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Originally posted by shootaway:
A 500g solid bullet is like a locomotive trains wheel riding on a railroad track.It's going to wear out the track faster than it would if it weighed nothing and was made out of wood.Some cartridges where out the throat before anything else.The 458 will eventually wear out the lands,much faster with solids,IMO.

What is your round count thru this rifle?

I'm not so sure he wants to respond or engage directly to these kind of points. The railroad analogy for instance is a stretch, and I could point out some problems with it. But I fear any time spent on it would be time wasted. And as I don't like wasting time, I'm not going to fool with it.

Carry on gentlemen...

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Originally posted by shootaway:
The first round always leaves me in pain-that is the first round from a bore that I cleaned that day.I wish I knew why.I am going to try cleaning a few days before,more often and see if it seems to kicks as hard.

This post has me nauseous. Your first round kicking hard and causing pain is due to the just taken Vicodin not having taken effect. Wait a few minutes. If the Vicodin does not work, quit cleaning the rifle. Simple, eh?

I agree with all who say show me the dented case mouth with a bullet in place. No such thing to show. The dents are occurring during extraction/ejection.

Oh, I thought of another possible cause-the metric air in which you shoot.

Stephen