trauma1
Single-Sixer
what is the biggest caliber that one can reasonablychamber in a #1?
big bore no 1's
- Thread starter trauma1
- Start date
JFB
Hunter
going to 460Wby from 458WM wasn't to hard
SSK Industries makes some biggens in the #1. So does Gary Reeder.
Good question:
What is the biggest?
For me the question is:
What is the biggest I will shot?
405 Winchester is the biggest No.1 I have and will shoot so far.
Feels like I just shot a high brass 12ga in a Rem 870. ouch!
Would like to try a 45-70.
What is the biggest?
For me the question is:
What is the biggest I will shot?
405 Winchester is the biggest No.1 I have and will shoot so far.
Feels like I just shot a high brass 12ga in a Rem 870. ouch!
Would like to try a 45-70.
trauma1 said:
Biggest caliber...well, I do believe I've seen some in .50 caliber chamberings. As for biggest chambering...not sure. As far as "reasonable" goes, that's debatable. Some want the biggest possible just for the purpose of having the biggest (bragging points, testosterone boost, etc) Some actually use, enjoy shooting or require the big stuff. For me, the recoil levels determine what's reasonable even though other chamberings do appeal to me because of historical aspects or just because it's different.
BayouBob
Bearcat
I'll bet it was harder on your shoulder than it was on the rifle! I have several big bore rifles from 375 to 458 but my #1 in 450/400 needed a better recoil pad right now. After a dozen rounds it was an easy decision to grind a Sims pad for it. I wonder if the guy that decided what pad to put on the big bore #1's is a gorilla.JFB said:going to 460Wby from 458WM wasn't to hard
UmpquaCharlie
Buckeye
Big if you are referring to size... my 50-140 3 1/4 inch Sharps is a big cartridge. A rebarreled # 1 I had made 30 years ago. My 450 Ackley (375 H & H sized up to .458) is also a big bore. My 405 is my lighweight sguirrel gun. <vbg>
C Sharps
C Sharps
UmpquaCharlie
Buckeye
When you get to be my age ...68...they all kick. Unfortunatley I have a fascination with big bores...must be freudian.
C
C
Mike Armstrong
Hunter
I believe I've seen a .577 NE in one of the gun magazines. It required a LOT of action work to make it fit.
Personally I believe that a .45-70 is all the smack a person needs in a #1, if one handloads (On BOTH ends!).
Personally I believe that a .45-70 is all the smack a person needs in a #1, if one handloads (On BOTH ends!).
mrbumps
Blackhawk
I was watching Wild West Alaska one night and they had a request to build a 50 Cal rifle on a Ruger Number 1. I believe it was a 500 Nitro Express, but can not remember exactly. It was for a young guy that had just gotten out of the Marines I believe. They had to mill the receiver down so that the round could be chambered. I still remember the look on the guy's face when he fired it! He looked like he had just made a big mistake, and he didn't take a second shot!
mrbumps said:
I watched that episode and remember that they also split the stock behind the receiver the first time the gunsmith shot it........ yikes!! :shock:
Rockrat
Single-Sixer
I have one of the SSK guns in 50-70. Loaded with Lil Gun and a 600gr slug, its all I want
UmpquaCharlie
Buckeye
I have a 14 inch SSK Contender in 50-70 505 grain bullets and 32 grains of 5744 are all I want to shoot.
Greg Mercurio
Single-Sixer
I have both a .458 WM and a .450 NE in No. 1's and believe me, if that's not enough, you're probably hunting T-Rex. The rifles just have a little too little mass to help with recoil.
dakota1911
Buckeye
- Joined
- Mar 26, 2009
- Messages
- 1,021
A 458 Lott is the biggest I have shot. I sold mine and hope I can kill the rampaging elephant with a couple shots from my 375H&H.
UmpquaCharlie
Buckeye
Update from Coos Bay , Oregon. There have been no rampaging elephants, rhinos or hippoes here since I started investing in the really big boomers. Some of you may question why but those of you who shoot squirrels and other small game with 450 Ackely, 416 Rigbys 458, and 50-140 know...
Charlie
Charlie
captainkirk
Blackhawk
BillC. said:
Yes, and the "S" model so chambered will leave you a rifle that weighs slightly more than a loaded cartridge...
captainkirk
