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Thanks for the blog, last two weeks are great ones, to which I can only add AMEN.

Today is the anniversary of some Lab Radar data from 07-03-2021,
shot with the factory barrel, 24", 1:14" twist, 0.459"-grooved, .450"-bored, 1980 vintage Ruger No. 1.
That is a .458 WM+ rifle for sure:





I got excited when I saw the 500-gr TBSS 3-shot landed close to the 450-gr TSX 5-shot at 100 yards,
looking through the 9X setting of the Nikon scope.
I blew it on the last two shots with the TBSS.
They were the last two shots of 25 shots of .458 WM+ handloads
and 6 shots of factory .458 WM as a control that day, shot in less than an hour,
while the young man who owned the Lab Radar stood by.
Smart kid, a CAD/CAM machinist, son of my gunsmith, and I knew he had better things to do.
That is my story and I am sticking to it. The Ruger No. 1 shoots better than I do, truth be told.

Yes, the Hornady .458 WM 500-gr DGS factory load was "right-on" by Lab Radar: 2140.3 fps MV and 1866.7 fps at 100 yards.

More anniversary review:
With same center-of-target hold at 100 yards and no scope setting changes
the Point-Of-Impact elevation differences of the loads are noted below:

.458 WM 500-gr DGS at 2140 fps: POI = + 9.5" (slow bullet, greater barrel time, greater muzzle elevation at barrel exit)
.458 WM+ 480-gr DGX-Bonded at 2405 fps: POI = -4.5" (lower impact by 14") (83.0 gr. AA-2460 handload, 3.560" COL)
.458 WM+ 450-gr TSX at 2459 fps: POI = -3"
.458 WM+ 500-gr TBSS at 2408 fps: POI = - 4" approximately.