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Re: Browning BLR .450 Marlin

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29 December 2004, 17:24
recoilpad
Re: Browning BLR .450 Marlin
I have a BLR in .358 Win. It is a very nice rifle, but it will punish you when you pull the trigger. I can't imagine shooting this same rifle in .450 Marlin. You may wan't to talk to somebody that has fired this round in a BLR.
30 December 2004, 12:20
beltloop
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By the way this same "gun expert" As I like to call him informed a customer that he should not use 180gr. bullets in the .300wsm that he was buying for deer because they would not EXPAND. Never asked what kind of bullets the guy was shooting, just that he should use 165gr. instead of 180gr. because the 165 would expand and the 180's would pass right through. I almost said something, but I didn't. Who would have thought that 180gr. ballistic tips moving at 3000ft/sec. wouldn't expand? I guess you learn something new evey day.




He's not necessarily wrong: big heavy bullets are not the best in their design for close range expansion in thin skinned game they are simply going too fast. The operative word is RANGE. Conversely a light bullet at long range may not expand to its full potentional...not enuff speed. All bullets have their SWEET spot...