The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Cool indeed!!

Cool indeed!! (reply)

Hoot — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:27:22 +0000

The shortened .458's have long held my fancy. Not sure what I want to do with them nor what I want to shoot them out of but it sounds like fun.

Not mine yet but working on it. If i dowind up with it a (reply)

ERSisk — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:26:54 +0000

chamber cast WILL be the first order of business.

very good advice. (reply)

cable — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:55:27 +0000

Best you do a chamber cast (reply)

Bud — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:30:14 +0000

of that thing.....just to make damn sure what it is.

i had one of those, actually the very one in the article (reply)

cable — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:25:45 +0000

john traister was the author and builder. i eventually rechambered it to the 450 marlin, an easy conversion and sold it off to a friend up here who says it is his favorite rifle.

Many years ago, Rifle magazine...... (reply)

Slow Hand — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:23:28 +0000

That would be really cool!!!

Many years ago, Rifle magazine...... (reply)

Otony — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:55:39 +0000

.......had an article detailing a fellow's conversion of one of the fat sided Big Bore 94 receivers to .458 American. I can't think of anything else it might be.

Otony

Unknown Winchester 94 Chamber????

ERSisk — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 04:30:28 +0000

Chamber looks to be for a straight wall, standard belted cartridge, not a 450 marlin belt. No markings on barrel. .458 bore. Any ideas?