Recent content by Huvius

Ah yes… A Schuler Jumbo and an Oberndorf 9.3. Such a classic (not English) two gun big game battery could not be improved upon!

I hear the cost of living / homebuying talk quite a bit. Home values are way too high - I live in Colorado which rose so high and so fast, it is sort of cooling while other parts of the US are still rising. I was born right in the middle of the GenX era - 1973. My wife and I bought our first...

Ken Howell’s book has a 416/30’06 Rimmed which is made from the 400-350 Rigby case. No idea why one would start with that case. The 350 case is very similar to the 9.3X74R and the 400-360NE. I always thought the best way to a 30’06 Rimmed was to use 7X65R brass so it would stand to reason that...

I have some interest in this rifle but was stumped in the fact these the rear bridge isn’t a square bridge. Looking at the rifle, one can see that it wasn’t ground down and after consulting with Paul see that it is a magnum length action, which I knew, with a standard style rear bridge, which I...

Maybe... The 90-750 load was offered in the 2-3/4", 3" and 3-1/4" 577 but the 100gr Cordite charge was only offered in the 3" and 3-1/4" cases. I believe the 100/750 577s are quite rare.

https://martinigunmakers.com/for-sale/hollis-sons-london-577-2-1-4/ Probably the least expensive full boat 577 on the market.

It’s true that the original 350 Rigbys were built up on magnum actions but iirc, the OAL of the 350 is the same as the 375H&H so there are other action options out there. The Magnum Mauser being the classic though. If you could get over the belt - the reason behind your dislike is really...

Alexander Henry takedown 450-400 3-1/2” BPE. Was originally made with a second barrel in 450 3-1/4” BPE but I don’t have that barrel…

A Field 500 No.2.

A Bailey Bonehill Rook rifle.

I often use a .338 Lapua case to give my bigger BPE cases a little flare. Just do it by hand. You don't need much to get your cast bullet started

When I made brass for my 360 No.2 (made with 450-400 brass) I just lined them up on the edge of my saw table and went down the line with a propane torch. Go down one side and then go down the other. Did 20 at a time this way. Also, if you hold the flame at an angle, it flows around the shoulder...

That’s true. There are many guns with “doll’s head” rib extensions which have no third bite. The Webley screw grips, PVH-1s and A& WCs have a doll’s head which also incorporates a third bite. The screw grip actually tightening the barrels down into battery. A well fit screw grip tightens the...

Except in 8mm but I get what you're saying. If you delve into cartridge development in the pre WW2 era you'll find all sorts of designs which modern developers think they've invented.

I don’t think many if any of the original 416s were actual bespoke rifles. They were, as far as I’ve observed, made to a pattern - stocked and finished all the same. I’m not even sure that Rigby ever even offered the 416 with a horn forend tip prewar. They were very much a working rifle and...