.458 Bullet / Crushed Rib Sabot / 50 Cal?

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Does anyone have experience with this combo? It loads firm but but unreasonably hard when I do a push through.

I don't see why they would not shoot just fine. Someone must have tried it in the past. Any insights?
 
I thought some shot .458 Barnes Originals and orange sabots with good results.
 
I've tried a 250 grain .458 Hornady MonoFlex with a Crush Rib in my Knight Mountaineer, it loaded firm but was doable. A 325 grain .458 Hornady FTX with a Crush Rib would start but I couldn't get in down, that was in 23*F temps so maybe that was a factor.
 
Using a 458 bullet in a Harvester black crushrib has been a common practice with many Savage MLII owners for ages. Their bores run a bit large on average.
 
Does anyone have experience with this combo? It loads firm but but unreasonably hard when I do a push through.

I don't see why they would not shoot just fine. Someone must have tried it in the past. Any insights?

I think it will really depend on the size of your bore. Older ML's will probably handle the the .458 in a 452 Crush Rib sabot but I would question if it would be enjoyable to load that combination in the newer tighter bores of todays 50 cal. rifles.

I personally use the Orange MMP HPH .457/.458 x 50 sabot.

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MMP Orange works fine in some rifles. Harvester has a new 458 crushrib sabot if you want something that loads a little easier.
 
Does anyone have experience with this combo? It loads firm but but unreasonably hard when I do a push through.

I don't see why they would not shoot just fine. Someone must have tried it in the past. Any insights?
I’ve been shooting .458s in black crushribs out of an Optima V2 without issue. Like you said, firm but not unreasonable to load
 

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