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I had the opportunity to look over a takedown rifle with one barrel chambered for 458Lott and the other chambered for 300Wby. Beautiful rifle, and the first takedown that I have ever handled. All I could do was look it over and drool on it, but it got me wondering: how do you make such a rifle feed reliably? The case head size is the same for each cartridge, but that is where the similarity seems to end. What am I missing? Jeremy | ||
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I'm wondering if the 300 Wby has enough body taper to make a difference. Roy Weatherby did make his cartridges on the fat side. www.KLStottlemyer.com Deport the Homeless and Give the Illegals citizenship. AT LEAST THE ILLEGALS WILL WORK | |||
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+1 The cases are actually very similar right up to the shoulder on the 300. Most likely the 300 will feed fine in a rifle that is set-up for the Lott(and IWT a gunsmith would make sure that the rifle fed the DG round flawlessly). Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Reimer Johannsen does switch barrel t/d magnum mausers in .338 Lapua & .450 Rigby. | |||
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I was thinking that setting it up for the Lott would cause the bottleneck cartridge to jam since there would be to ramp along the side of the feed rail to push it into the center. | |||
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