"Plinking" With A .458 Win. Mag.

14 October 2008, 07:30

Here's the deal -- Since I was a lil' kid, I've liked shooting large calibers. I tend to be a "recoil junkie."

In rifles, over the past decade and a half, I started with Mosins and 8mm Mausers, moved into 30-06, then 45/70 Govt. and now have a .458 Win. Mag. Ruger No. 1 I found at a recent gun show.

I don't hunt. I just like shooting large caliber rifles (and handguns).

So I mounted a Leupold 4x VX-I on this gun and shoot 5 gal. water filled, plastic paint buckets w/ 500 gr. bullets. I'm looking into a 55 gal. oil drum full of water . . .

Having seen Saeed's videos of his buddies shoothing the 577 T-Rex, and being slammed all over the ballistics tunnel shown on the home page here, I'm thinking I should find one --

Pretty much the firearms equivalent of going into the cowboy bars and riding the mechanical bulls.

(Do they still do that, or did the mechanical bull riding die out with John Travolta and Uban Cowboy???)

15 October 2008, 06:12

jkingrph

Sounds good to me, 30-06 gaggle of 45-70's a couple of 375H&H and 458 Win Mag and a bunch of things smaller and in between. All fun.

15 October 2008, 08:04

SAFARIKID

quote:
Originally posted by Zedo:
Here's the deal -- Since I was a lil' kid, I've liked shooting large calibers. I tend to be a "recoil junkie."

In rifles, over the past decade and a half, I started with Mosins and 8mm Mausers, moved into 30-06, then 45/70 Govt. and now have a .458 Win. Mag. Ruger No. 1 I found at a recent gun show.

I don't hunt. I just like shooting large caliber rifles (and handguns).

So I mounted a Leupold 4x VX-I on this gun and shoot 5 gal. water filled, plastic paint buckets w/ 500 gr. bullets. I'm looking into a 55 gal. oil drum full of water . . .

Having seen Saeed's videos of his buddies shoothing the 577 T-Rex, and being slammed all over the ballistics tunnel shown on the home page here, I'm thinking I should find one --

Pretty much the firearms equivalent of going into the cowboy bars and riding the mechanical bulls.

(Do they still do that, or did the mechanical bull riding die out with John Travolta and Uban Cowboy???)

Try these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGfu3Rge8Xo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHfzdQ8HWoI

15 October 2008, 08:39

.366torque

quote:
Originally posted by Zedo:
Here's the deal -- Since I was a lil' kid, I've liked shooting large calibers. I tend to be a "recoil junkie."

In rifles, over the past decade and a half, I started with Mosins and 8mm Mausers, moved into 30-06, then 45/70 Govt. and now have a .458 Win. Mag. Ruger No. 1 I found at a recent gun show.

I don't hunt. I just like shooting large caliber rifles (and handguns).

So I mounted a Leupold 4x VX-I on this gun and shoot 5 gal. water filled, plastic paint buckets w/ 500 gr. bullets. I'm looking into a 55 gal. oil drum full of water . . .

Having seen Saeed's videos of his buddies shoothing the 577 T-Rex, and being slammed all over the ballistics tunnel shown on the home page here, I'm thinking I should find one --

Pretty much the firearms equivalent of going into the cowboy bars and riding the mechanical bulls.

(Do they still do that, or did the mechanical bull riding die out with John Travolta and Uban Cowboy???)

Hop on a plane to Georgia! Visit Bigdoggy 700 &&& SAFARIKID. Shoot what they have and go home trying to figure out who you were!!!!!!!!!

15 October 2008, 08:45

Zedo

quote:
Try these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGfu3Rge8Xo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHfzdQ8HWoI

I looked at a lot of big bore clips on YouTube. Dial-up and so it takes forever to load. But we got to see a couple good ol' boys catch one in the head. "Four Bore" and the stuff in Saeed's range tunnel.

Sometimes I think about laying out prone on a mechanic's "creeper" on the concrete landing and then seeing where I end up after pulling the trigger.

The 50 BMG appeals, but we just don't have the open ranges to make it worth while.

15 October 2008, 08:56

LRH270

I sense an implication that you might feel head-shooting Francolin with a .375 is socially acceptable.....my kind of guy

15 October 2008, 09:20

Zedo

quote:
Originally posted by LRH270:
I sense an implication that you might feel head-shooting Francolin with a .375 is socially acceptable.....my kind of guy

Not a "head shot" -- fat boys gettin' busted in the face when the gun goes off and they can't hang on to it. Generally it's preceded by, "Give me that gott damn rifle, boy! Let me show ya what a MAN does with a gun."

15 October 2008, 23:39

Heat

Hey Zedo, not the political forum so I'll be polite and reasonable. If you know a few folks at the local range that might have some REALLY big boomers you might see if one of them will let you shoot one. It will give you a concept of how far you want to take your "recoil addiction". I think Safarikid is a pharmacist when it comes to recoil addiction. My 338-378 Wby without the muzzle brake is close to as far as I want to go for a hunting rifle. On the other hand, trying a 460 Wby without the brake would be fun, at least once

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Good luck in whatever direction you take.

Ken....

16 October 2008, 00:17

Zedo

quote:
not the political forum so I'll be polite and reasonable.

-- I'll be damned!

16 October 2008, 00:22

Heat

quote:
Originally posted by Zedo:
quote:
not the political forum so I'll be polite and reasonable.

-- I'll be damned!

What can I say, the crater has a life of it's own. Out here on the other hand, well, I can be almost human.

Anyway, best of luck to you on finding the boomer that satisfies the urge

.

Ken....

16 October 2008, 00:31

Alberta Canuck

My bigger doubles were all fun...the .470, the .577, etc. The .450 Ackley was fun in a bolt gun (modified P-14). Still have/used a .458 a bit until Dec. of last year when my right retina tore. (The gun is still in the vault, but now my eye doc won't let me shoot ANYTHING.)

BUT, even when my eyes were young and strong, my .475 A&M on a standard-weight Wby. Mk. V without a muzzle brake was more fun than I ever really want to have again.

16 October 2008, 03:42

Zedo

I looked it up, 475 A&M -- What's "practical application" got to do with anything?

16 October 2008, 04:58

jeffeosso

mv wasn't with a chrono, it was guessimated...
500gr at 2600 is maxmaxmax

more like 500gr at 2500 .... same as a 470 mbogo, and very shootable at 2300

16 October 2008, 06:15

fla3006

Yeah, those veleocities on the 475A&M are impossible.

16 October 2008, 07:03

Alberta Canuck

quote:
Originally posted by jeffeosso:
more like 500gr at 2500 .... same as a 470 mbogo, and very shootable at 2300

I can tell you this Jeffe, MY .475 A&M wasn't very shootable at top loads with 600 gr. Barnes bullets. The rifle didn't weigh much over 8 pounds, if that, including a Weaver K-3 and although a guy could shoot one box of ammo in an afternoon without really harming himself, it sure as Hell wasn't fun for anyone I ever met.

Mine was made with a barrel from Paul Marquart, who later became a very close friend, and that barrel was mostly "hole", not weight.

After it I dropped back to the .470 Nitro and pretty much stayed there where my 11 pound double was very civilized... or my .450 Ackley Mag which HAD a muzzle brake; both were a LOT more enjoyable to shoot.

I think I'd rather take on a Grizzly with a feather duster than with a .475 A&M in a light rifle.