Why a 458?
Because I wanted to find out what owning, shooting, handloading, and hunting with one was like.
A trip to Africa is not required to own one.
It’s fun as heck to play with a 458!
I’ve only taken a couple of small deer with mine so far but I now KNOW that having a 458 is a hoot. I’m on my second one now, a Ruger No.1. There are a LOT of projectiles a guy can shoot through a .458 bore.
If shooting kangaroos and pigs with a 458 is a sin, I will be in hell for a long time:) I always loved them with 400 grain Speer and either 70 grains of 4064 or 70 grains of an Australian powder we use to have with a burn rate like 3031. Te 4064 did right on 2000 f/s and the 3031 like powder was right at 2100 f/s. Both loads very accurate.
