My experience with this round is non existent but I am thinking for Alaskan use the 400 grain bullets would be about perfect. I am giving consideration into buying the A frame 400 gr bullets.
Any other suggestions on weights or brands would be appreciated. They will be used on grizzly and moose.

If I ever hunted Alaska with my Lott I would use the woodleigh 400 gr protected point.

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
My experience with this round is non existent but I am thinking for Alaskan use the 400 grain bullets would be about perfect. I am giving consideration into buying the A frame 400 gr bullets.
Any other suggestions on weights or brands would be appreciated. They will be used on grizzly and moose.

I have a preference towards the Barnes TSX bullets for ALL of my hunting rifles.

Mine likes Barnes 450 gr. TSX. Just fill 'er up with the powder of your choice, and let 'er buck.

North Fork 450 grain or 400 grain bullets.

www.northforkbullets.com

I would take a look at the 400 or 450gr North Fork.

I'd think 400 gr @ 2400 would be about perfection. There isn't an animal in AK that will require a heavier bullet, and the shootability and trajectory will be better than for the heavier pills.

I would be concerned that the Barnes bullets would be so long that they'd rob you of powder capacity, and hence I'd lean towards the North fork.

450TSXs idle along at 2300 out of my 23" .450 Ackley and shoot very well in terms of accuracy. They also don't foul much at all. Consider me one very satisfied customer.

Those North Forks DO look very appealing. I'd have tried 400 grain Barnes X but are they still available?

damn grains...ya beat me to it

I wouldn't go lighter than 450 grs in a LOTT, lighter may not stableize in a .458 bore twist common to the LOTT. The 450 gr bullet would have much better S/D, as well. The 450 gr Northfork soft, or a 480 gr Woodliegh soft, would be my choice.

There aren't any, because you got yourself calibre pour la chasse aux pachydermes.
Ok, let me be helpful:
Grizzinator
They cut grooves to reduce barrel wear (179ext/164int hardness on Vickers scale), I think they know what they are doing. Another bonus is these cones will confuse locals, so they will not think you lost your marbles for choosing this caliber as a hunting weapon for stateside pursuits.
Oops, I just noticed you are an Alaskan Sourdough.

I am about to order some 450 grain NFs for some load development in my Lott. It should be possible to get to 2,400+ fps with them. That is just about perfection, IMHO.

Plus, the 450s have an SD of .306. As for the 400 grainer, why go with less, when more is better?

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Originally posted by Paolo9,5x73:
Grizzinator
I just noticed you are an Alaskan Sourdough.

The spear pointed solids have never been the best choice in shape! Browning tried that years ago, and found that shape tended to vier off course, instead of straight line penetration! A Brown bear requires tissue damage, bone breaking, and straight line penetration, and a pointed solid will not give you that! If one is to use a solid on Brown Bear, then My choice would be the North Fork cup point!