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I just picked up around 100 a square dead tough .510s. Ill Likely use them for target practice and stick to CEB 530/570 for actual use

For sure. But without that moisture getting in there (proper storage conditions) there’s no way for the corrosion to appear. Bottom line is properly storing ALL reloading components is important. Not just powder and primers like most think.

Thanks. I’ll post some when I receive the rifle and gather some thoughts from others on how to build it into the best stopper I can

Galvanic corrosion should not affect bullets or ammunition properly stored even for extended periods of time. Lead itself creates a very strong passion layer around itself of lead oxide. So you essentially will never actually touch pure lead it’s always the oxide. This layer protects the...

I ended up buying the rcbs collet bullet puller die with a .50 collet insert. I also bought this on Amazon if that fails. If neither works I’ll try the wire strippers. Thanks all! Anyone have advice on the best powders to use? I have IMR 4064, H1000, retumbo, varget, RL 16, and a few others...

Yea I just don’t see the point of the 500 in the 458 win mag. That 500 metric was for older bullet designs. These 450s at higher velocities will out penetrate the old 500 grainers anyway and will shoot flatter. I made a 280 yard shot on a buffalo a couple months ago with the 420 raptor and a red...

Good to know. This may be where this caution comes from. How would you go about a 510 Gibbs with all brass labeled 505? I may just have my gunsmith change the barrel to say 505 Gibbs considering I’ll never sell the gun and launching a 505 Gibbs round through a 510 Gibbs shouldn’t hurt anything...

I saw people doing this. Just trying to not mar the bullet too badly

In my trips to South Africa with folks I’ve never actually seen them check the ammo ever. Maybe they do in other countries but I haven’t seen them check this in the past 2+ years

Of course a paid a premium to buy Norma brass from Someone just before this. I picked up 50 pieces of 505 Gibbs too as I’m sure that will be hard to get after this.

I would not use these longer heavier bullets in a 458 wm bolt gun. They won’t fit in the mag and will be massively compressed. 450 is the heaviest I’d go.

Crazy as it may seem my 458 win mag pushes that same bullet to 2330 fps and the 420 raptor to 2380 fps. 19.5” barrel. 70 grains of re-10x. Load is compressed but don’t see any pressure signs even during hunts in Africa. No extraction issues whatsoever either.

I recently bought a .510 Gibbs rifle with ammo for $2500 which I thought was a steal from a dealer out in Oregon. It came with a bunch of handloaded ammo with these notes in the die case. I think these are likely way over pressure so I want to pull them a reload them to sane levels. Does anyone...

458 win mag might be the sweet spot for your purpose loaded with CEB solids or raptors and give you a bit lighter rifle. I have a Winchester model 70 cut to 19.5” with suppressor and red dot I carry for that purpose. The 505 Gibbs is a great round though. I wonder how loud and accurate it would...

Glad someone bought this. If I didn’t already have a m70 in 458 I would have bought this. Praying for your shoulder @u2THOR haha