.458 HAM'R - Firing In Slow Motion
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Can'r afford, but do WANT!
backwoodsshooter
there’s always a method to the madness
Pretty cool.. still not convinced that it’s worth the price tag and is superior to the SOCOM
Wow. That looks pretty potent. But is it that much if any better than 458 socom?
about 20% more energy (3K vs 2.5K).
More of a difference than 224 Valkyrie over 6.5 Grendel
It will be interesting to see whether "a little more" is interesting enough to succeed in either of those cases. I think 6.5 is here to stay. 224V will be an oddity IMO. And with Wilson controlling this one and keeping the price up, it will never grow beyond a small audience. It has a custom upper and custom bolt, so it isn't an AR-15, or an AR-10. Maybe someone will do an unlicensed knockoff but with 458 SOCOM, 450 Bushmaster, and 500 Beowulf, the "Hammer" space is pretty crowded already.
I guess everyone is looking for something different to make some sort of margin the AR space. I wish them all good luck - the more the merrier!
about 20% more energy (3K vs 2.5K).
More of a difference than 224 Valkyrie over 6.5 Grendel
It will be interesting to see whether "a little more" is interesting enough to succeed in either of those cases. I think 6.5 is here to stay. 224V will be an oddity IMO. And with Wilson controlling this one and keeping the price up, it will never grow beyond a small audience. It has a custom upper and custom bolt, so it isn't an AR-15, or an AR-10. Maybe someone will do an unlicensed knockoff but with 458 SOCOM, 450 Bushmaster, and 500 Beowulf, the "Hammer" space is pretty crowded already.
I guess everyone is looking for something different to make some sort of margin the AR space. I wish them all good luck - the more the merrier!
Yea that just about kills it. Its hard to justify buying a proprietary upper and bolt just to shoot a round that is slightly better.
And on that note, Why? As a range toy? Go ahead its your money. For hunting? What animal in NA can this kill that a .458 SOCOM can't?
That’s quite a bit of competition in such a small corner of the market. Only time will tell.about 20% more energy (3K vs 2.5K).
More of a difference than 224 Valkyrie over 6.5 Grendel
It will be interesting to see whether "a little more" is interesting enough to succeed in either of those cases. I think 6.5 is here to stay. 224V will be an oddity IMO. And with Wilson controlling this one and keeping the price up, it will never grow beyond a small audience. It has a custom upper and custom bolt, so it isn't an AR-15, or an AR-10. Maybe someone will do an unlicensed knockoff but with 458 SOCOM, 450 Bushmaster, and 500 Beowulf, the "Hammer" space is pretty crowded already.
I guess everyone is looking for something different to make some sort of margin the AR space. I wish them all good luck - the more the merrier!
I wish the 458 SOCOM was a SAAMI round. Ruger & Howa both said they'll make them after that.
I want a 458 in a short (Howa mini bolt) action, 16-18" threaded barrel with at least an 18/1 twist rate to run 450g+ subs in. Anyone want to get rid of a Howa action cheap?
I want a 458 in a short (Howa mini bolt) action, 16-18" threaded barrel with at least an 18/1 twist rate to run 450g+ subs in. Anyone want to get rid of a Howa action cheap?
backwoodsshooter
there’s always a method to the madness
about 20% more energy (3K vs 2.5K).
More of a difference than 224 Valkyrie over 6.5 Grendel
It will be interesting to see whether "a little more" is interesting enough to succeed in either of those cases. I think 6.5 is here to stay. 224V will be an oddity IMO. And with Wilson controlling this one and keeping the price up, it will never grow beyond a small audience. It has a custom upper and custom bolt, so it isn't an AR-15, or an AR-10. Maybe someone will do an unlicensed knockoff but with 458 SOCOM, 450 Bushmaster, and 500 Beowulf, the "Hammer" space is pretty crowded already.
I guess everyone is looking for something different to make some sort of margin the AR space. I wish them all good luck - the more the merrier!
Doesn’t really justify the price tag. I wouldn’t shoot either past 200 yards and the socom will drop anything to that distance..... well maybe not a rhino or an elephant but pretty much anything in the US.
Some will buy it. Majority won’t.
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