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It's a standard length action. I doubt you will get Lott ammo to feed reliably. The gun is also way too light for Lott loads.

Me too

The .416 cartridge is superior in every respect, but it kicks like a beast in anything but a fairly heavy rifle. The 9.3 on tbe other hand, has accounted for 1000s of buffsloes and recoil is significantly less in rifles of equal weights . That said , most 9.3s are quite light , so felt recoil...

The original factory load used a 510gr bullet over a heavily compressed powder charge (so heavy that that the bullets had to be glued into place). Whoever came up with that formula was confused, especially given the powders which were then available. 500gr should be viewed as the max projectile...

As far as I am aware, 2300 is current Hornady factory 500g Lott load, but they do use special propellants which are not available to us. and there are a number of bullet manufacturers who offer .458 cal bullets in 480gr or very close to that. The Rhino is a nice option for .458WM as it has 2...

Excellent article. I have a ZKK602 in .458WM. Personally, I find it unwieldy and do not like the way the rounds rattle about in the mag. .458s built on standard length actions with barrels cut to about 23"are a pleasure to use. The one advantage that the 602/550 actions offer is that you can...

That is properly scary!

.358 Norma Mag is arguably the best all-round African calibre ever invented. Just a pity that they are so hard to come by.

For those who are unfamiliar, it is quite unusual to encounter /hunt buffalo in such open country in these parts. it is becoming increasingly common with buffalo constantly being re-introduced into areas in which they have not occurred for many decades, but the norm remains hunting in anything...

Very Nice!

Stunning! Congrats!

I have several boxes of these in various calibres but have only used them in my 6.5x55. Performance was fine, but then the calibre is very easy on bullets. I plan to load some of the 250grainers in my .338WM, which is very hard on bullets, and will post a report in due course. On the issue of...

In fairness to the brand/manufacturer, their newer stocks have a metal bedding block and they do not seem to suffer from the same problem. That said, I still prefer the wooden stock as it gives the rifle better balance. BTW, and for anyone who may be interested, the CZ hogsback stock can be...

Bargain on running late - maybe very late!

I will do so. I am great fan of the Swift A frame and would like to be able to launch their 300gr bullet (or maybe a slightly lighter monolithic) at 2300-2400fps without powder compression or pressure issues. I think this should be achievable based on what I get from my .338 loads.