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Thread: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
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30-04-2021, 17:43 #1
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458 WIN MAG Suggestions
Hello,
So both my 6.5 creedmoor and 50 bmg was approved recently, so i'm looking in to another rifle...
- I have all the reloading components for 458 win mag;
Which rifle and why ?
Winchester mod 70 pre64 is high on my list currently.
Thanks!
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30-04-2021, 18:22 #2
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Re: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
In what role is it going to be used? Hunting, PH or guiding tourists?
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30-04-2021, 18:44 #3
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Re: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
Hi Driepootx,
Thank you for the reply;
I believe it will be used not for general hunting, but more towards guide / ph work in well bushed areas.
Thanks
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30-04-2021, 20:32 #4
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Re: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
Some ideas:
The classic solution would be a custom double rifle.
Another classic would be a Ruger No 1.
Or maybe a good old BRNO ZKK, just because of its legendary reliability?
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30-04-2021, 21:09 #5
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Re: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
Why?, buy a .22 and you covered for everything that walks the planet or likely ever has and you will be able to afford to feed the BMG.
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30-04-2021, 21:51 #6
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Re: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
Note: the 458 Win Mag earned it's bad name due to old ammunition. I know this because it happened to a relative who did culling and follow-ups.
The fun and happy part is that one should be able to put new life into the calibre with the imported powders available.
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30-04-2021, 21:53 #7
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30-04-2021, 22:36 #10
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Re: 458 WIN MAG Suggestions
On a reasonable budget there is the Winchester new model 70 controlled feed and the Cz550. The Win feels slimmer and nicer in the hand. The CZ feels like a tank. That may or may not be to your liking. I have a factory FN on their straight wall Mauser action which whilst a nasty piece of work from a bench seems to have the solidity (my perception) lacking in the Win without the bulk of the CZ.
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