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Ha ! Sir Bob is my hero !
Probably is the oldest living man still hunting with the .458 Win.Mag.
If I live as long I hope to follow his example.

From his latest blog: https://bigborefan.wordpress.com/

A gem for discussion:



I assume that both of the 350-grain TSX bullets impacted at 2400 fps.

I once shot a cape buffalo with the .510-cal./ 450-gr. GSC HV , MV was 2650 fps, it impacted at about 75 yards.
A second shot was placed between his shoulder blades from close range, like 5 to 10 yards, after he was believed to be dead, lying on his side.
The bullet that killed him had a pinched shut nose too, but still tumbled through his heart.
I think it hit the humerus, heaviest bone in his body before it got to his heart.
The one that was fired up close had a perfect mushroom.
Gerard Schultz redesigned that bullet after he saw pictures of it.

SD drives expansion at any given velocity.
The .510"/ 450-gr SD = 0.247
The .458"/ 350-gr SD = 0.238
The .458"/400-gr SD = 0.272
The 400-gr monometal copper bullet might work better than the 350-grainer if both are impacting at about 2400 fps.
The 450-gr monometal copper bullet might work better still, but many old men say the 400-grainer is good enough.