460 Weatherby

[fatherof4]

Looking for a winter project and I am wondering if anyone has experience with rechambering a Ruger #1 to a 460 Weatherby. Thanks.

 

[Watergoat]

Local dealer had on of those about a month ago, don't know if it is still there. The local Bambii aren't that aggressive; most of us get by with just a bit less gun. Email me if you want the shop's ph#, etc.

 

[txpitdog]

NEVER would have thought to try that! Looks like another #1-B project is in my future.

I just emailed Christian Hofmeister a few times this week about a #1-B 375 Ruger project. He said no problem, he's done a number of #1 rebarrel jobs. He's in Trinidad, Co. I don't have his website offhand, but he should be easy to find with a Google search.

 

[JFB]

funny you should mention, I just so happen to have one in the locker. I had it built back in the 80's from a 458 barreled action I picked up.

If the weather dries out a little, I'll try to get some pics this weekend.

things I recall,
after chambering and having Bishop to stock it, I tried it out and it was throwing rounds every where due to ding in the crown.

had the crown recessed and did a fine bead blast black finish and installed a Leupold 1X5. a day's shooting was 10 rounds from the bench.

I commented to the shop that put her together, "if I see two flashes in the scope(red then blue), the bullet was dead on. If I only saw one flash (blue), I missed the target" after some guesses about something with reload problems, I told him "the first red flash was the muzzle blast, the second blue flash were my eyeballs hitting the back of thier sockets, those shots seeing two was I didn't flinch, seeing just blue was I had closed my eyes before firing"

the last interesting finding was the efect of recoil on shoot point of impact. for bench shooting, looking through the bore at the target, the scope would also be on target. However for off hand the scope had to be lowered a LOT

I also recalls the shop owners surprise when he helped carried the cased finished rifle to my work car. a hot rod, primered Dodge Charger with all but the driver's seat removed. he said he was expecting at least a BMW or MB after what I put into this project

 

[txpitdog]

JFB, did you put a brake on your 460? Standing up and with it weighted to 11lbs with limbsaver, my 1-H 458 Lott really isn't too bad to shoot. No way would I shoot full house 500gr loads from the bench. I'm sure another 400-500fps from the Why would make even standing shots pretty brutal. Just wondering whether a brake would make the rifle somewhat tolerable or enjoyable to shoot full

 

[wwb]

Sounds like the ideal squirrel rifle to me....

 

[JFB]

edit, originally tried to post with different storage links. Finally went ahead and opened a photbucket account

this is the first this gun has seen day light in proably 20 years. I nearly had another heart atack when I first saw spots on the barrel. But was greatly releaved to find it was very dried LCP.

the wood is a lot darker than I remember though ?

I really wanted to drop a round in and pull the trigger, but with my current dosage of plavics and asperean, I know it would make a nasty bruise

 

[txpitdog]

Links didn't work...but I just tried them on my phone.

 

[fatherof4]

Thank you for showing those photos. That is pretty much what I have in mind.

 

[txpitdog]

Wow, that thing is purdy! Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[txpitdog]

Where did you get the stock done?

 

[JFB]

I had this done in the early 80's so I might have things mixed up a little.

I think it was EC Bishop that did the stock, and that was one of their mid grades.