New Purchase 458 Win Mag

[MoA]

That is a lot of money anywhere in the world. I assume you get to keep the trophy's.
Let the Leopard go. Why not an elephant?

[HydNawab]

If I get the elephant, then I might have to build a house around the trophy!

Ashar

[z375]

There is new ammo available for this rifle in New Delhi and Mumbai but expensive. The price is 550 bucks a piece for a 500 grain cartridge by Hornady. 510 grains 400 grains, 350 grains ammo by Federal are also available with an option of soft noses or solids.

Ashar

A very expensive way to punch holes in a paper target.

Winnie,
That's the price of fun here, sadly.

[MoA]

I feel for you guys. However big bore ammo seems to be expensive everywhere. I wouldnt be surprised if the 458 ammo is just marginally higher than in Europe.

Ashar given the prices, a new house might be cheaper.

[winnie_the_pooh]

There is new ammo available for this rifle in New Delhi and Mumbai but expensive. The price is 550 bucks a piece for a 500 grain cartridge by Hornady. 510 grains 400 grains, 350 grains ammo by Federal are also available with an option of soft noses or solids.

Ashar

A very expensive way to punch holes in a paper target.

Winnie,
That's the price of fun here, sadly.

A cheaper alternative

[indianhunter]

Namibia is not the greatest place to hunt cape buffalo. It is a paradise for plains game hunting. For cape buffalo, leopard and sable it is either Zimbabwe or Mozambique. Zambia is another place to hunt huge buffalo. It also has lechwe and sitatunga. They are graceful antelopes! Tanzania is very expensive and has too many hassles in getting your guns ammo there. There is a fee of $200.00 for each rifle. There are no such fees in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. I will be very happy to assist you with the information. Visit www.chifutisafaris.com for more information.
Preparing for a safari is more exciting than the safari itself. Would you be able to provide your telephone number? I would love to catch up with you.

Cheers, Shivashankar

[z375]

Ashar[/quote]

A very expensive way to punch holes in a paper target.[/quote]

Winnie,
That's the price of fun here, sadly.[/quote]

A cheaper alternative

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Don't let anyone catch you doing that at the range, Winnie!

[winnie_the_pooh]

Don't let anyone catch you doing that at the range, Winnie!

Don't worry,I will take precautions or else get an NRAI official to do it for me

[panther]

There is new ammo available for this rifle in New Delhi and Mumbai but expensive. The price is 550 bucks a piece for a 500 grain cartridge by Hornady. 510 grains 400 grains, 350 grains ammo by Federal are also available with an option of soft noses or solids.

Ashar

The price of .458 ammo seems to be quite reasonable in India. Last month I picked up few boxes of .458 Win by Harnody DGX 400 grain for $110 per/box and couple of boxes for .458 Lott -Harnody DGX 400 grain- for $120 per/box, from a dealer in Alberta. Federal Cape-Shock ammo is more expensive (around $130 to $180) because it uses Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullets. But even with cheap harnody DGX bullets I get good results. The ammo for .416 Rigby is quite expensive comparatively, I bought few boxes of Norma 400 grain Swift A Frame bullets it cost me almost almost $185 sometimes it's difficult to get it at even this price. Although the .416 Rigby is not too harsh in recoil & ballistically gives better results than .458 Win, being too expensive I don't shoot it on paper anymore. 458 Lott is a new addition into my battery, have not much experience with it -except couple of times at the range- so can't comment much about it. Reloading is other option I'm seriously considering, but I guess in India unfortunately it's not possible.

[MoA]

Panther:

Other than the argument because you can, what on earth would you use a .458 in NA/Canada for?

[Vikram]

Panther:

Other than the argument because you can, what on earth would you use a .458 in NA/Canada for?

To stop a charging Grizzly or two.Or waiting to go on a Safari to Aferky


Best-
Vikram

[maximus]

Asher,

Its a classic caliber called AFRICA by Winchester firing a 500 grain monolith & a SN bullets introduced in 1956 , I took my first cape Buff with .458 Winchester Model 70 in Tanzania , had one but parted with it and have a .460 Weatherby Magnum now instead. Its fun to fire these bigbores off your shoulder.

Congrats again

Maximus

[winnie_the_pooh]

Asher,

Its a classic caliber called AFRICA by Winchester firing a 500 grain monolith & a SN bullets introduced in 1956 , I took my first cape Buff with .458 Winchester Model 70 in Tanzania , had one but parted with it and have a .460 Weatherby Magnum now instead. Its fun to fire these bigbores off your shoulder.

Congrats again

Maximus

Google has it's pitfalls

[shooter]

dear maximus,
please share your hunting experience with us.

[maximus]

Hi Ashar,

You own a exquisite rifle the .458, do you have any knowledge of any other .458 for sale ??? I was keen to procure one. I d be grate ful if you could help me out in looking for one in any make but .458 Magnum chambering...

Thanks

Rudra

Thank you everybody!

The ammo was available with Sharma in New Delhi and also with Bansons in Mumbai. The price of ammo ranges from Rs.350-Rs.550. I have bought myself a few to last me a lifetime. Most of them are 500 grains but I also have a few 350 grains ammo by Hornady and Remington.(Soft noses and Solids)

The grouping was at 1" at 30 yards. I could find 2 disintegrated bullets. Will put up pictures of the bullet in a day or two.

Cheers

Ashar