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Posted: 7/15/2013 12:35:31 PM EDT

[#1]

Quoted:

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I have it already a sporter Springfield 03-A4 in .458 Win Mag.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/lugerman_album/1903/1903458.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/lugerman_album/1903/1903serial.jpg

Dang, that really bumps up the bolt thrust on that old rifle. Has this been researched for safety?

dont worry its fine..

See my edit. It looks like they operate at about the same cups. 53k for the .458. I'm seeing various answers for the 06, from 50k cups to 60k psi.

Given the same chamber pressure, the larger bore effectively increases the bolt thrust. (I know you already know that.

)

It's a beautiful rifle, but I'd be afraid to shoot it with full house loads.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:38:56 PM EDT

[#2]

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Non-sporting .........................

<a href="http://s277.photobucket.com/user/drfcolt/media/Boys%20Anti-Tank%20Rifle/100_1870_zps26d5d4d3.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/drfcolt/Boys%20Anti-Tank%20Rifle/100_1870_zps26d5d4d3.jpg</a>

Is that a fucking Boys?

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:39:36 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I have it already a sporter Springfield 03-A4 in .458 Win Mag.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/lugerman_album/1903/1903458.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/lugerman_album/1903/1903serial.jpg

Dang, that really bumps up the bolt thrust on that old rifle. Has this been researched for safety?

dont worry its fine..

See my edit. It looks like they operate at about the same cups. 53k for the .458. I'm seeing various answers for the 06, from 50k cups to 60k psi.

Given the same chamber pressure, the larger bore effectively increases the bolt thrust. (I know you already know that.

)

It's a beautiful rifle, but I'd be afraid to shoot it with full house loads.

it would take about 1k of rounds through it before you see any peening of the engagement areas. And that many rounds through a big bore is A LOT of rounds.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:42:40 PM EDT

[#4]

A double rifle in .470 Nitro Express....

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:43:51 PM EDT

[#5]

458 would be nice but my 375 Ruger will work for anything I will ever use it for.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:47:06 PM EDT

[#6]

.308 will kill anything I would ever encounter in my life. I have no desire to own anything more powerful.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:49:36 PM EDT

[#7]

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I personally would like to have a Ruger #1 Tropical in .416 Rigby or a .45-70 in a Marlin Guide Gun.

I shot a Ruger Tropical in .416 Rigby......I was surprised that the recoil was a push and not a punch.

My Marlin in 45-70 is a Cowboy!

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:50:55 PM EDT

[#8]

.300 Win Mag

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:51:25 PM EDT

[#9]

I have an AR50. .50BMG is plenty large enough.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:52:46 PM EDT

[#10]

460 Weatherby magnum.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:55:42 PM EDT

[#11]

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Marlin lever action in 45-70.

This.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:56:07 PM EDT

[#12]

CZ 550 416 Rigby.

I'd download it and use it for deer.

I don't need one. And I probably will never buy one. But it would be a superlative moose/bear rifle.

I'd like to hunt moose some day.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:56:57 PM EDT

[#13]

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It doesn't take nearly that much to get into a Shiloh. Base rifles start at $1800.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/green_c/GUNS/216_1646.jpg

The Shiloh rifles fit and finish is beautiful.....the guy I shoot with has a model similar to the "Quig", set up for 'primitive rifle match shooting' in 45-70....lol lol, he has more tied up in tang discs and globes than I do in a 42X Nightforce, but watching him make 600yd hits with irons is pretty neat....

Sporting?.....probably have that covered for me....

416 Rigby necked to 458......can make brass out of higher pressure 338 Lapua Mag for some real brain shakers....

Suppressed or not.....

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:57:14 PM EDT

[#14]

I very much like my .458 SOCOM. I would like a .338 Lapua if the BRASS didn't cost $2 a piece.

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:58:28 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I have it already a sporter Springfield 03-A4 in .458 Win Mag.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/lugerman_album/1903/1903458.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/lugerman_album/1903/1903serial.jpg

Dang, that really bumps up the bolt thrust on that old rifle. Has this been researched for safety?

dont worry its fine..

See my edit. It looks like they operate at about the same cups. 53k for the .458. I'm seeing various answers for the 06, from 50k cups to 60k psi.

Given the same chamber pressure, the larger bore effectively increases the bolt thrust. (I know you already know that.

)

It's a beautiful rifle, but I'd be afraid to shoot it with full house loads.

it would take about 1k of rounds through it before you see any peening of the engagement areas. And that many rounds through a big bore is A LOT of rounds.

I had shoulder surgery a few year back so no 500gr bullets for me unless offhand. I load it with 300gr hollow points, might try a white tail with it this year. I wonder how big the exit hole will be?

Posted: 7/15/2013 12:58:42 PM EDT

[#16]

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Not .50bmg or .338 lapua?

I personally would like to have a Ruger #1 Tropical in .416 Rigby or a .45-70 in a Marlin Guide Gun.

I want several of those old double-barrel safari guns in the huge game calibers...just because I think they're awesome, and I secretly want to shoot one while wearing a pith helmet and a monocle.

Posted: 7/15/2013 1:01:36 PM EDT

[#17]

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A 30-06 is the "12 gauge" of rifles, it's all I really want or need

a hunting weight 30-06 and a colt 6920 are the only two rifles I own now

I've shot a lot of rifles in my life and I don't really get too excited about hard-kicking rifles with a lot of muzzle blast and expensive ammo ammo anymore

Yep, 30-06 is all you really need for any creature in North America. And a darn fine accurate round at that.

Posted: 7/15/2013 1:03:58 PM EDT

[#18]

45-70 would be big enough, but really, .308 is plenty for me.

Posted: 7/15/2013 1:04:37 PM EDT

[#19]

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Quoted:
Not .50bmg or .338 lapua?

I personally would like to have a Ruger #1 Tropical in .416 Rigby or a .45-70 in a Marlin Guide Gun.

I want several of those old double-barrel safari guns in the huge game calibers...just because I think they're awesome, and I secretly want to shoot one while wearing a pith helmet and a monocle.

How about a Winchester '95 in 405 Winchester if you want to play dress-up.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:15:16 PM EDT

[#20]

I keep toying with the idea of a Rem 700 in .458 Win Mag and experimenting with some rounds based on .45 cal muzzle loader sabots. Load for the 500 grain bullet and send a sabot round just screamin' downrange. Or at least that's how it works in my mind. And even if it doesn't, I'll have a .458 Win Mag handy for a hunting trip to Alaska a friend has been talking about.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:19:30 PM EDT

[#21]

The biggest and most likely that I'm to purchase is a 45-70

Otherwise possibly a 300 WIN mag or 50 BMG

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:22:03 PM EDT

[#22]

I'd like something in 7mm Ultramag.

And of course, .458 Lott.

And .577 T-Rex.

I'm not saying I actually want to SHOOT any of those, though. No more than I volunteer to get my shoulder caved in by any OTHER angry mule.

Of course I do consider .50 BMG to be a sporting cartridge, too, so I'd have to include a Barrett M82A1 in the list.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:25:16 PM EDT

[#23]

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Not .50bmg or .338 lapua?

I personally would like to have a Ruger #1 Tropical in .416 Rigby or a .45-70 in a Marlin Guide Gun.

AR-30 in .338 Lapua is all there is bro!

Only reason I don't own one is because I don't have anywhere to shoot the thing...on my own terms. That and the ammo is expensive!

It was Mark Westrom letting me shoot his at Gunstock in Waco back in 2003 that made me want one so bad. Just can't justify it.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:27:22 PM EDT

[#24]

I want an Evans 470 Double rifle....I'll never be able to go to Africa even if I could afford the rifle. I just want one.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:27:48 PM EDT

[#25]

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Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 chambered in .458 Win Mag.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:29:54 PM EDT

[#26]

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.577 T-Rex.

I really do want one.

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So have you seen the video on YouTube from accurate-reloading.com where the forum owner, Saeed, let's people shoot his .577 T-Rex? I'll bet you have.

I have a .458 Lott in a CZ 550 and I think that's the biggest gun I ever need to shoot.

It shoots the one on the left (.458 Lott) or the one on the right (.458 Win Mag);

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:33:30 PM EDT

[#27]

45-70. Good for bear and bears run freely in my area. May I never have to use it against them.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:34:46 PM EDT

[#28]

I want a custom Model 98 Mauser with double set triggers, spoon bolt, express sights, and a full length mannlicher stock in 9.3X74R

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:35:24 PM EDT

[#29]

rem 700 classic in 375 H&H I own one & love it it drops deer dead

I like 72 grains IMR ---- under a 300 grain nosler partition. she kicks just right. but since it's a classic it has no monte carlo stock to smack your cheek.

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:35:32 PM EDT

[#30]

45-70 in a guide gun

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:41:43 PM EDT

[#31]

45-70 govt marlin
30-378 weatherby
I've shot 375h&h and 458win

Posted: 7/15/2013 5:45:12 PM EDT

[#32]

H&H in .600 NE 26k on the last one I think I saw.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:04:06 PM EDT

[#33]

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I want a custom Model 98 Mauser with double set triggers, spoon bolt, express sights, and a full length mannlicher stock in 9.3X74R

You'd have a lot better luck with a 9.3x62.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:13:54 PM EDT

[#34]

I have shot a 375 H&H - brutal.
I own a 50BMG (AR upper) also not so fun to shoot.
I also own a 45-70 Marlin, as well as a 45-70 BPCR and a 45-90 BPCR, the BPCR's are fun to shoot so is the Marlin unless it's loaded with my Elmer Keith hunting loads (they hurt).

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:28:23 PM EDT

[#35]

I already own the two biggest sporting riles I care to own. A .45-70 Guide Gun and a .450 guide gun.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:35:01 PM EDT

[#36]

Judging from my sore shoulder, that would be .30-06. I really need to get that old hard red "pad" off that gun.

Here's the bad part; I was shooting 110 grain bullets at 2700 and 3000 fps. Recoil not even close to the loads I use for deer hunting. I love carrying the rifle in the woods, but dread shooting it off the bench. The steel butt pads on my M1A and Garand don't beat me up anwhere close to that Model 70.

The good news is that I found a couple of loads for the Sierra bullets that shoot as well as the Hornady's that are rarer than an honest politician.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:36:18 PM EDT

[#37]

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Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 chambered in .458 Win Mag.

You read my mind.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:37:45 PM EDT

[#38]

.30-06. Maybe .45-70

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:38:40 PM EDT

[#39]

338 RUM.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:40:54 PM EDT

[#40]

Ruger #1 in .375HH

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:42:23 PM EDT

[#41]

I currently have a 458 double rifle and a Ruger No1 in 458. I am also engaged in negotiating for a 375 H&H Ruger No1.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:47:45 PM EDT

[#42]

20mm

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:49:11 PM EDT

[#43]

155mm / 42 caliber FTMFW.........................and yes it is sporting cause I say so.

Posted: 7/15/2013 7:52:51 PM EDT

[#44]

M256.

Posted: 7/15/2013 8:06:48 PM EDT

[#45]

.338 Win in a bolt action sporter is as much as I'd need on this continent, and as much power as I feel like shooting in a rifle I'd carry all day. I don't have the money to go to Africa for dangerous game, and if I did have the money, I'd use it to buy more hunting land here in the US. In all reality though, a 30/06 tackles 99% of what I'd ever shoot at, so realistically I doubt I'll buy anything bigger than the 30/06 and 7mmRM that I already own.

Posted: 7/16/2013 3:41:53 AM EDT

[#46]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Non-sporting .........................

<a href="http://s277.photobucket.com/user/drfcolt/media/Boys%20Anti-Tank%20Rifle/100_1870_zps26d5d4d3.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/drfcolt/Boys%20Anti-Tank%20Rifle/100_1870_zps26d5d4d3.jpg</a>

Is that a fucking Boys?

Yes, in 50BMG verses 55Boys ............