Just In.....Kimber Caprivi 458 Lott

[Justin.]

It's funny that I have not been on this forum that long, but I recognize that kitchen.

I was thinking the exact same thing for myself LOL!

Beautiful rifle @TOBY458! I hope you get to shoot something big and mean with it soon!

 

[One Day...]

To me....the real stuff is 450gr at 2200-2300. Low pressure and no powder compression to speak of. It doesn't appear that 500gr is needed anymore with today's bullet technology. (Sounds like a good enough excuse to me anyway....) lol!

Kevin "Doctari" Robertson would likely beg to disagree

The Perfect Shot II. Kevin "Doctari" Robertson. p. 28 & 29.

 

[TOBY458]

Kevin "Doctari" Robertson would beg to disagree

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The Perfect Shot II. Kevin "Doctari" Robertson. p. 28 & 29.

Oh what does he know??? LOL! Just kidding of course.
But if a solid bullet will penetrate through the vitals from any sane angle, and exit, as far as I can see, a 45 caliber hole, is a 45 caliber hole.

 

[One Day...]

Yep, but aside from Elephant, pretty much everything else (including Buff) is shot with softs nowadays (precisely because these modern solids will punch through about anything)

 

[TOBY458]

Yep, but aside from Elephant, pretty much everything else (including Buff) is shot with softs nowadays (precisely because these modern solids will punch through about anything)

Most definitely! For Buffalo I will go with Barnes 450gr TSX or 420 CEB Raptors.

 

[jwp475]

Just picked up this Kimber 458 Lott today. Beautiful wood on this one! Unfired, with only a few safe marks on the stock. Weight is dead on 8lbs 8oz with no scope installed. Shallow V rear three leaf sights and white adjustable front sight, come to point perfectly. Red Decelerator recoil pad of proper proportions. Drilled and tapped for 8-40 scope mount screws.

I loaded up a few rounds of Cutting Edge 450gr solids this evening to check for feed and function, which are perfect. Can't wait to shoot it tomorrow!

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Beautiful rifle

 

[TOBY458]

Took the Kimber out on a hike yesterday. Shooting stumps in the woods at various ranges is great practice for hunting. The Express sights are easy to hit with at elephant hunting distances. The straight stock design, and the wide recoil pad, make recoil a non issue when fired off hand.

 

[krish]

Patience. Someone here is going to get a great opportunity on a fine rifle.

ME

 

[baxterb]

Oh what does he know??? LOL! Just kidding of course.
But if a solid bullet will penetrate through the vitals from any sane angle, and exit, as far as I can see, a 45 caliber hole, is a 45 caliber hole.

ive seen an elephant report where a guy shot a big cow in the forehead and the bullet was found at the root of the tail. It was a 450gr flat-nose Barnes solid out of a win mag.

 

[Scott CWO]

Make sure it feeds with hunting rounds. Had to send mine back and they couldn’t fix it?? Weird. I got my money back. Sounds like yours is good.

 

[TOBY458]

Make sure it feeds with hunting rounds. Had to send mine back and they couldn’t fix it?? Weird. I got my money back. Sounds like yours is good.

It feeds perfectly with flat nosed solids, so it should feed anything else as well or better.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

If eventually you do decide to sell the rifle. You can always remove the claw extractor and sell it to someone who insists on a push feed rifle. I was going to say that you will need to include a cleaning rod, but I am sure they own one already!