Talk:.458 Winchester Magnum

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What is wrong with this entry?

I don't think that it's biased, but things such as "You will want to handload" and other sentences are not encyclopaedic. Take "you will want to handload your cartridges, as factory ammunition is not cheap" and replace it with "The cost of these rounds are prohibitive, leading to a high number of handloaded cartridges" and link "handloaded cartridges" to handloader or whatever the article on self-reloaded cartridges is.
Since it is pointed out that a high powered version of this cartridge exists it might be useful to know how close handloaders can come should they wish to approach the one using the special powder. This is partially addressed with the line that says "with good handloads" but doesn't address the point directly.Es330td 20:04, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately, if you're referring to the Hornady Light-Magnum rounds, handloaders can't safely approach those velocities. They use a special powder and special loading technique and claim to get the increased velocity (usually about 100 ft/sec) without increased pressure. Arthurrh 02:20, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Incorrect information

Winchester does, in fact, load three separate cartridges in .458 Win Mag:

  1. 500 Grain w/ Nosler Solid @ 2240 fps
  2. 500 Grain w/ Nosler Partition @ 2240 fps
  3. 510 Grain w/ Super-X Soft Point @ 2040 fps  —Preceding unsigned comment added by ASGPhoenix (talk • contribs) 05:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)