I've got a line on a Whitworth in 458 win and would buy it if I can easily convert it to the Lott. Not to worried about magazine and follower work. Just need to know it the actions stroke is long enough to accept the Lott with moderate modifications.
Will the port need to be opened up and bolt stop altered. Not too big a problem but I certainly don’t want to have a 458 lott in the chamber followed by 458 win in the magazine. That would be sacrilege IMHO.
I need a stock for Jeffe anyway and this may be just the ticket to kill two birds with one rock.

Thanks, John

The Whitworth was offered in 375 H&H as well, so there shouldn't be much of a problem. Might need a bit of rail work, but other than opening up the magazine, I don't think you will have any problems.

Thanks that is what I suspected. Now I've got to do a bit of negotating to get the price down but in truth @ 850 bucks I can't go wrong. It's a true whitworth with it stambed and manchester england on the left side. Not a mark X interarms. Great starting points IMO.
John

John,
i'll call you in a few...

the 458 win is a MUCH smaller box than the 375, and it's all cut from the front of the action on the 375. So it would be a box replacement/rebuild. then it would be neither fish nor fowl.

jeffe

I've done this one before. You can mill out the front of the mag box and tig in a sheetmetal extension, thats how the factory did the .375. The feed rails will need some work and the ramp a bit too, after opening it up. A little judicious trimming of the bolt stop and attendant ejector mods.

OK I did it and should have the rifle in a week or so. I'll open up the mag and port if necessary and take care of the bolt stop. Worst case is I'll fabricate one of my single stack magazine boxes and that will solve all feeding and box issues. Make a floor plate and it should be ready to go. Of course I'll need to ream the chamber as well.

Jeffe, I'm going to send you the stock and you can use it for a template. I know you need a Whitworth stock profile and this will do that. I've got a bunch of wood that can make a new one for the rifle anyway. I'm not to keen with the high comb on this one anyway.

All in all a good deal. Now have a whitworth patern and will shortly have a decient hunting 458 lott.

I was getting ready to send you the 600 OK stock bt will hold off until this one gets here.

BTW I mailed you the $ for the stocks today Jeff. Thanks

John,
Excellent!!
whitworth express stock pattern!!!!

BTW, goto the 550 express section on my web site, and click the two ugly pics on the top right of that page

jeffe

Jeff, That looks great and the price was right. Can you post a pict of a close up of the forearm checkering. Looks like a non standard rear border to it. I think I like it quie a bit. Does it wrap around the forearm? Either way it is really nicely done and fast to boot.

John,
it's point on the front of the forearm, and curves on in the back side... the forearm wraps, the wrist NEARLY comes over the top.

Sorta like winchester featherweight meets CZ 550... not my idea of a perfect pattern, but I actually like it.

7 days turnaround!!!

jeffe