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bonanza
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550 grain Crater-2
#182567 - 26/05/11 10:45 AM

Just ordered 100 of these for my .458 WM. Will report back when I get a few down range. Fun stuff.

http://www.competitor-pistol.com/jb%20home.html

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tinker
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Re: 550 grain Crater-2 [Re: bonanza]
#182583 - 26/05/11 02:02 PM

Bonanza-

Have you run many different cast loads in your 458?
I've gone the other direction with mine lately, running 350tsx bullets seated long with Lott-capacity powder loads at significantly high velocities for extended range.
I really like my .458 bolt rifle. It's so versatile!

Can't wait to see how you do with these big cast bullets.

Cheers
Tinker

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bonanza
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Re: 550 grain Crater-2 [Re: tinker]
#182606 - 26/05/11 08:52 PM

My dear load is 350 grain Woodleigh round nose, however more like 2150 fps to replicate the 450 BPE. I also want to develop some whisper loads with TrailBoss. I've had some success with the 480 grain WFN.

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Mike_Johnson
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Re: 550 grain Crater-2 [Re: bonanza]
#182609 - 26/05/11 10:53 PM

I see it only recommends those bullets for the .458 lott in single shots. Why would that be? Looks like they offer a good crimping opportunity. Are they just too long to feed properly in a bolt gun? In this neck of the woods, I definately will be looking to chunking a good cast bullet of this weight at 1300-1500fps in my .458 lott for practice and for white tail deer. Looking forward to hearing your experience with these bullets.

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DarylS
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Re: 550 grain Crater-2 [Re: Mike_Johnson]
#182616 - 27/05/11 04:51 AM

Crimped in the foreward crimp groove, they should fit any .458 cal. gun, Mike as they were designed to fit in a Marlin which allows only around .44" out of the case.

I've shot 550gr. in my .458 2" and the .458 Alaskan using an old Lyman mould, with a huge flat nose.

Elmer K. once told me to use that one in my .458 2" for Cape Buffalo for a trip I was planning, back in the late 70's. He said that bullet, hardened and at the 1,950fps was all I'd need.

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