| 4seventy |
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| 03/03/08 04:36 PM |
Re: What's wrong with a .458
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One aspect not mentioned in any comments I've seen around is that of reliable feeding. Often observed at Big Game Rifle Club Group 2 Nitro matches is a failure to feed in rapid fire situations: the rounds jack up and cause a jam, attributed to the straight wall case. What have been your experiences? The word I have heard is that the extra length of the 458 Lott helps overcome this (alleged) problem.
My experience with the .458 Win mag is that it is not the easiest of cartridges to get to feed perfectly. Especially when the rifle holds 5 or so in the mag like the big Brno's.
Getting all the cartridges to feed reliabaly from both sides of the mag box can be tricky to say the least.
Rifles that only hold 3 in the mag are easier to get the feed right IMO.
458's usually feed better with spitzer bullets rather than the big round nose projectiles as well.
With a rifle which is set up to feed the .458 Lott cartridge, I do wonder how well that same rifle would feed the shorter .458 Win cartridge.