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44MAG#1
08-27-2016, 11:35 AM
5 at 100 yards with a 515 gr cast plain base. 2 5/16 inches outside to outside including the "humble shot".
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Earlwb
08-27-2016, 11:38 AM
Nice. It is always great to see someone shooting the big bore guns still. Anyway that was some fine shooting there.
3leggedturtle
08-27-2016, 12:00 PM
Nice shooting. Now we/I need the details. Rifle, powder, velocity. Almost bought a #1 in 458 but didn't have enough Hippoes in Soutnern, MN to justify it. Todd/3leg
44MAG#1
08-27-2016, 12:39 PM
Load 29.0 gr A2400, 2.5 gr Polyfill, Federal 155 Large Pistol Primer Magnum and Winchester cases.
Load must be fairly low on pressure as the loads show far less pressure than most book recommended full power loads with 500 gr jacketed data.
Velocity is 1245 fps chronoed.
A 550 gr cast GC with 28.0 gr A2400 and same components shoot very, very close to the accuracy of this load and chronoed at 1190 fps.
Almost bought a #1 in 458 but didn't have enough Hippoes in Soutnern, MN to justify it. Todd/3leg
I point out to my wife that since I acquired the 416 Rigby and the 458 Win Mag we haven't had any elephant problems in our neighborhood.
44man
08-28-2016, 08:01 AM
Very nice and even though a big gun, the load looks like an ideal deer shooter.
clintsfolly
08-28-2016, 10:37 AM
I built a 458accRel and it shoots cast! So far I have used it on (1) 350 lbs pig (1) 8pt 160lbs many water bottles and about a ton of rocks made into gravel! Love to shoot it and will till I can't.
Doc Highwall
08-28-2016, 04:58 PM
I use to hunt elephants but I had to give it up................the decoys were just too dam heavy.
44man
08-29-2016, 11:14 AM
I use to hunt elephants but I had to give it up................the decoys were just too dam heavy.
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Beerd
08-29-2016, 08:28 PM
details on the firearm?
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