Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: 458WM is very versatile

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Big Bore Rifles

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 27663
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: 458WM is very versatile
13/07/12 07:00 AM

I've used 350gr RM Hornady's at 2,290fps on Moose - splendid performance. One, a frontal, centred the brain, smashed 3 vertebrae and exited out the back of his neck- large exit hole, ie: 2".

The 350gr. Speer has an incredibly thick jacket, ie: .063" or 1/16".
Since it is guidling metal, it's even tougher than the .049's Barnes used to use.
The bullet was designed for the .458 Mag for deer and other lighter game.
In a .45/70, Speer and some writers such as Barnsness suggests moving it over 1,900fps just to get it to expand.
The picture of one sectioned, shows that I crimped it lengthwise in the vice, just to 'expand' the jacket to show it's thickness a bit better.
I'd personally drive it as fast as possible for pigs, just to get it to expand. I do think the 350 Hornady's might be better for lighter animals.
We've also had 300gr. Hornady's (or was it a FN Sierra?) driven at only 2,260fps (Sharps .45 3 1/4"), 1" diameter exit on broadside a moose lung shot, no bones - 3 year old bull, maybe 800pounds maximum.

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
458WM is very versatile	mauserand9mm	18/01/11 08:45 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	Rolf	25/01/11 10:39 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	Ben	26/01/11 08:06 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	mauserand9mm	26/01/11 07:10 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	Rolf	26/01/11 10:04 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	264	18/02/11 05:04 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	tinker	18/02/11 06:14 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	Sarg	18/02/11 07:47 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	tinker	19/02/11 01:49 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	CptCurl	19/02/11 09:45 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	albertan	12/07/12 03:57 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	mauserand9mm	12/07/12 09:15 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	poprivit	13/07/12 01:39 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	mauserand9mm	13/07/12 08:40 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	DarylS	14/07/12 12:38 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	DarylS	13/07/12 07:00 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	bonanza	27/01/11 01:06 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	mauserand9mm	27/01/11 08:43 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	4seventy	28/01/11 01:47 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	450_Ackley	28/01/11 07:44 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	4seventy	28/01/11 08:26 PM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	Con	29/01/11 03:35 AM
Re: 458WM is very versatile	4seventy	27/01/11 05:17 PM

Extra information

1 registered and 31 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 12719

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved