well i did it...i finally realized my dream of the past 35 years, i bought a 458 win mag. the rifle is a cz..550. very nice rifle and well put together but.......wow, first off i put the down payment on a box of factory shells, then i actually went out and shot the beast 5 times in a row!!! my arm is still quivering and my teeth are just settling down so i can sip soup thru a straw. my god i knew this fairly light rifle would shake me but...wowwwww!!!
here is my question slash statement;
first off ive been dreaming of loading this boomer to 45/90 or 45/100 velosity. i even want to try some holy black in it just to see what is possible. i intend to use cast boolits and maybe a hat full of rem 405 gr boolits. this has been a dream of mine, to have a 45/70 style cartridge in a bolt action so my tired ol eyes can actually see stuff beyond 25 yds. finally got the platform and a dandy it is. all the reading and searching ive done have netted me nothing but hot loads even with cast.
so my question is this...has anyone [ im sure there is ] that has done research on this idea and if so...will you share with me some kinder loads for this fire belcher/ shoulder cruncher.
oh more about the rifle...it holds 6 shells......what a cool surprise. i bought it new but without any paperwork or box that it came in. the dealer said that in a spring cleaning, they somehow burned the box with all the paperwork and owners manual...hense the great price i got on it.
anyhow, i have gotten the costly part out of the way on my dream gun ...now all i need is to get a good starting place.
thanks in advance for the shared info iv come to like about the great people on this site.
Ted