The gunsmith started work on a .458 express Im building.This will be a long six months!:cool:
P peras AH elite Joined Apr 24, 2012 Messages 1,791 Reaction score 1,081 Deals & offers142 Media 710 Articles2 Member of PHASA HSC Hunted South Africa,Zimbabwe,Mozambique Feb 20, 2013 #1 The gunsmith started work on a .458 express Im building.This will be a long six months!
BRICKBURN Super moderator Contributor Lifetime titanium benefactor AH ambassador Joined Aug 5, 2010 Messages 25,033 Reaction score 24,922 Location Canada Media 419 Articles27Hunting reportsAfrica8USA/Canada2Europe1 Hunted Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Canada, USA, Mexico, England Feb 22, 2013 #2 Sounds like you just might be excited about that rifle? Gunsmith started and YOU are building??? Please explain.
Sounds like you just might be excited about that rifle? Gunsmith started and YOU are building??? Please explain.
PaulT AH elite Joined Apr 10, 2010 Messages 1,261 Reaction score 1,532 Deals & offers8 Media 161 Articles5 Member of S.C.I. International. Rowland Ward. Sporting shooters Association of Australia. Australian Deer Association. Hunted Aus. N.Z & Zim. Feb 22, 2013 #3 Paw Print said: The gunsmith started work on a .458 express Im building.This will be a long six months! Click to expand... Is the .458 express a full 3" case ?
Paw Print said: The gunsmith started work on a .458 express Im building.This will be a long six months! Click to expand... Is the .458 express a full 3" case ?
P peras AH elite Joined Apr 24, 2012 Messages 1,791 Reaction score 1,081 Deals & offers142 Media 710 Articles2 Member of PHASA HSC Hunted South Africa,Zimbabwe,Mozambique Feb 23, 2013 #4 Brickburn,the gunsmith is doing the work and Im putting it together in my imagination!
P peras AH elite Joined Apr 24, 2012 Messages 1,791 Reaction score 1,081 Deals & offers142 Media 710 Articles2 Member of PHASA HSC Hunted South Africa,Zimbabwe,Mozambique Feb 23, 2013 #5 Some guys actually calls it the .458 three inch.To be precise it is actually 2.99 and takes about 8 grains more powder than the lott.
Some guys actually calls it the .458 three inch.To be precise it is actually 2.99 and takes about 8 grains more powder than the lott.
PaulT AH elite Joined Apr 10, 2010 Messages 1,261 Reaction score 1,532 Deals & offers8 Media 161 Articles5 Member of S.C.I. International. Rowland Ward. Sporting shooters Association of Australia. Australian Deer Association. Hunted Aus. N.Z & Zim. Feb 23, 2013 #6 A buddy of mine contemplated putting one together. (it never got done) Inexpensive 3" cylinder brass was available in large lots, making reloading cheap and avoiding time consuming and meanial case trimming work. 8 more grains capacity over the 458 Lott cartridge gives you a formidable round. Good luck with the build.
A buddy of mine contemplated putting one together. (it never got done) Inexpensive 3" cylinder brass was available in large lots, making reloading cheap and avoiding time consuming and meanial case trimming work. 8 more grains capacity over the 458 Lott cartridge gives you a formidable round. Good luck with the build.