Originally Posted by
Gm54-120
Neat huh?
FPJ bolt and Bare 209 plug. The SS FPJ is machined to fit the SS breach plug. IIRC he uses the new tungsten bushings being made on Dougs for the smokeless crowd. Then modifies the Knight plug to accept them.
IIRC he said the huge loads of BH209 were eating up vents in under 30 shots. These bushings last a long long time.
From my reading the BH load that uses is really not that much more than a lot of guys on here are using in their Knights - whoops wait a minute I forgot whether he said volume or weight - now I have to go look. It says 142 grains of BH and your quote says 100 by weight, so I am
ASSUMING the 142 is volume.
And not to touch a nerve or anything but this seems a much better thought than the new Remington Ultimate or even the Ultimate ML.
I also think the twist of the Douglas and the .458 diameter of the bore are key factors. Although with the advent of the new 50 cal. pistols and rifles and then the production of quality bullets by various companies for these new guns - you could possible accomplish the same thing with a GM 50 cal. barrel. I also wonder how long an original Lehigh Vent liner might hold up to the heat of this BH load.
Here is an example of a couple of bullets (for hunting I would like to try). This would be great in a .458 bore - a bit of an over kill for deer but....
And this one in a tight 50 cal. bore... In fact this one shoots great from my Mountaineer... 50x350 grains. Designed for the .500 Cyrus, .500 S&W(Encore rifle), and .50 Beowulf.
