50 Beowulf, 458 Socom or 450 Bushmaster

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Is anyone shooting one of the big 50, 458 or 450 caliber uppers on their AR? If so, what are your thoughts and comments?
 
It appears the large calibers on the AR platform are not very popular. Guessing the costs of ammo and brass are a big reason.
 
I have the .458 Socom. I love it. I am reloading for it now with the Hornady 325 FTX bullets and it is a shooter... That is my vote. Plus if you reload there are tons of bullets to choose from..
 
I also have the .458 and love it. on the other hand, i believe the beowulf and bushy have only one factory load each, were the .458 has several. If you reload, there are alot of bullets for the socom, but I believe, and someone please correct me if Im wrong, that the 450 shoots the same bullet as a .45 long or .45 acp which means tons of bullets for the reloader. They're also lighter than most of .458 bullets where 300gr seems to be the lightet of the bullets, with exception to a 250gr barnes bullet. This is part of what makes the 450 a faster bullet. Another thing to consider is recoil, I dont know how much the bushy or the wulf has, but after 16 shots, my rra went from an extremely tight fit between the upper and lower to broke in! Although, the recoil is very manageable. I really like my .458 but sometimes I would really like to try the bushy. the wulf is big, and I hear its Bad a$$, but since finding out about the other two, I never really wanted to mess with it. One great thing about the .458, it requires no mag modifications, it uses standard .223 mags, but you have to divide the .223 shell count by 3! The 458 also really works on deer!
 
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I found 500 rds. of 450 Bushmaster once fired brass over on Gunbroker. Now that Hornady has made 250gr FTX bullets readily available, I'm all set. With Lil Gun, I've got a very accurate load.

I'm starting to wonder if the 450 shouldn't be my bedroom AR over a 223. A 250gr. FTX at 2200 fps sure should slow down a perp if he comes through the front door.
 
Originally Posted By: claimbusterI found 500 rds. of 450 Bushmaster once fired brass over on Gunbroker. Now that Hornady has made 250gr FTX bullets readily available, I'm all set. With Lil Gun, I've got a very accurate load.

I'm starting to wonder if the 450 shouldn't be my bedroom AR over a 223. A 250gr. FTX at 2200 fps sure should slow down a perp if he comes through the front door.



Yeah I would say that bullet would do a little more than slow him down....!!!
 
The Beowulf is a BLAST! real fun to shoot and will stop anything on the planet . There are three factory loads:
a 324gr fmj, a 324hr, jhp and a 400gr. soft point. And any projectile for the .500 S$W can be loaded. Very cool , dependable blaster although factory ammo seems to be in short supply right now.
I don't have any experience with the 458 but the bushmaster round looks like a winner too.....
 


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