The case bulging is a different story though. Good luck man. Let us know how it turns out.
^^^I agree. Case bulging is caused by a poorly supported brass, or extreme pressure. I would be extremely hesitant to reload any brass that displays bulging, especially since .460 brass is so short lived anyway. Sometimes one can bulge the cylinders when shooting amounts of over pressured rounds. I'm thinking this is not your problem. If you continue to have problems, I would have the cylinders checked. I polish my chambers with a brass cleaning brush in a drill to help with extraction......doesn't take much crud to make it sticky. Have also found that any oil/polish/resizing lube left on the cases will make extraction harder too, and as 460Shooter said, the long length of the brass doesn't help.
So one has to have a bullet failure in the exact same firearm with the exact same bullet for their input to be valid? Gimme a break.
I was under the impression that was the question asked in the OP. What's a good bullet for hunting deer, bear and hogs with a .460.
Just as I don't hunt with old tech Remington, Federal or Winchester. The XTP is an old, cheap bullet and it baffles me that some folks are so defensive about it. The OP is free to take all information and make an informed decision for hisself.
While the XTP(Cup and Core) is an old design, it still works and works well, as do similar bullets from "old tech Remington, Federal and Winchester". Goes without saying, iffin' it ain't broke, don't fix it. There's a reason the old "cup and core" style bullets are still around, and it ain't just because they are cheap. It's because they work and millions of folks in this country, still depend on them to put venison on the table. They don't need me to defend them. Saboted XTPs are highly praised in the Muzzle loader community, same bullet design, and many times, the same bullet used in handgun hunting. Are there better bullets out there? Maybe. Are more expensive boutique style bullets really needed to take deer, blackies and hogs? Matter of opinion. Folks are always looking for the "magic bullet" to make them a better hunter. Most of the times, proficiency with their weapon and hunting skill, will have a much greater affect. Around here we take Blackies either by bait or by dogs. Shots are close and even bears over 400lbs taken easily by handguns and archery. No, we don't have hogs.....thank God. Still, one only has to go to a Hog hunting forum to see folks still have good luck with "old, cheap bullets" when they put them where they need to be. As hunters, we all want that "extra edge". Whether it be camo, scent prevention, new high tech gizmos, etc. I have no problem with any of it. As I said before, one should use what they have the most confidence in, are comfortable with and most proficient with. While I don't agree with everything others use, I see no reason to have to personally attack their reason for using it. I do agree, the OP should take all the information available out there, and weigh it thoroughly before making his own decision. In the end, in my own HO, his success in taking deer. bear and hogs with either XTPs or higher priced bullets will be the same. Those "bonded" 300 gr Deep Curls are old tech too, and I find them to work just as well in the .460. They cost about the same. But that's for me. Others are free to feel differently.
