500, serial 89 (if I recall correctly) and thought back then it would make for a wonderful rifle cartridge with moderate recoil.

Outstanding work on this one! Beautiful fit and finish, nice lines. Everything to admire.
Congratulations to the lucky owner.

May I ask the ballistics, please?
Cal

Nice work!

Can't add anymore superlatives to what has already been said but to the uninitiated, by what name are such conversions known as? Is this an A M Little double?

a Beauty Aaron. Congrats !

Way to go Aaron. I love it!

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Originally posted by eagle27:
Can't add anymore superlatives to what has already been said but to the uninitiated, by what name are such conversions known as? Is this an A M Little double?

One could certainly say that. I'm also in the process of building double rifles from scratch, but that's another thread for a future day.

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
25 years ago I had an early Linebaugh .500, serial 89 (if I recall correctly) and thought back then it would make for a wonderful rifle cartridge with moderate recoil.

Outstanding work on this one! Beautiful fit and finish, nice lines. Everything to admire.
Congratulations to the lucky owner.

May I ask the ballistics, please?
Cal

The load chosen was 435gr at 1100fps.

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Originally posted by Dutch44:
Beautiful. Please display mine as well when it is finished. I take lousy photos. Loved yours.

Well of course, yours is mighty involved as well.

That makes this old man happy!

Wow! That is as good as it gets. And, what a great little cartridge too.

Wow.

Beautiful gun. Well done. I have always that crazy idea to have a .44 special or a .45colt double. The brainbug is again awoken.

Thank for sharing.

Jens,

I've got a .44 magnum build in the works for a hog and bear hunter in Georgia! Should be fun.

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Originally posted by Aaron Little:
Jens,

I've got a .44 magnum build in the works for a hog and bear hunter in Georgia! Should be fun.

Many years ago I had a SxS AYA .410 shotgun. I soon realized a .38WCF fitted snugly into the chambers. Ever since I have fantasized of a doublerifle on a .410 framed action in a Colt or S&W cartridge. Maybe a .44Mag could do..?..

I wonder of the S&W .50 or.460 caliber would a good one to build on a 20ga.action?.I been trying to get 12ga. Rifled slug gun made..Maybe next year will be the year..Keep up understanding work.