458x2
has anyone made a 458x2? i am going to on a mauser 98. how about reloding for it. can i use a 450 marlin die set?- thanks for any help
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COTW states that RCBS makes dies for it, but in the 11th Edition I have handy there are no dimension drawings for the .450 Marlin or the .458x2 American to see if these die sets are possibly compatible. I do know the .450 uses a slightly wider ("taller?") belt than the "standard" sized ones like the .458 will have, but that's the only real dimensional difference (other than case length) I can name off the top of my head. 0 -
thanks-i know the belt is wider but i think the rest is the same any load data? 0 -
Try Cartridges of the World or Cartridge Conversions for reference loads. 0 -
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The 4th Edition of COTW has about 3/4 of a page on the history and 4 cast bullet loads plus 8 for jacketed. The jacketed loads use 4198 and HiVel (must be really old data). I have a P.O. Ackley 458-350 Rem Mag ( more or less a 458 x 2.170 )built on a 600 Rem (5.25 pounds) with loading data from the CCI lab. All my loads are for 4198 with the note that 3031 is too slow and 4227 is too fast. I also have a 45-70 built on a mexican small ring mauser. 0 -
i also have a mexincan mauser that i may use for this 458x2 it is a 98 but made on a 95 or 96 size i think it will be good and strong to hold this cal. anything on that?--thanks 0
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