At some point in the future- after my current project gun is done- I would like to have a 16.5" bl .454 Casull/.45 Colt rifle built. I believe there are two ways to do it, but I am unsure of back thrust of the .454 relative to rifle rounds. I do know that its pressure is much higher than most rounds.
I believe there are two ways one could go:
1. Bolt action. Again, I don't know what type of action will be strong enough. (Arisaka? Mauser?) I would really like a repeater, but the only .454 rifle I am aware of as of this point is the Browning High-Wall...a single shot. If a bolt-actioned receiver capable of handling the force is too hard to find, then
2. Double rifle. I believe it should be possible to have barrels built that would replace the barrels on one of the inexpensive former Com-bloc double-bl shotguns we're seeing now. (I would go for an over/under if going this route.) I would prefer more than two shots, but the advantage of this method would be that I could also have barrels made in 9.3x64mm, .45-70, .450 NE, etc.
Suggestions? Will it be difficult to find a (hopefully value-priced) bolt-gun receiver that will handle the fire-breathing .454 loads? If so, will the double 12 receiver do the job? Thanks in advance!
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There's nothing short of dyin'
Half as lonesome as the sound...
[Edited by Spectre on 05-21-2001 at 02:24 PM]
I believe there are two ways one could go:
1. Bolt action. Again, I don't know what type of action will be strong enough. (Arisaka? Mauser?) I would really like a repeater, but the only .454 rifle I am aware of as of this point is the Browning High-Wall...a single shot. If a bolt-actioned receiver capable of handling the force is too hard to find, then
2. Double rifle. I believe it should be possible to have barrels built that would replace the barrels on one of the inexpensive former Com-bloc double-bl shotguns we're seeing now. (I would go for an over/under if going this route.) I would prefer more than two shots, but the advantage of this method would be that I could also have barrels made in 9.3x64mm, .45-70, .450 NE, etc.
Suggestions? Will it be difficult to find a (hopefully value-priced) bolt-gun receiver that will handle the fire-breathing .454 loads? If so, will the double 12 receiver do the job? Thanks in advance!
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There's nothing short of dyin'
Half as lonesome as the sound...
[Edited by Spectre on 05-21-2001 at 02:24 PM]