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I am presently having a .416 Rem Mag put together, but it
is a standard item (A-Square) so I have not really had a
lot of control over what will go into it. The rifle is also
(to my mind) pretty expensive, although not nearly as
costly as some of the new big bore rifles from McMillan,
Kimber et al (about $ 1700 vs. maybe $ 3000).
I don't know where Enfield actions can be had, maybe it would
be possible to scavenge an old military rifle ? Although,
I have to admit that I don't know if the no 17 action
is available on military rifles?
Otherwise, how is about: Royal Arms Int (22458 Venture Blvd #E,
Woodland Hills, CA 91364, Tel: (818) 704-5110, FAX: (818) 887-2059)
sells new magnum mauser actions (3 pos. safety, adjustable
trigger, double square bridge, *huge* magazine capacity etc)
for $595.00. That is pretty cheap in the context of a magnum
Mauser... With this action, you could build anything which
you wanted: .416 Rigby, .460 Weatherby, .505 Gibbs - you name
it, this action will hold it!
I think I once heard that Parker Hale sells a ready made
bolt action in .404 Jeffrey. With a new trigger that could
become a fine, practical rifle, Spanish mauser action and all.
The .416 Taylor could be made by re-barrelling (sp?) a .458 Win Mag.
This could be your cheapest bet, if you could find a used
.458 (assuming you don't want to leave well enough alone,
and shoot 500 grs bullets instead of 400 grs :-).
Likewise, any .375 H&H could be re-barreled to the .416
Hoffman or the .416 Remington (almost twins). In any event,
it is not as expensive to come up with an action which
will take a .458 or a .375 H&H length cartridge/bolt face.
A Mark X mauser (say $ 260) springs to mind. I have to say,
that unless the barrel was finished, it would almost seem
a pity to re-barrel a .375 H&H (just a personal opinion).
Finally, one could also consider the Remington M700 Safari
in .416 Rem. I believe they sell for around $ 900. I am not
so hot on the Remington action for this size cartridge,
but that is all a matter of personal opinion (some people
like claw extractors :-).
Let us know if you venture into this.
- Mike
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I think, it's chambered for only 3 cartridges; 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win
Mag, and the 338 Win Mag. Its the Winchester Model 70 Super Grade.
It's actually (god forgive me) better than the old pre-64 Winchester,
incorporating the best of both worlds. I think it's selling for
approx $1000, maybe someone can help me here on the cost.
lets hope thay don't both this one up 8^)
Fra
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Fra, I think the new Winchester Super Grade is available
from the Custom Shop of US Repeating Arms Co. in the heavy
calibers: 375 H&H, .416 Rem and .458 Win. The price for
these chamberings is listed as $ 1995.
In addition, the Super Grade is available as an off the shell
item in 7 mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag and .338 Win Mag for
something like $900. Or, if your tastes run in the direction
of the more refined, in the same short magnum chamberings from
the USRAC Custom Shop for something like $ 1595. The latter
version is supposed to have a hand lapped bore, bolt and
follower engine turned by hand (?) and internal parts
hand-honed. All this info from the latest USRAC catalog.
I would like to have just one of the "normal" ones,
thank you very much! :-)
- Mike
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