Recent content by michael458

Hi Clodo........ No, sorry never dealt with the Nikon 30mm scopes................. Being 30mm I never had any interest. No thanks needed nor required, glad I could help and happy all is working out. You are very welcome. The 450 #13 Solid is "The #1 for .458"............. Have used it many...

I Have always used Leupold QRW Rings and bases.................. Always happy to assist and pleased it helps.........

Not opinion, Fact. Cup Points, Woodleigh Hydro, Lehigh Extreme are all examples of; Limited Penetration Solids Cup Points have large concave noses, or meplats. In surface area meplat size is actually increased, in relation to its caliber. When my friend John owned part of North Fork, on...

.416 Caliber Solids......... this is our discussion and depth of penetration............. Good Morning Mark and group........ .416 is an odd duck when evaluating Solid Terminal Performance. For the heavies I am not so much of a 416 caliber fan, I much prefer .458 to .500, and throw in .510...

There are 8 Absolute Known Factors for Solid Penetration and are as follows in Order of Importance..... #1 Meplat Percentage of Caliber Meplats that attain 65% Meplat of Caliber are terminally stable.... Above 70% Meplat bullets remain stable, however depth of penetration begins to decrease...

Mark is correct on this point, a bullet is not 100% stable as it leaves the muzzle, it takes some distance for it to become fully stable, depending on the factors that Mark listed. With the big bore solids in .458 caliber, a faster twist rate helps with this, but still is not fully stable...

No, never had one..... can't say anything about them........ Smart. They served me to the extreme on heavy recoiling rifles. Would be hard to duplicate for all the features they offer, size, field of view, eye relief, cost, and of extreme importance, reliability. Yes, you might be able to...

Excellent Dave....... I ran into some issues with eyesight last May. I have Macular Degeneration in both eyes, get injections every two months. Last May, my Right eye started leaking, causing a gray blind spot in center of vision. It has cleared a good bit since, and I keep hoping, but I...

No. I busted many a Vari X as well............... Most of mine started out as Vari.......then they changed to VX........ not sure what they are now..........I bought a nice little 1X4 Leupold a couple of years ago, I did not need it for a big bore, I put it on a 358 MPG....... something easy...

This could be a very long story, so I will try to cut it as short as possible............ First, lets clear the air a bit, I do not like 30mm Scopes....... they are too big, too bulky, too heavy for my tastes, and even my guns......... Most 30mm Scopes it is my belief they are a bit tougher...

I hate Leopards, and I hate people that get one on the first try too...................And it happens, just not to me........ I spent over 70 nights in blinds, over 7 years, with 5 different PHs, in 5 different countries before getting lucky. I have had 3 pals hunt leopard and get them on the...

@flatwater bill , I have never used a bullet in the field that I did not test first. All my tests are done with a wet print mix for over 30 years. After testing Hawks in .416, .458 and .500 I had too many failures to trust them in the field. Now, do take note, this was probably 15+ years...

I am not trying to change the name! I don't give a rats ass what you want to call it, I call it 51 for my benefit and the benefit of others to know the difference........ Good God.......... The 50 B&M Alaskan is designated B&M......... 50 for .500 caliber........ could have called it 500 B&M...

Well ...... Of Course, but when you have both, .510 and .500, one needs to designate which is which, so people do not get confused..............also when speaking with common folks it keeps the confusion down. The point is, in 2007 there were about 25 + more bullets available for lever action...

@Green Chile , over the years I have heard many a tale about some of these lever guns being pushed way way too hard, I commend you for knowing what you were doing, and admitting it afterwards. So many do it, and claim it to be common practice.......... I have a couple of 51 Alaskans. .510...