Originally Posted by
sabotloader
It would really be hard not to go with the advise of the guy making the barrel... He should certainly know. I am not much of a information source when it comes to SMI barrels but it seems to me that PACNOR and Savage have gone the other way. Did he provide any examples of what bullets might be the best. My guess is common ordinary lead/copper bullets shorter in length would be the ticket if you can get them down the barrel.
SMI's preferred twist was 1-36 for a long time. When the .458 FTX came out he said he really like the bullet and was getting good accuracy out of it. He said he sped up the twist a little and can achieve MOA or a little less with it. He now recommends a 1-32 twist with a .458 FTX.
I really like this idea. I like heavy bullets and was quite excited about using this bullet for hunting. Unfortunately there's no way I could get a quick reload in the field. It takes all my weight to get one down and destroys my hand (I should look into a palm saver.)
As of now I plan to try to order some .458/50 sabots, but I hate to order them to find out they don't work. If those don't work I'll try out some of the .452 250 FTX. I just thought I would see if anyone thought they would or wouldn't work before I bought them.