FrankenMauser
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MidwayUSA had a bunch of Quality Cartridge .400 Whelen basic brass on clearance a little while back, and I obtained enough to justify a new project (far down the list, but that's another subject ).
My intentions:
.366 caliber, up to and including the possibility of a straight-taper cartridge -- .429"/.430" bullets (.444 Marlin plus 0.345" in length).
I already have a .35 Whelen and am not really interested in .338-06**; thus the .366" or larger bullet diameter.
The obvious choice is the original .400 Whelen (blown out to minimum taper with a sharp shoulder). But, I'm willing to play with other things, as well.
And the straight-taper cartridge isn't, necessarily, something that I want to mess with, since it would headspace on the case mouth and I'm not a fan of such things.
Common (or 'simple') options that fit the bill:
.338-06**
9.3-06
.375 Whelen
.400 Whelen
.411 Hawk
.444 Super Extra Mega Ultra, 17% more free!, Magnum
**There is a .338 WM that I've inherited, but not yet taken possession of, that will eventually be in my hands. So .338 caliber is definitely in my future. I'm just not sure that I can justify .338-06 with a .30-06 and .35 Whelen on hand.
So...
What might I not be thinking about that's within reason?
My intentions:
.366 caliber, up to and including the possibility of a straight-taper cartridge -- .429"/.430" bullets (.444 Marlin plus 0.345" in length).
I already have a .35 Whelen and am not really interested in .338-06**; thus the .366" or larger bullet diameter.
The obvious choice is the original .400 Whelen (blown out to minimum taper with a sharp shoulder). But, I'm willing to play with other things, as well.
And the straight-taper cartridge isn't, necessarily, something that I want to mess with, since it would headspace on the case mouth and I'm not a fan of such things.
Common (or 'simple') options that fit the bill:
.338-06**
9.3-06
.375 Whelen
.400 Whelen
.411 Hawk
.444 Super Extra Mega Ultra, 17% more free!, Magnum
**There is a .338 WM that I've inherited, but not yet taken possession of, that will eventually be in my hands. So .338 caliber is definitely in my future. I'm just not sure that I can justify .338-06 with a .30-06 and .35 Whelen on hand.
So...
What might I not be thinking about that's within reason?