Let's admit that the .458 Win Mag has some controversy which surrounds it..It has a case capacity which could use more room and is sometimes hard to make feed correctly with the straight walled case, and does not make the advertised 2150 fps with a 500 gr bullet...

But what is wrong with shooting a 400 gr bullet at 2350 in that case? Or a 450 grain bullet at 2100? There are enough great bullets on the market now that the 458 Win does not have to shoot a 500 gr solid or a 510 soft to be effective..

If a 400 solid from a 416 kills 'em, the same from a 458 should do it just a little better...with the added advantage of less recoil, larger frontal cross section and the same penetration or better than before...

Just curious, anyone tried a 458 Win shooting either the 400 or 450 grain bullets...On paper, it looks pretty good, any first hand experiences here?