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Pheroze

Pheroze

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Last year I finally pulled together all the pieces to build a 400 H&H - Brno ZKK 602, Douglas barrel, enough brass to start a war, bullets, reamer and wood blank. Then I had to pause my projects for a financial timeout. The plan was to have a 308 Norma and 400 H&H as a two gun hunt everything and leave them to my grandkids kind-of-thing. I have a fetish for the unusual.:)

But something sinister has happened during the delay - I have been on this website.

Now I am thinking a 450 Rigby would actually be a better match pair...

Pros
Not an odd caliber for bullets;
Bigger for big things but also fine with a smaller bullet;
low pressure for such a big/faster round;

Cons
I don't have anything except a donor action and a fine piece of wood;
much bigger recoil (maybe I won't like that?)
Overkill for moose - so really, how practical is it anyways?

I am learning to fear this website:cautious:. Thoughts? Stick with the game plan or allow passions and impulses to govern:LOL:.
 
JMO, but stick with the plan. You’re almost there! If it doesn’t work out in the future, you will have had a good experiment!
 
Ridgewalker said:
JMO, but stick with the plan. You’re almost there! If it doesn’t work out in the future, you will have had a good experiment!
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My first gut reaction was the opposite!

Without passion and impulse, we may as well just sit home and passively watch TV!

Never just stick with a plan because it is convenient!

As far as recoil - as a handloader you have complete control.

A 350gr A-Frame out of your Rigby at 2,300 - 2,400 FPS mv will make a great Moose load.

Rigby! Just repeat that 20 times and you will be sold! :)

Kinda tongue-in-cheek....but not really. Lol
 
BC.Pat said:
I have a 450 Rigby that I built on a RSM action, I still have the reamer some where if you needed it. ( only used once) free to borrow :whistle:
Regards
Pat
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Dang - now you have me thinking! :)
 
One rifle in .404 Jeffery.
One in .300 H&H.
 
Love this website! it's like going to an AA meeting where they have an open bar:LOL:
 
Velo Dog said:
One rifle in .404 Jeffery.
One in .300 H&H.
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Dammit now you have me thinking you darned old Dog ;)

I have the basics to build that 404 Jeffrey on a RSM rifle, but of course I want to re-bore a RSM barrel to keep that wonderful factory quarter rib.

I also have a collection of the little brothers to the RSM, the Express rifles from Ruger. Got one in 338 Win Mag, 270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag... All of which I have only fired at the range. And a very svelte 300 Win Mag I hunt now and then and have shot Mule and White tail deer with, and not two but 3 in 30-06, one of which is a Ruger executive serial number gun, one a NRA Witworth that has been to Africa and taken several critters, and one I recently picked up just because it was there in front of me:)

So a question; How tough would it be to Rechamber a 30-o6 Ruger express to a 300 H&H and how cool would that be?
 
ActionBob said:
So a question; How tough would it be to Rechamber a 30-o6 Ruger express to a 300 H&H and how cool would that be?
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That would be a very valuable rifle to many of us!
 
ActionBob said:
Dammit now you have me thinking you darned old Dog ;)

I have the basics to build that 404 Jeffrey on a RSM rifle, but of course I want to re-bore a RSM barrel to keep that wonderful factory quarter rib.

I also have a collection of the little brothers to the RSM, the Express rifles from Ruger. Got one in 338 Win Mag, 270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag... All of which I have only fired at the range. And a very svelte 300 Win Mag I hunt now and then and have shot Mule and White tail deer with, and not two but 3 in 30-06, one of which is a Ruger executive serial number gun, one a NRA Witworth that has been to Africa and taken several critters, and one I recently picked up just because it was there in front of me:)

So a question; How tough would it be to Rechamber a 30-o6 Ruger express to a 300 H&H and how cool would that be?
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Hi Bob,

Re-chambering a .30-06 to .300 H&H is a very simple matter.
However, most .30-06 magazines are too short so, you’d probably end up with a single shot.
Often the ejection port is a whisker short as well, making it problematic to eject a live round.

Bolt face would need opening slightly and likely rails would need a little filing, possibly a little re-shaping of the follower as well (maybe).
All these can be corrected by a professional and skilled Gunsmith but, it’s generally cheaper to just buy a completed rifle in your desired caliber to begin with.

Of course one exception might be to re-barrel an existing .375 H&H to .300 H&H.
In theory, there should be no action / magazine work required (Murphy’s Law not withstanding).

Cheers,
Paul.
 
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ActionBob said:
So a question; How tough would it be to Rechamber a 30-o6 Ruger express to a 300 H&H and how cool would that be?
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What is the barrel length on that ‘06 Bob?
 
ActionBob said:
Dammit now you have me thinking you darned old Dog ;)

I have the basics to build that 404 Jeffrey on a RSM rifle, but of course I want to re-bore a RSM barrel to keep that wonderful factory quarter rib.

I also have a collection of the little brothers to the RSM, the Express rifles from Ruger. Got one in 338 Win Mag, 270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag... All of which I have only fired at the range. And a very svelte 300 Win Mag I hunt now and then and have shot Mule and White tail deer with, and not two but 3 in 30-06, one of which is a Ruger executive serial number gun, one a NRA Witworth that has been to Africa and taken several critters, and one I recently picked up just because it was there in front of me:)

So a question; How tough would it be to Rechamber a 30-o6 Ruger express to a 300 H&H and how cool would that be?
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I understood the appeal of the 308 NM was it was the maximum that could be fit into a 30-06 action.
 
Pheroze said:
I understood the appeal of the 308 NM was it was the maximum that could be fit into a 30-06 action.
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Right. Winchester thought they would one-up the Norma, but they ended up with a short neck suitable only for a wrestler. ;)

And of course, the Super 30 is on the full-length case, making it unsuitable for ‘06 length actions.
 
Pheroze said:
Last year I finally pulled together all the pieces to build a 400 H&H - Brno ZKK 602, Douglas barrel, enough brass to start a war, bullets, reamer and wood blank. Then I had to pause my projects for a financial timeout. The plan was to have a 308 Norma and 400 H&H as a two gun hunt everything and leave them to my grandkids kind-of-thing. I have a fetish for the unusual.:)

But something sinister has happened during the delay - I have been on this website.

Now I am thinking a 450 Rigby would actually be a better match pair...

Pros
Not an odd caliber for bullets;
Bigger for big things but also fine with a smaller bullet;
low pressure for such a big/faster round;

Cons
I don't have anything except a donor action and a fine piece of wood;
much bigger recoil (maybe I won't like that?)
Overkill for moose - so really, how practical is it anyways?

I am learning to fear this website:cautious:. Thoughts? Stick with the game plan or allow passions and impulses to govern:LOL:.
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My practical side says you have all the components and the barrel so finish what you started. On the other hand the ridiculous advise offere by @tarbe has such a level of simplistic human practicality as to warrent serious consideration;)
 
tarbe said:
What is the barrel length on that ‘06 Bob?
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Not positive but shorter than the magnums, I think about 22". I need to get home and measure those guns up... Wondering if they may have used the same actions on all Expresses?
 
ActionBob said:
My practical side says you have all the components and the barrel so finish what you started. On the other hand the ridiculous advise offere by @tarbe has such a level of simplistic human practicality as to warrent serious consideration;)
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?
 
Rigby! Rigby! Rigby!

:A Banana::A Banana::A Banana:
 
tarbe said:
Rigby! Rigby! Rigby!

:A Banana::A Banana::A Banana:
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But then, half way through the Rigby build, I will realize I have all this useful 400 H&H stuff kicking around!
 
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