Ray,
I hate to rain on your parade but...
1. The fastest .458 Lott load listed by Barnes goes 2264 fps.
2. Barnes says that load has 105% load density.
Both 500 grain flat point solids.
Can you quote us some ACTUAL EXAMPLES of COMPACTED LOTT LOADS causing problems?
I didn't think so.
By the way...
The fastest .458WM load they list goes 2194 fps at 105% load density. Why so slow? Because they have listings only for some very oddball powders for the .458. No "normal" .458 powders like AA2230, H335, H4895 are shown.
But...that being the case, if there's some reason to prefer the Lott, it certainly has nothing to do with "compaction" or 2350 fps.
Can you quote us some ACTUAL EXAMPLES of COMPACTED WM LOADS causing problems?
I didn't think so.
By the way #2: Their Lott load uses 13 grains more powder than my 450 or 500 grain WM loads. This means that the Lott adds 18% recoil velocity (velocity, not energy) to my 450 grain North Fork solid load, without gaining anything in penetration. Guess who is going to shoot more accurately in the field?
