The new to me rifle. A pic of two rounds, not sure of their history - fired of just formed. Going to make a puller and also a taper crimp die. Will be getting a cleanup soon ;)
Rich confirmed with me that he was shooting the linotype cast bullets in the video. Weighed one - right at 2.0 oz on my...
Cool rifles.! There was one that came through here some 20 yrs ago - with some ASquare ammo. I managed to pickup a round for my ammo collection and one for a friend's collection. It's the first round folks gravitate towards when I open that case ;)
Cheers!
Jeff P
Too funny running across this thread today as I now am the owner of this original .550 Gibbs Magnum as built by my friend Rich Kayser. Built on a George Gibbs Bristol England action with a Krieger barrel. Was originally a .505 Gibbs barreled action.
Yes, original brass was obtained from Neil as...
My interest in the .400 and .375 Whelen peaked when I acquired a "hybrid" RF Sedgley action some years back. Thought it would make for an interesting rifle... If I wasn't already bought into building a 10.75x68 Mauser these would probably be sold now :)
JP
Curious as to which barrel dimensions these are setup for with this neck sizer? Gun Digest 2018 has a great article on the 400 Whelen. Ol' Elmer Keith had his setup to use a .412" groove bbl, but today I'd prefer a .408" groove bbl...
JP
For Sale: As new copy of Graeme Wright's "Shooting the British Double Rifle - A Modern Guide for Load Development and Use" Second Edition 1999.
One of the very BEST books on the subject - Reloading for the British Rifles. Has some very useful information on cases, powders, primers, bullets...
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