yes its the 348win blown out straight i use starline brass there the only one i no that produses it.i pretty much just play with it using 647gr ball ammo but do have some 450gr lead i may try to hunt with some day.it has a awesome kick and its has hirt people shooting it.hope this helps. jason
Posts: 142 | Location: indiana | Registered: 24 August 2002
Yeah it's a killer alright. My buddy's wife shot mine and it did not hurt her. She had never shot a handgun before either. If a barrel is set-up right it is not bad. My Redhawk with the wood factory stocks will peel hide off my hand in less that a cylinder full. The 50 Alaskan has not hurt my hands at all. It's all a matter of mind set I guess.
With hunting type bullets such as the 450 gr. Barnes original at 1728 fps, 475 gr. LBT LFNGC at 1732 fps, and the 570 gr. Woodleigh at 1445 fps, the maximum range before the bullet starts dropping like a rock is about 150 yards. Actually the Woodleigh and Barnes are not very good choices as they need 2000 fps for expansion, so it will act like a solid. Why pay extra money for bullets like the Barnes and Woodleigh when they aren't about to expand. Being honest, how much expansion do you need when you are cutting a half-inch hole? Both Barnes and Woodleigh quoted me a minimum speed for expansion as being 2000 fps. That is why I like the hard cast 475 gr. bullet the best. The LBT with its wide flat point (meplat) doesn't need to expand, which it doesn't, and is so much cheaper to shoot than either of the jacketed bullets and performs just as well. For long-range play I shoot a 750 gr. A-Max at 1125 fps which gives good accuracy out to 300 yards. Dropping like a rock and takes every bit of elevation adjustment in the 2x Leupold to zero at 300, but still a lot of fun to shoot. I shoot a 12" SSK Encore with their fish-gill brake and while recoil is stiff, it isn't going to hurt you. My FA .454 is much more unpleasant to shoot with its 355 gr. bullets at 1700 fps.
