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# 458 Winchester Magnum
 
# 458 Winchester Magnum
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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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# [poor] ........ Flatness of Trajectory
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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.

Latest revision as of 23:48, 11 December 2010

  1. 458 Winchester Magnum

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.