Purchased new as a .416 Remington magnum Sako AV Hunter and recently converted to .458 Lott.

A 1-in-14" twist Heym barrel 24" in length was installed. No magazine modifications needed.


Loads chronographed at the range today -

- 350gr Speer Mag Tip and 73.0gr RL7 - 2575 fps MV.

- 500gr Hornady Interlock RN and 70.0gr RL15 - 1990 fps MV.

- 300gr Remington HP and 34.0gr SR4759 with dacron fill - 1680 fps MV.


3 shot group at 100 meters, 500gr Hornady -




The scope is a Leupold 4x compact (actual magnification is 3.6x and has a rather heavy German #4 reticle, not ideal for precision shooting). Very pleased with the conversion, it's an accurate .458 Lott -

Outstanding! Congratulations on an excellent rife.

LWD

Thanks! Considering to upgrade the optics on this rifle. A variable with a wide range would be nice, looking at a Minox 1.5x - 8x. Good reviews on the optical quality, said to be excellent (except I'm concerned about durability, I've broken a few variable power scopes on my heavy kickers over the years).

The rifle looks nice. So does the group.

I have a 4X fixed Leupold w/duplex reticle on my HK91. The reticle seems to subtend nearly 1 full minute of angle. Although one of the groups I shot was around 3/4", most were slightly over 1". I was merely covering the red dot on the target with the reticle and hoping for the best.

How does one shoot sub-minute groups with a 4X scope?

Thanks! I like this rifle much more as a .458 Lott. I had a look around for a variable power scope with a wide magnification range and ample eye relief. Minox has a 1.5x8 that looks like a possibility.

However, I have a couple of Nikon Omega 3x9 scopes that have 5+" of eye relief even when set a 9x, and decided to mount one on this rifle. Great for long range shooting, the optical quality is very good for a $300 scope. I hope it can withstand the recoil - so far so good. My hunting load is the 350gr TSX at 2600fps. Now it's easy to place shots at 300 yards.

Cool!! You going to put iron sites on her?

Was thinking the same thing. Very nice, would look great with irons on.

50 meters is about the maximum range that I can use iron sights accurately - no plans to install these.