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How things change! The Freedom Arms single action in .454 Casull can also fire the shorter 45 Colt cartridge. The double action Smith & Wesson below in .460 S&W Magnum can safely fire not only the .460 cartridge cartridge but the shorter .454 Casull and even shorter .45 Colt. Both guns customized by Mag-Na-Port, Inc.

In single shots as those from Thompson/ Center Arms, the .444 Marlin, .45-70 Government and .450 Marlin are great performers. Note that Hornady Lever Evolution loads, with their spitzer or “pointed” bullets, gives big bores a bullet that can reach out father without shedding velocity as fast as a blunt nose bullet will.

From mild to wild, cartridges larger than 40-caliber are hotter than ever and here to stay. The big bores are anything but boring!

a robert hillberg cornucopia

BY ROBERT HILLBERG

Editor’s Note: In our opinion, Robert L. Hillberg – former head of research and development for High Standard Manufacturing – is a national treasure, being one of the few surviving masters of post-WWII American firearms design. Many of his countless creations, including the Whitney Wolverine, the Wildey gas-operated .45 pistol and the COP four-shot derringer, are avidly sought by collectors today, as are his more conventional designs. Here, the esteemed Mr. Hillberg offers his insights on the early history of High Standard and the development of the Ithaca Model 49 single-shot Rifle, the Savage 101 pistol and the Browning BPS shotgun.