Question for long range shooters
06-15-2015, 09:17 AM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
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You wont find many 452s or even 458s with a good BC even upto 400gr. Parkers 325gr MH is about the best available but the velocity needed for expansion will limit its effective ML hunting range.
Its cost will limit its usefulness for target shooting. $2 a pop will get expensive fast.
Hawks bullets offers some custom bullets a bit cheaper than Parker or Rocky Mountain bullets. RMB makes the bullets for Parker. Hawks ML bullets in the past had some quality control issues with the points. Not very uniform for precision shooting IMO.
Speer offers a dandy .458 350gr but its BC isnt that great. If you knew someone with the equipment to reshape the ogive, you might be in business. Barnes has a .458 400gr Original Semi Spitzer which might be worth trying but its still a $1 a pop and has a very thick jacket.
Its cost will limit its usefulness for target shooting. $2 a pop will get expensive fast.
Hawks bullets offers some custom bullets a bit cheaper than Parker or Rocky Mountain bullets. RMB makes the bullets for Parker. Hawks ML bullets in the past had some quality control issues with the points. Not very uniform for precision shooting IMO.
Speer offers a dandy .458 350gr but its BC isnt that great. If you knew someone with the equipment to reshape the ogive, you might be in business. Barnes has a .458 400gr Original Semi Spitzer which might be worth trying but its still a $1 a pop and has a very thick jacket.
Last edited by Gm54-120; 06-15-2015 at 09:25 AM.
06-15-2015, 11:14 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
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How does $70/50 work out to 40 cent each? That is the price on the UF website. Even subtracting $10 for the included sabots they are still $60/50
http://ultimatefirearms.com/store/de...ary=&keywords=
06-15-2015, 12:34 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2014
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How does $70/50 work out to 40 cent each? That is the price on the UF website. Even subtracting $10 for the included sabots they are still $60/50
http://ultimatefirearms.com/store/de...ary=&keywords=
http://ultimatefirearms.com/store/de...ary=&keywords=
Using the retail numbers its not .40 each. When purchasing the bullets, the sabots are included in the price.What appears to be misunderstood is, when I purchase bullets (which include the sabots), I purchase bulk. When I purchase propellant, I purchase it by the case.
06-15-2015, 02:20 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
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Thats a mighty big discount vs retail even if you subtract his high price of $15/50 sabots. Sounds more like wholesale pricing to me which im sure i could acquire from a few other brands if i bought enough.
I know where to buy the 458 325gr FTX for around $36/100 but the difference is anyone can get them for that price if you go to the show or have his business card. I can get Harvester smooth sabots for under $6/50 and so can anyone else if you can walk into Grafs.
Yes, you are getting a deal at wholesale pricing but can anyone that gives him a call?
I know where to buy the 458 325gr FTX for around $36/100 but the difference is anyone can get them for that price if you go to the show or have his business card. I can get Harvester smooth sabots for under $6/50 and so can anyone else if you can walk into Grafs.
Yes, you are getting a deal at wholesale pricing but can anyone that gives him a call?
06-15-2015, 02:30 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2014
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