No its not the opening line to a joke - its a legit question. I assume this was an established wildcat, if not a production cartridge. However my google enquiries just turn up Ruger rifles chambered in 458Win. I am just wondering if someone "invented" it and named it something else, because it seems incomprehensible that no one has tried it.

I don't know but suggest you take the question to the 458 Winchester Magnum thread, where all matters 458 are known.

Also, since RIP is on a mission to get it to 459 chapters, he will be happy to see you

Ruger has not necked up the 375 Ruger case. I am sure someone has necked the 375 Ruger case to 458, but have not see one and have not heard of it.

With the down turn in Safari untimg simc 2010iah, I doubt we will see a commercial 458 Ruger. At least, not by Ruger. They also have a new CEO and the modern major firearms manufacturers are focusing on cheap, plastic, and high capacity.

Subject is dated, and today there is a 416 Ruger, no 458 Ruger as yet, other than a number of necked up 375 and 416 Rugers have been necked up to 458 Ruger caliber Im sure..its a natural step to take.

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Originally posted by sambarman338:
I don't know but suggest you take the question to the 458 Winchester Magnum thread, where all matters 458 are known.

Also, since RIP is on a mission to get it to 459 chapters, he will be happy to see you

Jawohl! Thanks for the guidance, Paul, for THE MISSION.
Make that 461 chapters/thread pages as the goal,
for no reason in particular,
except that .461 is the best caliber of cast-lead bullet for the usual (almost universal) .459"-grooved .458 WIN barrel.

I will go find what page to look at on the .458 WIN thread for info on the .458 WinRuger.
Search function.

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Maybe start on page 66.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...43/m/4821083332/p/66

This is from pages 67-68:







Notice barrel stamping: "Cal. 458 Win.^RUGER"







Yep, subject is "dated" as Atkinson said.
Dated over a year ago.
I would be most happy to answer any further questions about the .458 WINRUGER on the ".458 WIN Everlasting" thread, go here:

.458 WIN "What Cheer" EVERLASTING

for THE MISSION.

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Why not just call it a 458 Ruger? What does Win have to do with it?
Personally I think 460 Blacktailer has a certain ring to it.

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Originally posted by Blacktailer:
Why not just call it a 458 Ruger? What does Win have to do with it?
Personally I think 460 Blacktailer has a certain ring to it.

Hey! It is not a .458 WHINER-Ruger, it is a .458 WIN-Ruger.

The .458 Winchester Magnum Throat has everything to do with it,
hence ".458 WinRuger."

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