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Thread: 460 weatherby advice
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06-07-2017, 15:46 #1
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460 weatherby advice
Hi there
anyone with the 460 weatherby magnum?
a freind of mine has just got one and needs some help with powders etc for 600 grain monolithics.
thanks a mil
Gary
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06-07-2017, 16:25 #2
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
An above par batch of S365 or a slower batch of S355 is the right recipe for a 600 grain mono
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06-07-2017, 16:26 #3
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
And a gum guard and thick shoulder pad
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06-07-2017, 16:43 #4
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06-07-2017, 16:44 #5
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
Few things are so good a remedy for stress related back spasms and kidney stones as a shot or two with this beast. Guaranteed to keep the mind occupied for at least 20 minutes.
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06-07-2017, 17:10 #6
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
ouch !
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06-07-2017, 18:50 #7
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
So!
besides the jokes, S355 seems the way to go.
anyone actually got one and has some experience?
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06-07-2017, 19:44 #8
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
Barrel length ?
What MV is your friend hoping to achieve ?
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06-07-2017, 21:52 #9
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Re: 460 weatherby advice
What would you friend use this rifle for? Since a few( extremely) hunters/PH use this rifle you need to find a hunter who owns /shoot this caliber rifle.
According to Pierre Van Der Walt:
SONCHEM 385, 600gn bullets 98 gn( min load) 108 gn ( max load) Max velocity 2,275fps, 24 inc barrel, Hand load , not pressure tested...
I will ask around and see if we can get someone who owns this caliber. It is not a caliber the average person is able to shoot without developing a permanent flinch and some stout headaches... we participated in a Dangerous Game hunting course this pass week and the Weatherby 460 rifle was coined as the rifle with the most vicious recoil of all rifles. The person shooting this rifle needs to ensure he uses a heavy for caliber bullet at least and a mercury recoil reducer to try and lessen the recoil effect this rifle has.
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07-07-2017, 09:20 #10
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