(Its too much gun for anything smaller.) I shoot a custom 450 Alaskan on a Ruger number one frame. And obviously dirty Harry Callahan used one (unsuccessfully though) against Scorpio. .458 Lott Jack Lott designed the 458 Lott Ammo. .375 H&H Cartridges. It is about as much gun as I care to shoot from the bench, however in the penultimate moment during a hunt, the recoil seems to vanish. The .500 Nitro Express offers plenty of stopping power, driving a 570-grain bullet to 2,150 fps for over 5,800 ft.-lbs. Mike Schoby takes his nephew, Mitchell, on his first-ever whitetail hunt in Nebraska. The gun weighed around 11 pounds and had a mercury recoil reducer and a generous rubber butt pad. 535 gr. Necking up the .378 Weatherby to hold .458-inch bullets, Weatherby surpassed the energy figures of the largest cartridges, to create the most powerful cartridge of all. The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) published voluntary standards for the cartridge in January 1994, hence it is not considered a proprietary cartridge. In its current form, the .500 Nitro Express fires a 570-grain bullet at 2,150 fps, and may well be the top dangerous-game cartridge of all. https://www.africahunting.com/threads/zambia-takeri-reserve-zambias-special-place.64683/, https://www.africahunting.com/threads/zambia-zambian-adventure-takeri-game-reserve.24291/, https://www.africahunting.com/threads/zambia-hunting-report-takeri-private-reserve-zambia.16298/, https://www.africahunting.com/threads/zambia-takeri-reserve-zambia.24065/, https://www.africahunting.com/threaeller-safaris-coenraad-vermaak-safaris.32091/. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. This one is a sleeper. You're welcome. The satin finished stock has cut checkering, the steel bottom metal is one-piece, and the pre-64 Winchester action is one that is revered by African professional hunters. Other .458 cartridges are the very popular .458 Lott, .458 Winchester Magnum and 450 Watts. 5,5 mm 5,6 x 52 r . This incident made him believe that ammo more powerful than the 458 Winchester ammo he was hunting with was vital for dangerous games. Recoil from the Lott can be quite a handful and the Weatherby would be more punishing on the shoulder. August 14, 2010, 03:31 . 470 EMPIRE. 500 gr. It makes a great all-around dangerous game cartridge. The 300 grain A-Frame bullet has a mediocre BC, but it still delivers the longest max point blank range here. In spite of past glitches with the ammo, it works and it works very well. The .458 Winchester Magnum remains one of the most . 224 weatherby magnum. And I remember the 458 being a lighter rifle and kicking more than the 460. But these critters deserve to be taken seriously. Compare that against 2 in a 460 magazine. 458 Winchester magnum; 458 LOTT; 460 Weatherby magnum; 470 Nitro express; 303 British; 8x57 JS; Munitions C02 et air soft; Munitions paintball; Munitions de dfense. You may be able to rebarrel your 460 to 458 Lott, or practically any other round. 3. bullets, both from 25" barrels. The .458 Win. The .458 Lott Ammo can also achieve a muzzle velocity of 2150 fps with a 600-grain bullet. The result was that no rifle/round combination I know of has a better reputation than a .416 Rigby. are good rifles to have along. After WWII, when the supplies of British ammunition began to dry up, Winchester saw an opportunity to fill the void, introducing their .458 Winchester Magnum in 1956. The .458 Lott was designed to be an African dangerous game rifle cartridge particularly for use against heavy, thick-skinned dangerous game such as elephant, Cape buffalo and rhinoceros. Driving a 300-grain bullet to a muzzle velocity just north of 2,500 fps, the .375 H&H offered a wonderful blend of striking power, penetration and moderate recoil. Not finding what he wanted, he designed his own, which was simply a .458 with a longer case and greater powder capacity that gave 200 to 300 fps more than the Winchester round and greatly increased its power. Ammo is readily available, but the price is not for the economically challenged. Regardless the setting, hunters and outdoor adventurers have a need for powerful guns which can stop a large, dangerous animal in its tracks. Weatherby also entered the .458 game in 1957, with their .460 Weatherby Magnum. Massaro with a Mozambican Cape buffalo, cleanly taken with a Heym 89B in .450/400 3" Nitro Express. The .375 H&H is not on this list. The .458 Lott is a .458 caliber rifle cartridge designed for the purpose of hunting large, thick-skinned dangerous game animals in Africa. I have both, and while the 460 is more powerful, with a muzzle break, I don't think it kicks a hole lot more than my ruger no. The powder Winchester had selectedit clumped inside the case in hot weather. ), large game (1500 ft-lbs), and dangerous game (3000 ft-lbs.). Mag. I have wanted a .375 H&H since I was a kid. Most commercial ammunition makers offer at least one solid load for each cartridge tested, and all the cartridges here have a good reputation in the field with these bullets. The idea of shooting something like a .460 Weatherby or .500 S&W may have positively frightened some of them. Quantity on Hand: 1. Kevin Steele from Petersen's HUNTING speaks to Jordan Egli of Burris Optics about the all-new Veracity PH Riflescope. Controlled expansion bullets, like this 300 grain .375 H&H Nosler Partition recovered from test media, are best for most dangerous game, except elephant. It was designed to compete against the .450 Nitro Express and the .470 Nitro Express cartridges used in big bore British double rifles. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; that is one of the physical laws of our universe. While the "standard" calibers especially with modern bullets can handle 90 percent or more of the world's game, these cartridges are usually reserved for the big beasts. [1] For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for .458 Lott. It has since become a standard chambering, with lots of factory ammunition available. A lot less. Join Date: May 2, 1999. Housed in their Ruger Hawkeye African rifle, the .416 Ruger makes a good choice for the budget-minded hunter who wants the excellent performance of the 400-grain .416 bullets in a handy rifle. A switch to temperature stable powder in the 70s, made the .458 Win. Can use .458 Win ammo. The plan maintained most of the features of the .458 Winchester Magnum. Selby became, courtesy of Robert Ruark, the most famous PH of all time, and his Rigby the most celebrated backup rifle.). The older 460 factory ammo at 500gr./2700 ft. per sec./8092ft. Introducing the Veracity PH from Burris, the perfect combination of reliability, quality, and technology delivering a simple aiming solutiona tool for the hunter that just works. The .416 Remington debuted in 1989, and is based on the 8mm Remington magnum cartridge. The .470 was an immediate success, and it remains the most popular of the Nitro Express cartridges. Just over a decade ago, Ruger and Hornady teamed up to create the ballistic twin of the H&H design, one that would fit well in the long-action rifles. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. It is a straight-walled cartridge with minimal taper and headspaces of the belt. Our editors have hand-picked these essential pieces of gear to make you a more successful hunter when you hit the game trails this season. Ive lumped these together because their ballistics are identical, although the cartridges themselves differ considerably. 407 / 474. The .470 NE, while no better or worse than the .450 NE (it offers a bigger frontal diameter, yet less Sectional Density), was put into production again in the late 1980s by Federal Premium, cementing its place as the most popular of the double rifle cartridges. It won this test because it is so well balanced. Especially ignore those who say that what matters is where you place the bullet. These three are also great choices for the big bears. It drives a 500-grain bullet to 2,600 fps, for over 7,500 ft.-lbs. BC quantifies a bullets aerodynamic efficiency, and SD predicts relative ability to penetrate into a game animal; the larger each number, the better. Loaded with more aerodynamic bullets, the 9.3x62 will do anything a .30-06 can, and with more thump on the business end. Staff Alumnus . And Im not alone in this opinion. The original loads pushed a .423-inch diameter bullet at 2,150 fps mimicking the .450/400 3-inch performance level for a cartridge fully capable of doing elephant control work, yet in a package that was relatively easy on the shoulder. . MPBR for a ten-inch kill box illustrates the concept. When he couldnt find one that fit the bill, he chose to design one of his own. Jack Lott designed the 458 Lott Ammo. It has the lowest recoil among dangerous game rounds. At first deemed over-kill, dangerous game hunters have warmed to this beast. In this test, the A-Frames low BC did this cartridge few favors, but it is the one to bring if your antelope hunt just turned into a close fight with an irate Cape buffalo. Secure Online Ordering (No Reviews) Free Shipping! MFG #: MDX01N460WR8B. The .458 Lott exists because one man, John Lott, almost met his death in the late 1950s on a wounded Cape buffalos horns. Hornady Dangerous Game Series Superformance in .458 Winchester Magnum. Model : Ammo Boost Mag Kit. Dont forget the Lott in a 602 or 550 holds 5 in the magazine for 6 shots! Mag. Three years ago I bought one. SKU : APAR308554M27 Kevin Steele stops by the Taurus booth to speak with Cody Osborn about the all new Raging Hunter platform from Taurus International. 700 nitro side by side. Mag. Loaded up a 112g Charge of Win 760, and 114g of H4350. Another bullet took a large buff from behind the rib cage, quartering forward. It drives a 500-grain bullet to 2,600 fps, for over 7,500 ft.-lbs. Aero Precision M5E1 Complete Upper, 20" .308 Rifle Barrel, 15" Enhanced M-LOK Handguard, Anodized Black. The .505 Gibbs Magnum, with its huge case, was introduced by George Gibbs in 1911. I go back a ways with the .577, the oldest and most popular of the three. By all means sell one and get the other. Though the muzzle velocity may be rather sedate in comparison to some cartridges, the .450/400 3-inch is a wonderful cartridge for buffalo I took one in Mozambique in a trim Heym 89B double and even for elephant. Its a special cartridge, housed in special guns, made for special, perhaps fear-filled, moments. It is also referred to as the .458 3-inch. The 460 moves 450- to 600-grain .458" bullets much faster than any other commercial rifle; or, when loaded down, moves them at a somewhat reduced speed at significantly lower pressure. It uses a rebated rim (it needed to fit on a 98 Mauser bolt face), and kicks like the hammers of hell, but it stops things, all things, anywhere. He looked to improve the performance of the .458 Winchester, and his .458 Lott did just that. The 460 Weatherby Magnum case is made from a necked up.378 Weatherby Magnum case. 28 Nosler 162 Grain Hornady ELD-X- The 28 Nosler is a 7mm (.284) caliber, rebated-rim centerfire rifle cartridge designed by Nosler.Introduced in 2015 and approved by SAAMI on January 19, 2015. Why a double? All these cartridges will stop ferocious beasts at close range. Mag., this country's first dangerous game big bore way back in 1956, was supposed to drive a 500-gr. The .375 Weatherby has a muzzle velocity of 2,800 fps with the 300-grain bullets, but that most definitely comes with additional recoil. It has enough power to stop an elephant, yet it wont disintegrate a whitetail deer. Q&A: Westley Richards L.D. Kevin Steele of Petersen's HUNTING is at the Streamlight booth at SHOT Show 2023 to go over the Bear Trap light from Streamlight. Whether it's the buffalo, elephant and hippo of Africa, Australia's banteng and water buffalo, or the giant brown bears of the north, a worthy cartridge is like a good insurance policy. The less recoil, the more accurate the shooter, and hence, the more effective the cartridge. slug 2,100 fps to match the 5,000 f-p energy of the old 450 Nitro Express. Their spitzer shape provides reasonable ballistic coefficients (BC) which gives them a flatter trajectory than traditional round-nose dangerous game bullets. The .458 Lott is also loaded to a slightly higher pressure than the .458 Winchester Magnum (62,500psi vs 60,000psi). He didn't do Winchester any favors writing about his experience in the outdoor press. Components are precision machined from billet aluminum and protected with Cerakote. With a high-BC bullet, the .416 Rem. But, that is not the case if the .460 was not a high speed magnum,. 460 JURRAS. All Rights Reserved. The increased performance is realized in terms of both remaining energy and extended range. Anything under 40 caliber is a cap gun!!! We now have much better and a greater variety of both, that really has brought the round to its potential. This one is a particular favorite of mine, as it blends classic Africana with a slick-feeding, hard hitting cartridge. 458 LOTT. This incident made him believe that ammo more powerful than the 458 Winchester ammo he was hunting with was vital for dangerous games. It was designed to duplicate the ballistics of the .450 NE, .470 NE and other similar cartridges. Both BC and sectional density (SD) are noted for each bullet tested. Mag., and .404 Jeffery. I have no idea what problem the Weatherby was intended to solve. A .458 which fires 500 grain bullets at 2300 fps and fits into most rifle actions. One buffalo took a frontal chest shot at approx 30 feet and the bullet managed to exit out south end, after passing through its heart. Nicely done, Mr. Bonham! Considered to be the world's largest, most powerful shoulder-fired cartridge, the 460 shoots a 500 grain bullet at 2,600 fps, delivering an incredible 7,507 foot pounds of muzzle energy. Two decades later, Ruger added its own .416 to the mix, necking the .375 Ruger up to .416, for Rigby performance from a long-action receiver. The .416s are much more shootable, especially in a rifle of adequate weight (ten pounds or more). Includes 2.5 packets of ammunition if picked up. Taking my first shots with the 460 today. I have taken several cape buffalo and an elephant with the .458 and found it to be very much up to the task. Even so, the .458 Winchester Magnum set the standard for dangerous-game cartridges. If you do have such a rifle the first thing you need to do is run a chronograph test with your ammo and rifle to see if you are getting more than 2,100 fps. Recoil, in an 11-pound rifle, is about 70 foot-pounds. I have killed two elephant with it and one with the 470 NE. I think too that cartridges like the .375 with their higher velocity shoot flatter as well and when one is hunting both dangerous and non-dangerous big game and especially when shooting at longer distances at non-dangerous game it is much easier to hit with the .375 because of its flatter trajectory. It would have scored higher in this test, but ammo makers have increased the standard velocity to 2300 fps in recent years for some unknown reason. In the shooting sports we call that reaction recoil or "kick." Sliding up the scale to the .410/.411-inch bore diameter, we find a couple of choices. One point for every 10 yards MPBR beyond 150 yards and one point deducted for every 10 yards less than 150. MAGAZINES. The ability to reload to a lower velocity provides shooters with ammunition that has less recoil. 5,6x52r (22 savage hp) 6 mm ppc. had failed to stop. and have shot friends 416 Rigby,458 WM,458 Lott,45-70,45-110. The largest rifle in my battery is a .30-'06 and I require nothing more powerful, but I've been a shooter for more than five decades and consider this a useful, well-written work. Best bet with the Jeff is load your own and keep velocity where it belongs: between 2100 and 2200 fps. I'd rather have a .458 Lott or a .416 Rigby, just because of the terrible price and poor availability of Weatherby brass and loaded ammo. and even that is marginal. When you cross the .500-caliber line, things rapidly change. Eventually, however, Kynoch learned that, as necessary as the ammunition manufacture for these big game cartridges was, they couldn't make any money loading them. Mag. Jake T., glad you enjoyed the article! The author analyzed the 9.3x62 Mauser, .375 H&H Magnum, .416 Remington Magnum, .404 Jeffery, .458 Winchester Magnum, .458 Lott, and .505 Gibbs for trajectory, effective range, and recoil with modern ballistic software available free online from shooterscalculator.com. at 2700 f.p.s. However, during experimentation, the case ended up at 2800 inches. Westley Richards redesigned it for cordite in 1890 and scrapped its lead bullets for jacketed slugs. Perhaps there was a concern in the 1950s that the Communists were going to provide body armor to buffalo in an attempt to humiliate the American Imperialists. Stay tuned for a follow up piece devoted to doubles. The SOCOM round can fire bullets within a 200-600 grain range, though 250gr, 300gr, and 350gr factory loads are the most common. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. One point for every 10 yards beyond 50 yards for effective range on dangerous game and one point deducted for every 10 yards less than 50. Harvesting bison, elk, moose, and brown bear can be performed by lowering the cartridge's performance to meet the criteria. It has been used to take the tough Cape buffalo, with good success, but I personally feel there are better choices. Professional elephant hunters used the .375 H&H and had no trouble stopping enraged elephants with this cartridge throughout their entire lives. About a decade ago, the masterful custom-rifle builder DDarcy Echols arranged for me to borrow a left-hand .404 that he had built, and I was amazed and delighted at how little it kicked, and how quickly I was able to get off aimed repeat shots. 2. Learn how your comment data is processed. You can expect 75-80 ft lbs of recoil from the Lott but over 100 ft lbs from the Wby. Rifle Is for sale, I am to old now to do much hunting. In the early fifties, the Management at Olin Corp. saw an opportunity to fill the void by introducing their famous Winchester Model 70 bolt action rifle in some new chamberings, one of which was designed specifically for dangerous-game hunting in both Africa and India. Many African PHs and Alaskan guides would rather you show up in camp with the .375 you can drive tacks with than the .505 Gibbs which gives you the shakes. While a .460 Weatherby Magnum will have greater killing power than a .416 Weatherby Magnum is true. I enjoyed this informative article! I have never regretted the decision. It's a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker. $64.77. 6xc norma. Finally, Rigby got the ammo firm of Kynoch to make good bullets for it. The article, however, focuses on bolt-gun cartridges. . The .450 Dakota is a potent .458 caliber cartridge based on the .416 Rigby case design. 300 gr. The Jeff is my choice if I were after the biggest of the Big Five. It's based on a.378 Weatherby Magnum that's been necked up to take a.458-inch (11.6 mm) bullet. 450 Nitro Express Load Data 3,25" 460 Weatherby Magnum Load Data. The 458 SOCOM cartridge fires a 0.458" bullet diameter which is more common than you might think as it is used by rounds such as the .45-70 Government, 458 Winchester Magnum, 450 Marlin, 460 Weatherby, and 458 Lott. Having said all that the .458 is a cartridge that I personally would never consider using. Ethics play a big part in the overall scheme of hunting and we are obligated to make quick, clean kills on the game we hunt. 470 nitro express. The ones that shoot back, Ive heard them called, and its a valid label. 450 Ackley Magnum 458 Winchester Magnum 458 Lott . They all essentially replicate the .450 NE's ballistic formula of a 500-grain bullet at 2,150 fps. Another come back kid is the .404 Jeffery. His published books include "Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood & Metal," and "Modern Custom Guns, 2nd Edition," both available at GunDigestStore.com. Few .458 Winchester rifles wore a barrel that long, and almost none attained that velocityat least in the first few decades of existence. The designs of the 458 Lott Ammo were on a paper diner napkin. It doesnt require a magnum-length action and has a bit less recoil than the Rigby. What follows is a short list of cartridges that have proved, over timesometimes a great deal of timethat they can put an instant end to the careers of vary large, very angry wildlife that is about to do you in. phone 0419707195 located qld. Case capacity is near identical to the .460 Weatherby, the main difference between the two cartridges being that the .460 is loaded as fast as possible, while using maximum possible freebore to alleviate excessive pressures. 460 Weatherby Magnum Rated out of 5 based on 1 customer rating $ 209.00 - $ 219.00 Introduced in 1959. It packs plenty of punch. With the A-Frame, all these rounds have an MPBR between 200 and 240 yards, which places them in the same trajectory envelop as the .30-30, .308, and .30-06. Also the 270 or 300 grain bullets in the 375 have a lot less recoil than the 500 to 550 grain bullets. Introduced in 1970, the .458 Lott propelled 500-grain bullets at an honest 2,300 fps. Midway USA. It may not display this or other websites correctly. had failed to stop. The recoil is a factor of training more than anything I think. in good nick for reasonable money, Id give it a try. It is considered an ideal cartridge for hunting African dangerous game and is capable of taking game from elephant to the duiker. Compared to its contemporaries, the 460 Weatherby Magnum has more energy at 150 yards than the .458 Winchester Magnum does at the muzzle and at a 100 yards more energy than the .458 Lott with factory ammunition. To date, we've had a short overview of the following big-bore cartridges, and the machinery that fires them, in comparison to my favorite Big Bore, the .458 Winchester Magnum: .404 Jeffery; .416 Rigby; .500 NE; .458 Lott; .416 Weatherby Magnum; .505 Gibbs; .460 Weatherby Magnum and, last week, the .470 NE. Introduced in 1970, the .458 Lott propelled 500-grain bullets at an honest 2,300 fps. Initially, the velocities didn't make that figure, and many hunters complained of a lack in terminal performance. about norma; faq; . He had an adverse encounter in Mozambique with a buffalo where he suffered some injuries. Well it is right behind the mighty .460 Weatherby in both velocity and energy, but way ahead of the .458 Win. Theres only a handful of authentically dangerous game out there, which is why rifles and cartridges for same are not sold in every gun store. In these circumstances, trajectory is irrelevant. 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