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Rifle chambered in .454 Casull?
- Thread starter kgs
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On the surface the .454 in a carbine sounds great. The limiting factor would of course be the pressure the .454 generates.
After thinking more on it though, it would seem to me the .454 would make a somewhat poor rifle round. Too powerful for the traditional pistol caliber rifles, and a weak sister compared to a "real rifle" round. The way I see it, is if I wanted, say a Marlin Guide Gun, which is pretty much what you would need to contain the pressure of a .454, why would I want that when I could have a 45/70? Honestly, I would still like a .454 in a Guide Gun, simply because it's different. For praticality though, the 45/70 makes alot more sense.
Just my thoughts as to why it isn't done.YMMV.
After thinking more on it though, it would seem to me the .454 would make a somewhat poor rifle round. Too powerful for the traditional pistol caliber rifles, and a weak sister compared to a "real rifle" round. The way I see it, is if I wanted, say a Marlin Guide Gun, which is pretty much what you would need to contain the pressure of a .454, why would I want that when I could have a 45/70? Honestly, I would still like a .454 in a Guide Gun, simply because it's different. For praticality though, the 45/70 makes alot more sense.
Just my thoughts as to why it isn't done.YMMV.
Steve Smith
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I owned a .454 Casull revolver, but for a rifle, it's the wrong direction. .45/70 does more with less pressure.
Browning chambers their 1885 High Wall for it, but I'm not aware of any other makers that do. FWIW, chamber pressure is too high for even the Guide Gun, I was told by a Marlin rep.
http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/modl1885/1885rifl/1885hiwl.htm
http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/modl1885/1885rifl/1885hiwl.htm