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I don’t know if anyone else has tried the 458 Socom on their AR but I’m loving mine. It’s a perfect match. 10 rounds of 45-70! Same ballistics. Same accuracy as my lever action. Less recoil

I'm liking the Thumper concept. mine is the AR -15 .450 bushmaster. one shot kill on deer. fell over within20'

had one a few years now. picked it over the .450 bushmaster as I already load the 45/70 so I have .458 diameter bullets. it is a fun gun to shoot and it kills as expected so far.

my son had one shot kills on hogs and nilgai with his.

try the combined technology 300g silvertip rn's.
will kill anything past, present, or future on earth. accurate also

I like my SOCOM. I am putting together a 10.5" pistol upper. It can wear the Silencerco Hybrid like my 16.5" carbine. 300 gr TTSX is pretty wicked. But 485 gr WLN cast can cut quite a path when shot subsonic. Rusty

Thanks for the thread. I've considered the 458 Socom also.

Take the plunge. Not just a cool caliber to own, but to shoot it is more than a bit of a blast. I don't feel the recoil of a 12 gauge as some folks claim. Unless of course I use the 500 + grain bullets in a full load. And that won't take much powder. Keep close to the recommended loads and begin with the start loads. Important in an arm that is made up mostly of aluminum. Rusty

Where are you guys buying these?

Tromix was the original correct?

I've got my barrel sitting here. Going Tromix on mine because you can get the upper and bolt in left hand. Then I'll be waiting on the suppressor form.

What type of can are you guys using on these?

I assume they can't be ran with a standard pistol suppressor?

None of you dickheads gonna tell me what type of can you're using?

I'm still waiting on paper. I guess if you read about it you would find out the powder burn is mostly in the first 10 to 12 inches of barrel. In most cases you could probably use a pistol rated can. I plan on using the Silencerco Hybrid. Rusty

Hey Deflave. Go to the 458SOCOM Forums and read instead of being a name caller. Rusty

Thank you for condensing the info.

It brings great value to the site.

I sure like mine. I have the Rock River Arms upper, not the "Beast", on a put together lower, with a Geissel SSA-E trigger. Been using the Barnes TTSX 300 grainers, accurate and hit like a ton of bricks. Where I hunt, a 75 yard shot is a long shot, a thick cedar swampish area surrounded by agriculture, in Wisconsin. It works like all the rest of them, still have to put it where it needs to go! But it is neat to use.

This works great:

Hybrid

Mine worked excellent with 350 grain hornady round nose bullets. Hogs didn’t like it, neither did saplings and anything else that was in the way.

Love mine.

sits on an NFA lower sometimes. trashed an Eotech

call it my short range material interdiction rifle

It's about the best way to channel the 45/70 without running a lever.

A friend has one and we run 300, 350 cast in it. His guns throat won't run .458s and still crimp in the crimp grooves, so .457's they are.

It's not a legal cartridge for deer here, so its not used on anything but bowling over small trees...