

- .458 SOCOM SUBSONIC TWIST RATE HOW TO
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You can run cheap 45 ACP bullet for plinking ammo. If your a reloader 450 Bushmaster has a growing advantage in bullet selection. 458 SOCOM has slightly greater case volume 61.5 gr H2O vs 60 gr H2O. He has forgotten more about building big bore ARs than all the others combined ever knew.Ĥ50 Bushmaster runs at a slightly higher pressure, 38,500 psi vs 35,000 psi. He knows what he is doing in both calibers so buy from him if you want fewer headaches. 458 S, but he has been doing big bore ARs for many decades. 458 S and is the one who originally made the AR platform work with the. Tony of TROMIX is the co-developer of the. 458 SOCOM, buy from TROMIX and you will get a barrel that works. I have not shot the 325s so cannot comment on them, but there is plenty of info on them at. 458 SOCOM, 16 inch barrel, these are the normal velocities seen. 458 S is not legal for deer hunting in some states that require straight walled cases. The only down side I consider legitimate is that the. Black Butterfly is a great source as is SBR. Shop on-line and you can find very reasonable prices.
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Factory ammo if available from any sources and is competitively priced, but you'll pay a dear premium if you buy from places like Bass Pro or Cabelas or most mom and pop gun shops. Spray on lubes often cause stuck cases in your sizing die. Don't and you'll likely find out why most of us use Imperial. Set your dies up correctly and you won't have any trouble, and use Imperial Sizing Wax on every case. Too much roll crimp will collapse the case. If you crimp, and I have never found a real reason to crimp other than it seems to tighten up the ES, a Lee FCD is best. With a shouldered case, a case that shrinks, and they do, or is trimmed too far means nothing. 458 SOCOM barrel, modify the barrel extension, or make a proper bolt/extractor/ejector.
.458 SOCOM SUBSONIC TWIST RATE HOW TO
458 SOCOM, its because the mag is screwed up or you cheaped out and bought a cheap BCA or Radical barrel and those two companies don't have a clue on how to properly build a. If a quality magazine, like a Lancer or standard GI, will not feed the. The body being larger than the neck also aids is creating a very smooth feeding round. The round is a shouldered round so it headspaces on the shoulder. That will not affect function with 5.56 rounds in the least.
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They feed from unaltered GI Magazines with the only mod needed (and only with some very wide flat nosed bullets) is a half-moon cut in the front of the magazine. 458 diameter bullets for which tons are available, from 100 gr. Some of my brass has 15 loadings on them.

458 SOCOM loads for almost 20 years now and have yet to wear out a case. I've been shooting "hot" loaded (35K-37K psi). At best, it will jam and not chamber, and I don't want to consider the worst. 450 BM, you had damned well better size them down to. A roll crimp if too much is applied, can create excessive headspace also. Since it headspaces on the mouth, you must use a taper crimp or a Lee Factory Crimp. So you must keep an eye on your case length to make sure they do not get too short and create excessive headspace. Usually the case will lengthen again when the case is sized, but not always. Also, some have reported that factory loads when fired can shrink and become too short. It being a straight walled case, it headspaces on the mouth, and a case trimmed too short is a ruined case. 450 BM needs special mags or at least tweaked magazines. However, there are still plenty of bullets available. Usually off the shelf prices of ammo is cheaper, but not if you shop around and don't buy your ammo from your local Bass Pro shop.īullet selection is huge, but most are not designed for rifle velocities and are too think jacketed for use on larger game. 450 BM: Legal in states for deer hunting that require straight walled cases.
