I Like Big-Bores!

[Fleetman]

Here are a few of my favorites......

LAR .50BMG
CZ 550 .458 Lott
Rem 700 .338 Win Mag

Hopefully a .375 H&H and .416 Rigby in the future.

 

[Texas1911]

Cool, how do you like that CZ?

 

[Fleetman]

I like it a lot and it is a beautiful rifle. This one however is a re-chambered (by CZ) .458 Win Mag. It sometimes balks at A-Square 465 grn Lott's but feeds 500 grn Hornady Lott's just fine although I've only fired ten of the Hornady's. .458 Win Mag all feed perfectly.

I would definitely recommend a CZ 550 to anyone....looking at getting the equivalent in .416 Rigby.

 

[dee]

I like it a lot and it is a beautiful rifle. This one however is a re-chambered (by CZ) .458 Win Mag. It sometimes balks at A-Square 465 grn Lott's but feeds 500 grn Hornady Lott's just fine although I've only fired ten of the Hornady's. .458 Win Mag all feed perfectly.

I would definitely recommend a CZ 550 to anyone....looking at getting the equivalent in .416 Rigby.

Did the A-Square's have too much OAL compared to the Hornady's?

 

[Fleetman]

Actually, they're only about .020" shorter and Win Mags are much shorter and feed fine. I think it has to do with the ogive (sp?)....seems a but "blunter". If I used it to hunt I would go with whatever fed every time for at least 100 rounds...please pass the Excedrin!

 

[Dawico]

I have the same CZ in 458 Lott. It is a good gun, but I had to rebed the recoil lug. There wasn't much epoxy there and it broke into pieces. I Dremeled it out so there was a thicker bedding area. It has held up fine since.

 

[Fleetman]

I've read articles concerning that exact failure Dawico. It seems like it's mostly occurring in the older rifles like mine. Is yours re-chambered too?

I've got about 130 rounds through mine and all looks ok for now although I see what looks like a little "movement" of the action in the stock.

 

[cdevon1200]

"and i can not lie!" sorry, just sounded like a song to me...

 

[Wolfwood]

"and i can not lie!" sorry, just sounded like a song to me...

i thought the same thing.

but in response to the OP -
PFFT! you call those big bores?
who has a pic of those 20 mm rifles that shoot the vulcan cannon rounds?
those things DWARF the BMG.

[im at work and cant pic post ]

 

[ZX9RCAM]

"and i can not lie!" sorry, just sounded like a song to me...

Beat me to it........lol

 

[Texas1911]

I, like, BIG BORES and I can not lie!
All you brotha's can't deny!
When a gun walks back with a great big bore,
And a round scope in yo face.
You get stunned!

I tried.

I shot a CZ in .375 H&H today, I think I need to get one. I'm thinking either .375 H&H or .416 Rigby.

 

[SWJewellTN]

I wish that we had a range around here to shoot big bore. I'd love to have a .338 Lapua.

 

[dee]

The only downfaults I see for the CZ's is the front sling stud on the stock. A barrel band sling stud would be better.

 

[Fleetman]

I agree on the sling swivel placement. Luckily a Lott has slow recoil and allows the body to recoil at about the same speed as the rifle...unlike a .375 that, IMO, has a much sharper recoil. I've been bit by swivels on other rifles. My .338 packs a good wallop on it's own!

I'm hoping a 20mm is in my future...I read an article once that stated the 39's were, at one time, less than $100 AND sometimes included ammo!

 

[Fleetman]

this is what I would like.....

 

[Dawico]

I've read articles concerning that exact failure Dawico. It seems like it's mostly occurring in the older rifles like mine. Is yours re-chambered too?

I've got about 130 rounds through mine and all looks ok for now although I see what looks like a little "movement" of the action in the stock.

No sir, I bought mine new about 3 or 4 years ago. It came chambered in 458 Lott but who knows how long it sat on the dealers shelf. I am guessing it has about 100 rounds through it, and I took it apart a while back and noticed the bedding was broken. I don't really have any idea how many rounds it took to break the bedding up, but the bedding was only about 1/8" thick originally.

 

[Dawico]

I have heard some good things about the Lahtis, all but the price. For now I'll have to settle with the CZ 458 Lott, Barrett m99 50 BMG, and the S&W 500 magnum.

 

[boycan]

I, like, BIG BORES and I can not lie!
All you brotha's can't deny!
When a gun walks back with a great big bore,
And a BIG round HOLE in yo face.
YO dis me with a nine?

We tried!

 

[Texas1911]

CZ 458 Lott, Barrett m99 50 BMG, and the S&W 500 magnum.

Poodle shooters!

This thread had me out at Cabela's looking for a .416 Rigby CZ.

 

[dee]

Poodle shooters!

This thread had me out at Cabela's looking for a .416 Rigby CZ.

I know how you feel I been looking for a FN supreme action for awhile now for a .458 Lott conversion.