Lehigh Makes One For All States.
May 2, 2009 22:24:30 GMT -5
Post by grouse on May 2, 2009 22:24:30 GMT -5
The brand new .458 275grn Bullet is only .985" long. Sabotloader was explaining to me how some states don't allow a bullet to be 1" or longer. The lehigh .458 300grn is 1.1" inches long. So in some states that's to long. Dave at Lehigh corrected that problem real fast for the guy's looking for a Moose, Elk, Bear, and Mule Deer bullet. And the good news is it shoots extremely well in a variety of twist's and Muzzleloaders.
The first Muzzleloader up was my Stainless Steel and Black Knight Vision. Ever since changing the rings and bases to warne this gun seems to be very accurate and reliable with BH209 and the new breech plug. This gun was very clean and oiled pretty well so i snapped off three primers before loading and shooting.
Now i loaded the ML up with 120grns of BH209 by volume. I really wanted to put more in but i didn't. I figured i would use a factory reccomended load of BH209. I do know Knights manual suggests up to 150grns of loose 777 with a 275grn bullet. And most people know BH209 works with equal or less pressure then 777 with equal bullets and powder charge.
The first group here was a 5 shot group at 100yds. This group included the fouling shot which was a pretty oily barrel. The average MV with 120grns by volume with a Orange .458 MMP sabot was 1992fps. This was also with a Federal 209A primer.
Later on in the evening i decided to shoot this same load at 200yds. I can tell you i do not practice this at all. And to be honest i hardly ever shoot at 200yds. This is no means great but plenty good for me. I really believe someone else could cut this group in half. The first two shots are one hole. The third shot is the one to the right. I will say it was a little breezy when shooting these.
BTW- This is a $175.00 Muzzleloader in the Sportsman's guide.
As you can see i am extremely happy with this bullet and Muzzleloader.
I will say i spent alot of time at the range today and decided to shoot BH209 in my Savage. I did make a slight change with it. The Savage only has a 24" barrel so i decided to up the powder charge to 130grns of BH209 by volume. I used the same .458 275grn Lehigh bullet. I really didn't expect to see this that's for sure. And yes, i quit after three shots. I was going to shoot 5 shots but decided not to mess this one up.
After seeing 2 Rams and 5 Hogs shot with Lehigh bullets. It's very safe for me to say it's by far the best bullet i ever used. All other bullets really arent even close in performance on game. Some are more accurate and have better BC'S no doubt. But for harvesting animals, the Lehigh design is superior. And i know alot of people are going to see that this fall for themselves.
The first Muzzleloader up was my Stainless Steel and Black Knight Vision. Ever since changing the rings and bases to warne this gun seems to be very accurate and reliable with BH209 and the new breech plug. This gun was very clean and oiled pretty well so i snapped off three primers before loading and shooting.
Now i loaded the ML up with 120grns of BH209 by volume. I really wanted to put more in but i didn't. I figured i would use a factory reccomended load of BH209. I do know Knights manual suggests up to 150grns of loose 777 with a 275grn bullet. And most people know BH209 works with equal or less pressure then 777 with equal bullets and powder charge.
The first group here was a 5 shot group at 100yds. This group included the fouling shot which was a pretty oily barrel. The average MV with 120grns by volume with a Orange .458 MMP sabot was 1992fps. This was also with a Federal 209A primer.
Later on in the evening i decided to shoot this same load at 200yds. I can tell you i do not practice this at all. And to be honest i hardly ever shoot at 200yds. This is no means great but plenty good for me. I really believe someone else could cut this group in half. The first two shots are one hole. The third shot is the one to the right. I will say it was a little breezy when shooting these.
BTW- This is a $175.00 Muzzleloader in the Sportsman's guide.
As you can see i am extremely happy with this bullet and Muzzleloader.
I will say i spent alot of time at the range today and decided to shoot BH209 in my Savage. I did make a slight change with it. The Savage only has a 24" barrel so i decided to up the powder charge to 130grns of BH209 by volume. I used the same .458 275grn Lehigh bullet. I really didn't expect to see this that's for sure. And yes, i quit after three shots. I was going to shoot 5 shots but decided not to mess this one up.
After seeing 2 Rams and 5 Hogs shot with Lehigh bullets. It's very safe for me to say it's by far the best bullet i ever used. All other bullets really arent even close in performance on game. Some are more accurate and have better BC'S no doubt. But for harvesting animals, the Lehigh design is superior. And i know alot of people are going to see that this fall for themselves.
