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Sir Bob's latest blog today is a great one.

https://bigborefan.wordpress.com/

A sample from 3/20/2021 entry, a very tough test medium was used here:



Projectile performance is critical during all aspects of ballistics, whatever the firearm used.
All else goes for naught if terminal effects go squat.
A selection of Bob's .458-caliber projectiles:



We could certainly add some more to that impressive lineup, such as 600-grain jacketed and cast at +2000 fps down to 250-grain monometal at +3000 fps,
Even snake shot capsules borrowed from the .45 Long Colt or 730-gr Ranger Ricks at 1080 fps subsonic to +1500 fps just for kicks.
The .458 Wincester Magnum is truly the most versatile sporting rifle ever conceived, with the broadest range of projectiles possible.
I have not yet settled on the ultimate VLD design for sheets of plywood at 2000 yards.
Any help there would be appreciated.
We know they used to shoot at 2000 yards with .451"-bore muzzleloaders.
3-foot circles at 1000 yards were a piece of cake. See John Rigby muzzleloader load with 530-gr paper-patched bullet and 86 grains of BP.
As you were, at Bob's blog:

Bob in Africa with Brenneke slugs in a 12-ga shotgun as backup for lion or buffalo while learning bushcraft from his son's tracker.
Elephant might present a worry ?:



Bob on safari in Canada, armed with .458 Winchester Magnum CZ 550 Magnum and proper bullet, no worries at all, even if an elephant surprised him: