| 9.3x57 |
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| 07/09/09 11:12 PM |
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Re: 458 Winchester Magnum Question
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Although 2100+fps with 500grn bullets is not suppose to be a problem to achieve, I intend to use Woodleigh 480grn 458Win Mag bullets and hope to get a MV of 2150fps which is basically the great 450NE load .
I have always been a little confused as to why they didn't roll this bullet weight out as standard in the first place. Maybe the 500 gr .470 Nitro was the goal, or maybe the fact that the 500 grain weight was a standard .45-cal bullet weight in the USA for many years before {.45-70}. Regardless, as you say, the real deal was the .450 and it tossed a 480 grain bullet.
Funny how these things work. If Winchester had spun out the load in 480 weight to start with, maybe the controversies {and excuses?} surrounding the .458/500 would never have occured and who knows whether the Lott would even exist!
