Originally Posted by Riflecrank
Sir Bob,
Good riddance to Old Arthur's visitation upon you very soon !
Originally Posted by CZ550

... Yes, recently I went on record as suggesting the three manufactured bullets I'd have on my bullet shelves if limited to that. And the 480gr DGX (Dangerous Game Expanding) from Hornady would be the heavy. It shoots well from my current Ruger No.1 in .458 at 2353 fps (5900 ft-lbs) using 82 grains of H4895, WLRM primers, Rem brass, and 3.585" COL (corrected to MV). Temp @ 21C/70F ...
Bob
www.bigbores.ca

That is a great load to be sure, for the .458 WM+, bolt action or single shot.
My findings have always agreed closely with Bob's.
Even a SAAMI .458 WM restriction of 3.340" COL and way less than .458 Lott pressure max allows the 480-gr DGX to get well over 2200 fps in a 24" barrel,
and that is plenty for any big game needing a soft point.
The 480-gr DGS might be needed only if elephant are on the menu.

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The shop mule used to assess loads to be used in sexier rifles:

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Sir Ron;

Thanks for your well wishes, that seems to be working! Also, I took your advice to include the 480 DGX as good moose or bear medicine at close range in my blog yesterday, which I would have done out of conviction anyway -- and probably not at max MV.

I once shot a good bear frontally (actually I shot three in a row that way over three seasons) using a hardcast 465gr at 70 yards. That bullet has the exact diameter meplat as the 480 DGX. It left the muzzle of a single-shot NEF .45-70 at 1900 fps and that bear dropped so fast in tall grass that I lost sight of it when the rifle came out of recoil. The heart was jello and the bullet never found, nor any piece thereof. I'd consider the 480 DGX more of the same. It would never need 2350 fps for anything, except possibly for range purposes -- at least not anything soft skinned this side of 200 yards.

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

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