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JKS
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Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav?
      05/04/05 02:58 PM

The 458 Lott is a great round and I love it. Depending on the rifle and load it can vary from nice to a real handful. My first experience firing the Lott was with my bone stock Ruger #1 w/iron sights and full factory 500 gr loads. That combination got your attention real quick! It was way more than the 416 Rigbys I was used to shooting. The #1 has a reputation of accentuating recoil and the stock "pad" is crap. The full Lott loads in this rifle did indeed recoil. You got a little "stinger" running down your arm after shooting it!

With a scope and a slip on pad the #1 became much more friendly. With 450gr loads it was fun! I recently acquired a Ruger RSM in 458 Lott and a it is definitely more user friendly! I would say the felt recoil of the RSM is at least 15% less than the #1. With reduced loads I have shot ground squirrels and rock chucks with great results...you know you have shot a big bore but are NOT pounded. With full 500 gr loads it is still very controllable. However I would do field position contortions VERY carefully with full loads!

John

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* 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? AngelRod1 13/02/05 04:39 PM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? JKS   05/04/05 02:58 PM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? vladimir   14/03/05 12:24 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? cr500   13/03/05 05:22 PM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? nitro476   03/04/05 02:12 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison ThomasEdwards   13/03/05 09:16 PM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison csutton7   14/03/05 03:10 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison ThomasEdwards   14/03/05 01:49 PM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison Minkman   30/03/05 03:45 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison atkinson6   30/03/05 05:30 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison Will   30/03/05 06:27 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 470ne Comparison nitro476   03/04/05 02:18 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? **DONOTDELETE**   14/02/05 01:49 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 475Guy   13/02/05 11:55 PM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? SteveM   14/02/05 03:51 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? 475Guy   15/02/05 12:21 AM
. * * Re: 458 Lott 2 Hav or Not 2 Hav? SteveM   15/02/05 07:09 AM

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