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RobertD
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Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.
20/03/04 12:22 PM

mcb: I own a 416 Rigby and a 458 Win. If you handload, the 458 is much more flexible than the 416, athough you can download the 416 and do a whole lot of things with it.

I like the 458 better for reduced loads. With cast bullets, you have a bigger bore going for you. And, if you load a 400 to 450 grain slug, you can penetrate anything on this continent! If you shoot the Hornady 350g round nose, you have a good jacketed bullet for most anything stateside.

Now, that being said, when I go to Africa or New Zealand for buffalo, I will take my 416 Rigby. I believe it is better suited for a one gun safari than the 458.

You can look at the 458 as a 45-70 if you download and 450 Marlin if you up the velocity a bit, and you can still use it as a 458 Win Mag.

RobertD

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My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	mcb	15/03/04 02:36 AM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	RobertD	20/03/04 12:22 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	Gibbs505	20/03/04 02:28 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	RobertD	21/03/04 02:09 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	475Guy	20/03/04 03:27 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	mickey	20/03/04 04:08 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	475Guy	20/03/04 05:08 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	cr500	17/03/04 01:52 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	458RugerNo1	15/03/04 12:52 PM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	475Guy	15/03/04 07:46 AM
Re: My first experience with the 458 Winchester.	Scartozi	15/03/04 02:56 AM

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