Reeder Custom Guns - These are BIG cases! Basically .470 NE necked to .416

Case has his .450 KNR for the Ruger No. 1. A fantastic cartridge idea. The .470 3-1/4” necked to .458”.

I need .500 NE 3” cases. I can go about making them from this readily available .416/500 NE. I can trim to 3” and expand. Maybe blow out as a blank then trim. But what an ear shattering violent use of bunches of pistol powder! I’ll tinker with it. I like the looks of the big, rimmed, .416! There are several larger caliber sporting rounds that did not get much press. The .370 Sako, .400 H&H, and this .416, just to name a few. A bit much for the high B.C. .22 and 6.5mm crew. lol. But when you need a big hit, you need it.

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I quickly found the LEE collet case holder was never intended to house humongous 0.650” rims. Well….it is a lathe. So with Dick Lee readjusting in his eternal garden, I adjusted the limits of the mass marketed engineering. Slaloming on the glass now!

I decided to try trimming to 3” and ball expanding first. A trial (5). Looks to be nice resilient thick and long lasting brass.

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I made shootable brass .410 shells from .303 British. They actually worked. lol

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I think that you have inadvertently recreated the 416 Krighoff Waterboy

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It does look like a lovely case. 3” or 3.25” wouldn’t make a lot of ballistic difference. Fantastic in the Ruger No.1 for a .416 cal. It’s got to have a rim for me on the falling block or break open actions.

.500 NE ammo is over $200 per (20)!

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These are BIG cases! Basically .470 NE necked to .416

Nothing is ever smooth and easy….

Have you tried making 9.3x74R into 405 Win cases

Should work, you can make short from .30/40 Krag

416-500 NE

I’m just trying to make .500 NE cases on the cheap