Got my new pig gun

[Buglemintoday]

1969 Belgium made Browning in .458 Winchester Mag 8)

In very good condition to boot

 

[n8dawg6]

that rifle looks GREAT 8) might want to take up reloading for that thing, i cant imagine that the ammo would be reasonable ...

 

[Buglemintoday]

I reload already , I got some 350gr round nose hornadys and 400gr flat nose Speers for it for plinking. Factory ammo is $60-150 for 20 rounds. I got lucky and at the same gun show a guy had a box of 20 Federal 500gr Trophy Bonded Bearclaws for $75.00. This stuff is usually going for $110-124 so I did good

The gun has amazing wood on it and I hope to put a few rounds through it this week and next weekend I am going to try to get out and get a hog, or 3 if they line up

 

[Nic_58]

Dang, you must have some big pigs down in west Texas! :shock: I'd say you aren't going into the field undergunned!

Nice looking Browning BTW!

 

[Buglemintoday]

Thank you Nic!


The hogs aren't that big, infact the biggest taken off the land so far only topped the scales at 440lb, but I think my larges out there was 230lb or so and I don't want to be undergunned :lol:

 

[reelnellie]

Undergunned?? Let us know how this thing shoots....and I agree that it will be really cool if three pigs will line up for a shot..........good luck.

 

[choc-dog]

Bugle,

You made 2 investments in aquiring that wonderful rifle..one is the gun itself and the other is feeding it ammo. :shock: :shock:

Don't eject your fired brass to far while hunting. :cry:

Chocdog

 

[RogerDailey]

If this is your first experience with a 458, you'll grow to love it. One of the most flexible calibers around. Lots of options: 300-600 grain bullets, soft/thin jackets, solid or steel jackets, four .457 dia. lead balls over a pinch of Unique for a "brush" load, 45 cal muzzleloader sabots with a wide choice of 10 mm or .357 bullets and not too bad with about 1/2 oz of shot for short range work.

 

[big6x6]

That IS one awesome looking rifle! I only went up to .375 H&H!

 

[Buglemintoday]

lol thanks guys!

Choc- I plan on reloading for this one! Even though I found ammo as cheap as $45/box

Big6x6- Thanks! Before the purchase of this rifle I only went up to .338

 

[Rifleman]

A beautiful rifle.

 

[choc-dog]

Bugleboy,

That rilfe has to date from the 70"s. It oviously has had alot of safe time.

chocdog

 

[Buglemintoday]

Choc - The 3 digits after the serial are L69 indicating 1969 8)

 

[leapfrog]

What scope are you planning to put on it?

 

[Muzzle Man]

Awesome rifle, when those thousand pound pigs charge you, I think you're set. The answer to what scope, I'd say the Hubbell will be a good mate to it :lol:

Joe

 

[leapfrog]

Never heard of that make of scope before..Looked it up and found some good information on them..Interesting--very interesting..Thanks for sharing that with me.Learned something new today....LP

 

[RAF]

Gee, I thought he was referring to the Hubble telescope in space :?

 

[Muzzle Man]

I was :shock:

A huge gun needs a huge sight!!!!