You must not live here...they get a lot bigger around these parts.Opening day... deer season... N.Carolina!
Yep, I have (and love) a 45-70, so I know that a bowling ball with a good BC has a better trajectory...but I will likely never take a shot past 200yds...so I think I should be fine. With 300gr bullets that should place me about 1' low (405gr at about 18" low).Do you know what you're in for, trajectory-wise?
No it is a Whitworth Express Mauser, the upgraded version of the Mk. X. Great sights (3 blade express), fits perfectly, and is smooth as butter. I almost bought a Ruger Mk. II (which had all the features I was looking for), but the stock didn't fit me well, luckily I stumbled across this instead. Topped it with a VX-3 on QD mounts and it is ready to handle just about anything with the proper load.Is that a Ruger MkII Magnum I'm seeing ?
The .458Lott has cheaper brass, will last longer, and will handle both cartridges.
Thank you sir.It is a good looking rifle for sure !
I don't believe it would hurt anything, there is only about 1/4" difference in length, though I have no intentions to test it myself as I have decided against any of the modern .458 magnums. It would undoubtedly gunk up the chamber, and the difference in cost for a reloader is negligible IIRC.That would not be adviseable.
I don't know about you guys, but .458 Lott won't stop deer in northern VA. Most of them here have Chobbham reactive armor, long-range infrared vision, JATO rockets on their hoofs for quick getaways, and mutated DNA allowing them to heal like Wolverine.
Thank you Paul, that is exactly what I did. Despite me having other rifles that are arguably more suitable to the task, I figured that it wouldn't hurt to get a bit more use out of it. Besides I am still planning a big bear hunt, which I formerly didn't have a rifle that I considered suitable for (there are some creatures that I just like to have "too much gun" for). FWIW, this is thread is nearly a year old.Not once did he ask if it was adequate. He bought a large magnum because that's what he wanted.
Probably with a lot less bloodshot meat than Joe Blow's .30-06