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A review of how versatile a standard SAAMI .458 WinMag can be with creative handloading.



The pointy bullet as long as 3.540" COL
and the big-meplat FN as long as 3.500" COL
can be loaded off the top of the box, chambered and ejected even if not fired:



Here is an old 400-gr TSX loaded to 3.540" COL, cartridge is in the bolt face above,
push bolt forward to chamber,
and below the bolt is being retracted and cartridge is starting to eject:



The single-loaded cartridge swings free:



All the ammo in the stock carrier will work through the magazine, 300-grainer to 500-grainers here,
but bullets from 250-grainer to 600-grainer are practical:



Save the longer COL .458 WM+ loads for putting the SAAMI .458 Lott in its place.