Originally Posted by
bigted
I did misunderstand. This is NOT the Winchester 458 Rifle round.
I have long wished for a 45 Colt barrel for my Encore rifle. So my imagination is that your win mag barrel would be close to that.
Seeing that this is cleared up ... what diameter? .451/.452 seems likely. Also what twist? I would still like the .452/.454 inch 45 Colt with my preference being .452 just for not needing to reinvent the boolit diameter wheel. Could go from 135 grain up to a 300 grain being from lean n lite to heavy n chuggin boolits.
I always thought about a 250 at subsonic speed with a nice can on the end of a 16 inch barrel. Betcha this would just about be the most useful settup going.
More then once I have been tempted SORELY to reline my 45-70 barrel and attempt to wind up with just such an animal in 45 Colt chamber. Its 20 inch length would do just swell with a Leopold 3X9 scope.
Do keep us tuned in with your 45 Win Mag barrel.