Id have to do the math on the action face to see how large of a case head I could get on it and still have .200" wall thickness.
Something like .405 Winchester might be good. The 1894 has adequate locking mechanisms; the double underlugs and top snap/rib extension fastener. My only real concern is the thickness of the standing breach and the firing pin hole size on rifle cartridges. It would have to be bushed. All that being said we have a Westley Richards det-lock action in the shop that is chambered in .470. The standing breach cant be any thicker than the 1894, the WR is just an adapted A&D boxlock afterall with similar locking mechanisms as the 1894. Obviosly the top snap and rib extension is a little different.
When I regulate a double I try to get it shooting parallel at 50yds.
Last edited by gunmaker; 06/15/13 11:23 AM.
