Pretty cool, George.
I'm curious: how does the .50 Beowulf stack up against the 458?
Once vetted, will the 458 become your go to GP rifle, to include short range hunting?
Pretty cool, George.
I'm curious: how does the .50 Beowulf stack up against the 458?
Once vetted, will the 458 become your go to GP rifle, to include short range hunting?
"Are you ready? Okay. Let's roll."- Last words of Todd Beamer
That is what happens when you launch a 540 power factor BB out of a six pound AR.
I am not too familiar with the Beowulf these days. Either SteveB or I had something like that years ago, and it wasn't reliable, as I recall.
Once proven I would like to take the Socom bear hunting, but it doesn't shoot flat enough for where we moose and caribou hunt. I do see the Socom as a possible replacement for the SBS Benelli.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
The shotgun and Socom weigh about the same. The shotgun has a sleeker shape, assuming you do not have a pistol grip. The shotgun likely hits harder with Brenneke slugs than the Socom with Barnes.
The Socom has a better trigger. The Socom has better optics mounting, with QD options to ditch an optic quickly. The Socom has better iron sights. The Socom recoils less. Socom is easier to sling. Socom is easier to reload. Socom has an easy to adjust LOP stock. Socom holds more ammo. Socom is easier to shoot fast. Socom is easier to shoot at distance. Socom is more accurate.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
Nice rifle.
Bigger bores are always going to do better with shorter barrels but 1800 FPS is too slow for my liking/needs.
-Seconds Count. Misses Don't-
I continue to shoot the .458, and have yet to have a stoppage. Bill says they are expanding their ammo choices in this caliber, with a lower cost shooter load.
He also has been using a .338 Federal in an AR with good success on hogs and deer.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
Fancy east coast guys, like my friend SteveB, have Blaser packages -- high end, multi caliber kits. Being Bill W's unofficial (and unpaid) marketing adviser, I suggested the redneck equivalent to a Blaser kit, consisting of a Wilson .308 with .458 Socom and .338 Federal barrels. That would allow a guy to do bear, hogs and terrorists all in one handy kit.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.