They are definitely an impressive round. There's plenty of heft to them, they just *feel* like they mean business. I've been very happy with Vihtavuori N135 in my .223 loads, and the numbers from QuickLoad look very good for N120 in .458 SOCOM. Time will tell, once I get some range time with my test loads.teddy salad wrote:Wow, those look great. And Vihtavuori, my favorite powder. I might just have to get some 458 socom stuff. The rifle is optional, I just want to make those bullets.NcongruNt wrote: Here's my first test batch of "plinkers", using Berry's 350 grain RS.
My rifle build won't be complete until probably late October or early November. I have to wait on my builder for the barrel, upper receiver, and a custom rail block to be fabricated - and he's swamped with work at the moment.
If you're wanting an RRA rifle/upper, their lead times are currently at about 3 months. If you have the money to burn, Wilson Combat is now making .458 SOCOM rifles, with a base price of something like $2300.
