Badboymelvin
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I will also add that over the years I have been in several heated arguments over the .458 ... to many in fact to recall.
I have also written articles on it, hunt reports and loading / chronograph reports on it.
I don't tend to argue anymore about it - I just do my thing and let other people do the same.
When I state that I think it is perfectly adequate for DG including elephant, the old chestnut "how many elephants have you shot?" comes up.
"None!" is always my answer. I mean, I'm not going to lie about it.
But I still think that I can have an opinion on the topic. Let me explain...
I have read time and time again that a 480-500gn .458 caliber bullet at 2150fps is considered one of the 'Gold Standards' of DG hunting.
This has been proven time and time again and no-one really disputes it.
I can emphatically state here and now, that I have achieved this with my reloads using Woodleigh premium bullets.
So I reckon I can have faith in my reloads and can recommend them for DG when they reach and sometimes even surpass the 'Gold Standard'.
I even give people the loads I use so they can do the same and have shown them pics of the chronograph readings and fired cases to the sceptics to prove it
But to each their own.
As I said earlier, on my quest of knowledge I ask and PM a lot of questions to people who have used the .458 with complete success. I have learnt so much from doing this.
However I also listen and take on board what people like Major Khan and IvW, who have had bad experiences with it, have to say too. This is also how one learns...
I have also written articles on it, hunt reports and loading / chronograph reports on it.
I don't tend to argue anymore about it - I just do my thing and let other people do the same.
When I state that I think it is perfectly adequate for DG including elephant, the old chestnut "how many elephants have you shot?" comes up.
"None!" is always my answer. I mean, I'm not going to lie about it.
But I still think that I can have an opinion on the topic. Let me explain...
I have read time and time again that a 480-500gn .458 caliber bullet at 2150fps is considered one of the 'Gold Standards' of DG hunting.
This has been proven time and time again and no-one really disputes it.
I can emphatically state here and now, that I have achieved this with my reloads using Woodleigh premium bullets.
So I reckon I can have faith in my reloads and can recommend them for DG when they reach and sometimes even surpass the 'Gold Standard'.
I even give people the loads I use so they can do the same and have shown them pics of the chronograph readings and fired cases to the sceptics to prove it
But to each their own.
As I said earlier, on my quest of knowledge I ask and PM a lot of questions to people who have used the .458 with complete success. I have learnt so much from doing this.
However I also listen and take on board what people like Major Khan and IvW, who have had bad experiences with it, have to say too. This is also how one learns...