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Took the .460 out this morning to try Var-Get and the 500 grain Hornady's.

This is the best group,it's 95.0 grs Var-Get,Fed 215 primer. The average is 2309 fps.


These last two pics are from using 97.0 grains Var-Get.



That is from the bolt knob hitting my finger from the recoil.

LOL, is that your Ele load Elk?

Yup,along with cape buffalo and jackrabbits.

Looks like you're scared of your rifle. A 5 yard group should be one hole. 😉

Perfect, bet you cant wait to center the sights on an Elephants head.

The 460 is a great cartridge to load with 600gr bullets. Since you don't need the 2,600 fps velocity, up the bullet weight at about 2,200-2,300 fps. It slows the recoil velocity and helps with straight-line penetration.

Cannot find any 600 grain Barnes right now. Although Woodleigh makes a 550 grain bullet.

Damn, I used to have boxes of them. Sold them a year or so ago :-(

Damn!

Yup!

The .460 Weatherby is the most powerful varmint rifle devised and very considerably, sub MOA, is ho hum, with loads the rifle likes.

NOTE SOME ADI POWDERS
AR 2207 = H 4198
AR 2208 = VARGET
AR 2206 = H 4895 ("Ish" as there are now variants)
AR 2209 = H 4350
AR 2213 = H 4831


450gn Barnes TSX
110gn IMR 4350 2408 5795
115gn IMR 4350 2527 6382
117gn IMR 4350 2575 6627
119gn IMR 4350 2627 6897 Compressed load

500gn Barnes TSX
110gn IMR 4350 2433 6574
112gn IMR 4350 2483 6847 .456" Great load
115gn IMR 4350 2543 7182 Very heavily compressed

500gn Hornady RN
115gn IMR 4350 2500 6941 .5 MOA Max velocity for this bullet
120gn IMR 4350 2600 7507
122gn IMR 4350 2642 7752 Bullet not strong enough
104gn Rel 15 2398
108.5gn Rel 15 2512 7008
85gn IMR 4064 2028 4567
87gn IMR 4064 2100 4897
104gn AR 2208 2400 6397
94gn AR 2206 2300 5875
115gn WIN 760 2450 6666 Very accurate .5 MOA for 3 shots
115gn AR 2209 2500 6941 .5 MOA
115gn Rel 19 2500 6941
115gn IMR 4831 2500 6941
75gn AR 2207 2000 4442

500gn Swift A-Frama
122gn IMR 4350 2660 7858 Same POI as 500gn Hornady
123gn IMR 4350 2678 7964

550gn Woodleigh Weldcore
110gn IMR 4350 2356 6769
115gn IMR 4350 2382 6931
117gn IMR 4350 2471 7459 Warm Load
117gn WIN 760 2383 6939
120gn WIN 760 2393
122gn WIN 760 2460 Warm Load
117gn AR 2209 2439
119gn AR 2209 2457
119gn IMR 4831 2464
121gn IMR 4831 2509 7690
121gn AR 2213 2422
123gn AR 2213 2459
115gn WMR 2138
118gn WMR 2162
120gn WMR 2179
122gn WMR 2243 6146

600gn Barnes RN
120gn AR 2213 2346
122gn AR 2213 2389
118gn IMR 4831 2392
120gn IMR 4831 2453 8019 Warm Load
114gn IMR 4350 2418
116gn IMR 4350 2460 8064

Cant wait to see the pics and read your hunt report.

Ken,

I cut some material off my MkV bolt knob, the part that hit my finger when shooting off the bench. I cold blued it; it works and looks great. You can't see any difference from the side.

If PB hadn't gone bunkers, I'd post a picture. The round part of the bolt knob that used to touch my finger is now flat, giving a quarter inch of so more clearance, bolt knob/finger.

That wouldn't be a bad idea on a big boomer like yours.

DF

I may have 50 to 100 of these, let me check.

DF,paid $2100 for the rifle and I'm not about to mess with the bolt knob.

Besides,the bolt knob is checkered,as this is a Weatherby Custom.


If I keep the velocity @ 2300 or less the bolt does not hit my finger. Besides a 500 gr .458 @ 2300 fps will kill any bunny rabbit around here.

The Barnes or the Woodleigh?

Barnes PM sent

I would just go to the feed store and get a new pair of deerskin work gloves. Cut about 1/2" or 3/4" off of the index finger--enough to allow full contact of the last joint of your index finger on the trigger.