Originally Posted by
onetohunt
So, if I order from Lehigh, which bullet will I be getting? How do the Bloodlines fly in relation to the Lehighs?
You will be getting what Dave has in stock, which could be either one at this point. Flight is uneffected by the cosmetic changes. The straight up and down knurling MAY be a little easier to load in a tight bore.
The slightly rounded base is for the Smokeless folks that shoot the bottoms out of a sabot with a sharp base. I think GM54-120 presented the case for that.
Sabot do you know what kind of sabot that is with the Bloodlines?
They are MMP sabots. There is still some question about the two different 50 cal sabots available for the .452 bullets. I believe they are both HPH-24's but Tom says the Orange one is am EZ load but when Omega45 mic'ed it - it measured as a 24.
The sabot for the .458's is the MMP HPH-.457-.458/50 sabot and it is dyed red for Knight instead of Orange...
This is just my opinion.. but the .458-275 grain Bloodline might be the best all-around bullet of the bunch big for deer but deadly and certainly OK for thicker skinned animals.
There still is some question about how much longer Dave will be able to sell ML bullets. If Knight comes out with a 45 soon or even next year that bullet will go into the Bloodline bullets as well. Knight has had a tremendous response to the Bloodline.