350 grain 458 Lott load

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28 February 2011, 10:25

Bwanna

350 grain 458 Lott load

I am a 458 Lott guy. I've hunted buffalo (2), elephant, hippo with my custom-built Ruger. I use only 500 grain tsx and banded solids. However, I always have my 375 on the truck or being carried by one of the skinners in the field in case of longer shots for the incidental kudu, sable, bushbuck or the small guys.

What Im thinking is I'd like to develop a 350 grain load to carry and use to make the Lott more versatile. Does anyone have experience with this or a good load that will work?

Thanks.

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28 February 2011, 15:24

Ganyana

Load the Barnes 350grns on top of 74-90grns S321 or, for best accuracy 82grns S335 (MV= 2600fps)

01 March 2011, 02:29

doubledown

I like Ramshot Tac for 350 grain loads in the Lott, 90 grains is a max load @ 2700 fps, very accurate in my Ruger 77 with Hornady and Sierra bullets.

01 March 2011, 10:01

Bwanna

quote:
Load the Barnes 350grns on top of 74-90grns S321 or, for best accuracy 82grns S335 (MV= 2600fps

Ganyana,
Thanks. It was actually your article last year in African Hunter that got me thinking about the options. I will try some. I'll let you know how they shoot.

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01 March 2011, 10:04

Bwanna

quote:
I'm curious; why don't you think your 500 grain bullets won't work on smaller animals?

I know they'll knock any smaller animal off its pins for sure. I just want a little more range on the load. I don't expect the 500 grainers to shoot very flat at 250 yards, though I've admittedly never played with them at that distance.

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01 March 2011, 10:06

Bwanna

quote:
I have some of the 500gr TSX and solids, what loads are you using?

I'm using 82 grains of RL15 and am getting right at 2300 feet out of them.

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02 March 2011, 13:32

gumboot458

350 gr Tsx or other super duper stout bullet like GS HV , N .F. ect. makes the Lott as versitile in real world hunting as the 416, s I like a max load of 2230 . 2700 fps fm my CZ . Should also be great for Cape Buffalo and lion also
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03 March 2011, 19:20

.458 Only

Barnes Manual #3

82 grains H4198/350gr XFB @ 2732 fps (26" barrel)

In my long throated CZ (.458 WM), I seat the 350 TSX to bottom groove and crimp, simulating a .458 Lott... using 80 grains H4198, WLRM primers, it consistently gives 2750 fps from the 25" into MOA.

That's my go-to load for that rifle for hunting N.A. big game. Recoil about 50 ft-lbs.

Bob

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03 March 2011, 19:46

Dave Bush

Here is my suggestion:

1. Send the gun to Wayne at AHR and have it rechambered for .450 Rigby.

2. Load it up with Barnes 450 grain TSX bullets at about 2400 fps.

3. Go hunting.

4. Shake hands with your guide for the pictures!

Dave
DRSS
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Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL
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Krieghoff 500 NE

"Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer"

"If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition).

03 March 2011, 19:52

cal pappas

Gents:
In a double the 350s work and regualte fine in my Lang .450 no2. Full powder charge (105 grains of IMR 4831) with much less recoil.
Cal

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05 March 2011, 18:43

Bwanna

quote:
1. Send the gun to Wayne at AHR and have it rechambered for .450 Rigby.

Why on earth would I want to have the thing rechambered to a caliber identical to the one I already have? I'm getting 2320ish out of my 500's so if I wanted 2400 out of a 450 gr I'm sure it would do it without complaint.

What I want is a slightly longer range smaller pill for non dangerous game.

I talked to John LaSala and he suggested the 300 grain Barnes SOCOM. I've asked him to load me one box to see how they shoot. Anyone have any experience with them? I don't know about that non-metallic tip on them.

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05 March 2011, 22:47

a.tinkerer

You should get more case capacity with the .450Rigby, right?

More case capacity = more powder = more FPS at the same pressure etc...

Sounds like good enough reason to me, especially where you're looking to go off-list with the loading of light bullets anyway...

Cheers
Tinker

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06 March 2011, 20:54

<generalwar>

quote:
Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Here is my suggestion:

1. Send the gun to Wayne at AHR and have it rechambered for .450 Rigby.

Huh?