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Will the 458 x 2 American fire safely in a 458 win.mag. ....just like a 458winmag. will fire in a 458LOTT safely? The 458x2 is nothing but a cut down 2" 458 win.mag?.... just a pre-450 marlin type round like the hottest loaded 45-70? Anybody ever play with one? Thanks for any info!  | ||
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Yes, it will fire safely, but inaccurately (looooong jump to rifling). It will soot up your chamber. It may erode the forward part of the chamber (over thousands of rounds). IMO, you are much better off loading the .458 Lott to .458x2" ballistics (or .45-70 levels, or .450 Marlin levels or .458 win. Mag. levels). George  | |||
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"IMO, you are much better off loading the .458 Lott to .458x2" ballistics" Agree. Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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Why not just build a short action bolt rifle in .450 Marlin? Same as a .458#2 but with a bit wider belt. Another option is to just buy a Browning BLR in 450 Marlin. It is essentially a lever actuated bolt rifle. I have one. Great gun. Accurate 2230 works great. Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE 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). | |||
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