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== Ammunition Details ==
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=== 458 Winchester Magnum ===
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# [excellent] ... Power / Energy
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# [excellent] ... Caliber / Size of Bullet
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# [xxxxx] ....... Grouping at 500 yards and 1000 yards
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# [good] ........ Cost and Availability of Ammunition
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This is considered one of the dangerous African game cartridges.  This type of cartridge typically has a very large caliber and excessive energy at 100 yards for North American game.  This type of cartridge also has a trajectory that begins to decay significantly after 200 yards and therefore is not suitable for long distance (500+ yard) shooting.
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Revision as of 17:37, 11 December 2010

Individual interested in purchasing a high power, extremely accurate, long range rifle for hunting large North American game and long range bench practice shooting.


Factors of Consideration

  1. Power / Energy
  2. Caliber / Size of Bullet
  3. Flatness of Trajectory
  4. Grouping at 500 yards and 1000 yards
  5. Cost and Availability of Ammunition

Ammunition Candidates

  1. 30-06 Springfield
  2. 300 Winchester Magnum
  3. 338 Lapua Magnum
  4. 458 Winchester Magnum

Rifle Candidates

Ammunition Details

458 Winchester Magnum

  1. [excellent] ... Power / Energy
  2. [excellent] ... Caliber / Size of Bullet
  3. [poor] ........ Flatness of Trajectory
  4. [xxxxx] ....... Grouping at 500 yards and 1000 yards
  5. [good] ........ Cost and Availability of Ammunition

This is considered one of the dangerous African game cartridges. This type of cartridge typically has a very large caliber and excessive energy at 100 yards for North American game. This type of cartridge also has a trajectory that begins to decay significantly after 200 yards and therefore is not suitable for long distance (500+ yard) shooting.