JesseGibson
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After a long while of searching and trying to get into a DG rifle. I have finally come up with one. I am a bullet caster, serious reloader, and lover of all things gun.
I attempted to have a 500 Jeff built but the "gunsmith" was not competent. This was preceded by another setback with a .458 LOTT. But I have finally managed to overcome my own inertial ineptitude.
Here was the seller's blurb on GB:
"Winchester Model 70 .458 Lott caliber, s/n dates 1984, 22 barrel, Lyman receiver sight with quick release locking bases. Gun is re-chambered from .458 Win. to the more powerful .458 Lott the cartridge by which other dangerous game cartridges are judged; designed by Jack Lott in 1971. The gun is in excellent condition with bright sharp bore and excellent bluing; the wood has some light marks from a shooting fixture on both sides near the magazine well, the marks are light and hard to picture and that is the absolute only detraction on this fine gun. The piece is from an estate collection of other fine African hunting guns."
Indeed the fellow had listed NUMEROUS African calibers and bullets/loading equipment from the estate. Whoever it was must have been a fairly serious hunter.
I have already loaded and shot some stiff .458 WM rounds from it on my bench. Cracked a weld on my bullet trap with the top loads, LOL. (I shoot in my backyard and I knew better. Momentum is different. I have shot 220 Swift rounds at > 4K but they do not phase it, neither do 50Alaskan level loads in my handgun.) Will await some LOTT brass among other components, now. I am VERY happy but fully understand that guys here have almost infinitely superior rifles. I buy what I can afford and I LIKE this rifle. It is far more accurate than I am.
Anyway, here is what I have:
I attempted to have a 500 Jeff built but the "gunsmith" was not competent. This was preceded by another setback with a .458 LOTT. But I have finally managed to overcome my own inertial ineptitude.
Here was the seller's blurb on GB:
"Winchester Model 70 .458 Lott caliber, s/n dates 1984, 22 barrel, Lyman receiver sight with quick release locking bases. Gun is re-chambered from .458 Win. to the more powerful .458 Lott the cartridge by which other dangerous game cartridges are judged; designed by Jack Lott in 1971. The gun is in excellent condition with bright sharp bore and excellent bluing; the wood has some light marks from a shooting fixture on both sides near the magazine well, the marks are light and hard to picture and that is the absolute only detraction on this fine gun. The piece is from an estate collection of other fine African hunting guns."
Indeed the fellow had listed NUMEROUS African calibers and bullets/loading equipment from the estate. Whoever it was must have been a fairly serious hunter.
I have already loaded and shot some stiff .458 WM rounds from it on my bench. Cracked a weld on my bullet trap with the top loads, LOL. (I shoot in my backyard and I knew better. Momentum is different. I have shot 220 Swift rounds at > 4K but they do not phase it, neither do 50Alaskan level loads in my handgun.) Will await some LOTT brass among other components, now. I am VERY happy but fully understand that guys here have almost infinitely superior rifles. I buy what I can afford and I LIKE this rifle. It is far more accurate than I am.
Anyway, here is what I have:
