Thread: .458 Socom

Originally Posted by Barefoot

You need a 45/70 Nibblet, not one of these butchered "it has to fit in an AR" rounds.
I'm sure @Maca49 would agree.

At some point I'll go down that track. I would prefer .458 in a bolt action. AR can't handle higher pressure. Just something a little different

Originally Posted by Nibblet

At some point I'll go down that track. I would prefer .458 in a bolt action. AR can't handle higher pressure. Just something a little different

Should have the 450s going inside a month

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Should have the 450s going inside a month

Sounds good. Be keen to see the results before I go down either track.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Love to see someone fire a 6lb 50 BMG...........from a bloody long way away......

I'd even pay extra if they did it prone on and ice rink

Originally Posted by mikee

I'd even pay extra if they did it prone on and ice rink

actual bloody LOL:thumbup:

You know that game where you throw something and people use a broom and get it into a circle. That idea gave me the idea of playing that without the broom guys and using a gun to throw yourself.

Haha curling? That would be awesome fun with high powered rifles

And you'd have different cals depending on how far you need to go

you guys crack me up

Be like golf, driver (50cal) to tee off, putter (223) for close to the hole. Cut some holes in the ice for water hazards.

Snow for sand pit.

I have an article in one of my mags, i'll see if i can find it, about a rifle built on what effectively was a cut down .458WM, was very handy apparently at launching 500gr pills subsonic or stoked up to 1900fps.
Upside was brass could be made from pretty much any belted magnum case.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Be like golf, driver (50cal) to tee off, putter (223) for close to the hole. Cut some holes in the ice for water hazards.

Nah Howitser for a driver

Originally Posted by mikee

Nah Howitser for a driver

Haha if you shoulder it I'll caddy.

I have brass & dies , but never , got around to building a rifle yet , you may also , want to consider a easier option , use a belted mag case & cut down to 1.5-2 inches , and use in a short action rifle .

Just watch your twist rate for the bullets & speeds you want to run , and yes its not going to be as quite as smaller bores , as you need a large hole at the end of any suppressor .

Later Chris