List your big bore calibers

**GameFarmer** · 11-02-2011, 10:22

I think it will be nice if the big bore chaps list their calibers. Will give us a good feel for calibers used, and obviously share load data, bullets used etc.

I'll start. Currently I have and load for the following:
416 Rigby (All rounder)
45/70 Gov (Bushveld favorite)
450 Marlin Magnum (Virgin - just seen shooting ranges)

DS · 11-02-2011, 10:25

9,3x62
458 Lott

do not have but the 416 Ruger intrigues me.

**Sean Murphy** · 11-02-2011, 10:28

I own and load for a Black Powder target rifle in .45-70. Sorry I do not have a pic of the rifle but here's one of some of the loads.

Sean.

**MyLani** · 11-02-2011, 10:37

416 Rigby

**FrankH** · 11-02-2011, 10:56

.458 x 2
.416 Rigby which is my favourite.

**Frederik** · 11-02-2011, 13:00

375 H&h only at monent working towards the 416 Ruger or a 458

**Bushboy** · 11-02-2011, 14:25

1x375 in my name, 3 x 375 in my business name + 1 x 458 lott (also at the lodge)

**Willie Barnard** · 11-02-2011, 19:41

9.3 x 62 Double square bridge Oberndorff Mauser. Therefore I cannot (should not) have it drilled and tapped for a scope. This limits my using this superb rifle, as my eyes have reached the stage where I cannot really shoot well with open sights.
9.5 x 57 Mannlicher Schoenauer. Load it with 270 gr .375 bullets. Same limitation as above.
.375 H&H, Mauser action, RSA built rifle. Handles very well, but alas, eye limitations again.
.375 H&H Musgrave Mod 90 with Leupold 1,5 - 5X variable scope. Load it with all .375 bullets but does best with 200 gr Impalas and 300 gr Hornady round noses. I even used this one for springbuck and gemsbuck in the Kalahari in 2010.
.450/577 Martini henry - Feed it with Ken Stewart swaged lead bullets, in Ken Stewart cases containing 80 grains of Black Powder.
(Was having a lot of fun at firearms festival with this one)
My favourite - .458 Winchester Magnum in Pre '64 Winchester rifle, with old steel tube Weaver scope on swing off bases. I have developed loads in this rifle for everything from Mambas to Elephant. For medium sized bushveld game (Impala to Blue wildebeest) 300 gr Impala is my favourite. For buffalo, I used the 500 gr winchester factory ammo. Never encountered the dreaded underpenetration with them. If and when I get a chance at elephant, I will probably load a 450 gr Monolithic solid.

**andy_760901** · 11-02-2011, 21:54

i have a 338 lapua magnum, surely this should qualify for big bore?

**The Viking** · 11-02-2011, 22:02

I have A 9.3x62 and a 458 lott in SA and the same in Norway but dreaming and thinking about adding a 458 SABI and a 500 Jeff as licencing is no problem here