Reloading 460 Weatherby Magnum

[petterbratt]

Hello all!
Wondering if anyone has experience reloading 460 Weatherby, and perticularly what primers work good with that much powder?
I know the Federal 215 is "go-to", but has anyone used Winchester og CCI with good results?
Thanks!

 

[grand veneur]

I reload the cartridge 460 Weatherby Magnum for about 30 years and have shot game with it. I have never used anything other than the primers Federal 215. As far as the powder is concerned, the cartridge 460 Weatherby Magnum does not have a huge powder capacity. Compared to other cartridges caliber 458, the case of the cartridge 460 Weatherby Magnum has a normal not too small powder space.

Unfortunately, the same negative things are written for 60 years, but the cartridge 460 Weatherby Magnum remains one of the best cartridges caliber 458 and over all very easy to reload with powders of different burning rates and surely also with different primers.

 

[petterbratt]

The 460 Weatherby holds a lot more powder then other 458 cases, or am i missing something?

 

[TTundra]

I load for the 460. 215s is the go to, so no other results to report.

Not quite sure what @grand veneur was indicating, but yes, the 460 has quite a bit more capacity, and thus capability, than the other 458s. Maybe a miscommunication there.

 

[petterbratt]

I load for the 460. 215s is the go to, so no other results to report.

Not quite sure what @grand veneur was indicating, but yes, the 460 has quite a bit more capacity, and thus capability, than the other 458s. Maybe a miscommunication there.

Thanks, i will stay with the 215 until I run out.
Can't get them in Norway anymore, not sure if we will ever see them again

What's your favorite bullets and powder?

 

[Joker12]

A few years ago Handloader Magazine did a test of large rifle primers and found that Winchester large rifle magnum primers were the hottest primers slightly better than the Federal 215.

 

[TTundra]

Thanks, i will stay with the 215 until I run out.
Can't get them in Norway anymore, not sure if we will ever see them again

What's your favorite bullets and powder?

Most has been 4350 for 400gr-550gr. Barnes TSX, Swift AF, and DGS & DGX have all worked well.
I have data for 300gr-600gr...just need to put more time into tinkering with them, but 450 & 500 gr. Are the hunting loads.

 

[jlb1036]

I have used also winchester rifle and CCI rifle mag also with good results
i have chronographed echa them againts fed215 tand the velocity diff is only 25-30 fps diff but the SD were impressively 8-10 fps for each so no real diffrence from my end.

 

[petterbratt]

I have used also winchester rifle and CCI rifle mag also with good results
i have chronographed echa them againts fed215 tand the velocity diff is only 25-30 fps diff but the SD were impressively 8-10 fps for each so no real diffrence from my end.

And no hang-fire?