It seems at least very difficult if not impossible for some people (including shooters) to understand the basics of physics. A .458 Win Mag in any rifle that can be loaded with any bullet to 3.6" COL has the same cartridge capacity of a .458 Lott. That includes the CZ550 I owned, an M70 Winchester, a 700 Remington and my current Ruger #1. The point that has been made already that the .458 Win Mag can exceed the COL of the Lott's 3.6" in using the long 450s and 500s of Barnes TSX's. In my CZ I could seat them to a COL of 3.78". Not so in the Lott because it has a relatively short throat, regardless of the box length. I can also seat those bullets to 3.68" for the 450 TSX and 3.8" for the 500 TSX with still plenty in the case when crimped into the bottom cannelure. The 350 TSX would shoot 3/4", 3-shot groups at 100 yards leaving the muzzle of my CZ at 2750 fps/5876 ft-lbs, and 2760 fps from my current Ruger #1 at 2760 fps/5919 ft-lbs into MOA. The Ruger will also fire the 450 A-Frame at 2400 fps and a 500gr Speer or Hornady at 2300+fps.
Just the facts.
Bob
www.bigbores.ca
