And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
There was a wildcat cartridge used a shortened .458, was near half length, case, fellow silhouette shooter at our club, way back early 80's, had a custom TC Contender barrel made in it, shot real well, had a serious wack on the 100 yard steel. Alway thought it was a good idea, that beefy case, probably work up some hefty loads with it.
My shoulder hurts just looking at those rounds.
ReplyDeleteHeard that.
Delete350 grs? The 500 solids I load are a lot longer
ReplyDeleteThere used to be a company that made M1 Garand's in that caliber.
ReplyDeleteThere was a wildcat cartridge used a shortened .458, was near half length, case, fellow silhouette shooter at our club, way back early 80's, had a custom TC Contender barrel made in it, shot real well, had a serious wack on the 100 yard steel. Alway thought it was a good idea, that beefy case, probably work up some hefty loads with it.
ReplyDeleteI got to shoot a Winchester M70 in 458 once. The recoil wasn't horribly bad but I wouldn't want to make a habit of it.
ReplyDeleteI want one, but it's gonna be reduced loads & big dumb cast bullets.
DeleteI shot my sons Ruger #1 in 458 once & I will never do that again soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm not all that certain that I'd be happy shooting these particular reloads;
ReplyDeletethe cases appear to have been flame-annealed.
If you hit Thumper with one, there would not be a hare left!
ReplyDeleteI have a Ruger #1 in that chambering, just in case an elephant escapes the local zoo.
ReplyDeleteMy shoulder hurts looking at this picture.
ReplyDeleteI think they allow straight wall center fire cartridges in IL now for deer hunting. If you hit one there will not be anything left between the B____i.
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I can’t even afford to look at these rounds, let alone fire ‘em !
ReplyDeleteplinked beer cans aint got a chance.
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