Recent content by 400Jeff

I see periodic interest in the .318 Westley Richards here and I am wondering who else has had the fever to take one to Africa? I bought a Vickers LTD. 318 mauser bolt from Thad Scott back in the mid/late eighties after reading lots of books and deciding that an African Safari was in my future...

I have not used mine in years, but when I went on a bear hunt in Canada in the early 90's, I worked up a load using 200 gr. Nosler Partitions. My goal was to reach 2700 fps out of my 20" barrel, Mannlicher stocked M-98. I finally reached my goal using H-380 with a drop tube and neck sizing...

You did a damn fine job reworking that stock and if they made it, I would buy at least two. Now, you have to tell us about the rifle and especially what stains, finish did you use as that is the classiest laminated stock for both color and shape I have seen in a long time! Some close-up pics...

Good presentation! No real surprises, except possibly to the Hornady critics. The Barnes did pretty much what we all expected, smaller expansion, lots of penetration. I am partial to Swifts, but, like the man said, I would use any of them with confidence. Maybe Hornady has finally figured out...

If you are getting low on Re 15, Midway has 15.5 in stock and "On Sale" for $66 per lb. I picked up 3 lbs. but have not tried it yet. Most say it is virtually identical to 15 but we shall see. I use a lot of 15 but Alliant seems to be pricing themselves out of the market.

Welcome to the obscure group of 425WR owners. I have not used Varget, but it is slightly slower on the burn chart than Re15. The 425 was originally loaded with 69 grains of Cordite and Re.15 is frequently used as a substitute by multiplying the original cordite charge by 1.19 and getting the...

Tip Burns, Canyon Lake Tx. Tip is one of the good ones and is very familiar with big bore rifles.

Uplander, is your rifle on a Mauser 98 action? If it is, while it is at MNR, you could ask to see if they have a bolt that would headspace to your existing rifle and then open the face and the extractor and then weld a new handle on to match the one you have . This would basically give you the...

Last year I got a deal on a new profiled barrel blank in .435 cal. I threaded it for LR Mauser 98. I rented the reamer/ H.S. gauges from 4D and set the headspace for two bolts, one standard for the stock 425 WR and one I opened up for basically the 404J, in my case, I use 338 RUM as I got 100...

The RSM action is a true magnum length action capable of handling all of the big cartridges like the 416/450 Rigby, 458 lott and even bigger, not even remotely close to the action used on the African.

After reading the poll on limited issue runs of Ruger rifles, I got to thinking about the discontinued RSM. I remember reading a magazine article many years ago, when they hit the market, that they lost money on every one that they made because of the wood, integral quarter rib and sights. The...

6.5x53R A&N Steyr/Mannlicher bolt .318 Express Vickers LTD bolt 450/400 3" R.B. Rodda Double This is what I took, less the 6.5, on my first safari. I wish I had taken the 6.5 but decided two guncases could be a hassle.

I know Bertram produces .425 Westley Richards brass, but did not see it on the list. I would love some if you can get them!

Aaron Little, Mineola Tx Jim Kobe, Minnesota

Hammer Bullets in Montana makes a 235 gr. mono in .330 for the .318 W.R. and a 400 gr. mono in .435 for the .425 WR. They have a great reputation. Lee