John, I'm sure you meant .458 Win.
Bill Hober is sure proud of his Breakaway Solids at $7+ per bullet. Well that's Larry's price at Midway. He had the price, just not the bullets. I got them a bit cheaper, in fact, the last box Graf and Son had. They sure are slick cycling, and from what I've read and heard, that's what the new design is all about.
When the tip breaks away, what's left is not too unlike the Hydrostatically Stabilized solids by another maker. Those bullets are said to drive straighter, not veer as some older solids were known to do. But, solids with large HP evidently weren't the slickest feeding due to the nose design. Bill Hober reportedly solved that problem, retaining the effectiveness of the HP design. He said it's the most tested solid ever. I believe him.
They don't seem to be cutting edge accurate compared to the NPT and SAF, but are no doubt good enough for their designated purpose. And, I didn't shoot enough to really say for sure. But as hard as those components are to find, I'm not shooting a bunch of them. A few representative shots will have to do.
Needless to say, my bud was very happy with how his rifle shot those 400's. It's an old push feed M-70, but it does have a new Shilen barrel, so why not.
DF
