458 win Mag in a Garand?

[waco]

Have you seen this? Pretty wild!

 

[fiver]

the magazine modification alone probably cost 500$

 

[Brad]

Yikes. Doesn't look like much fun to me.

 

[quicksylver]

Ok...now what?
Did he really do that or just put the rounds in the rifle ?

 

[Brad]

http://mccannindustries.com/history/

Holy crap, they actually made them.

 

[Tony]

Brad,
I'd pay to see you shoot that one prone! If there were a way to stretch that action you could have one built in .458 Lott.

 

[KHornet]

I would be willing to shoot it once!
Have shot 458 Win, and 460Weatherby.\
Not a lot of fun, but it was worth a try.
Put 3 rounds out of both of them. Was
much younger then, and I hope less wise
than I am at present.

Paul

 

[Bret4207]

I'm still stuck on "Why?"

 

[RicinYakima]

Charging chipmunks! They have very sharp teeth.

 

[Chris]

There is no kill like overkill.

 

[Brad]

Why? Because they can.
I wouldn't be interested at all. Bet that isn't a cheap conversion.

 

[Ian]

I'm still stuck on "Why?"

Probably the same reason a hound licks his privates....because he can.

 

[Ian]

Yeah. Like Brad just wrote.

 

[fiver]

I dunno showing up in Africa with a 6 or 8 shot 458 would be pretty darn handy.

 

[KeithB]

I wonder how long even a robust gun such as a Garand would hold up to a steady diet of .458s.

 

[Brad]

The bedding won't last long. Gas port size can keep the action from being damaged but the recoil still has to be accounted for.

 

[fiver]

it looks to be laid up in a Laminated stock, probably with some steel inserts.

 

[oscarflytyer]

Just damn! I shot a 458 Win Mag - ONCE! Converted 8MM Mauser. Very light for caliber rifle. And I have nice pocket under a high cheek bone. AND shot it from the bench! Hardest I have ever been hit in my life! Actually reached in to see if my teeth came loose! 375 H&H was a cream puff comparatively! Not sure I could imagine, or WANT, to shoot a 458 Win in a Garand. Heck, full bore 45-70 rounds in the Marlin 1895 are no fun...

 

[KHornet]

I would only shoot the big, hard recoiling rifles offhand.
From the bench is just asking for problems.

Paul

 

[oscarflytyer]

I would only shoot the big, hard recoiling rifles offhand.
From the bench is just asking for problems.

Paul

Paul - was young dumb and in the Army. thought I was bullet proof. 458 benchrest taught me a lesson I have never forgotten!