450 Bushmaster

[KenLee]

Looking at a few new guns for whitetail. 400 legend, 450 bushmaster or a 350 legend. Most shots are under 180 yards.

I despise a 30-30 and that's the performance you get from a 350 l.
Pick up a 450 bm and you essentially have a 45-70.

 

[Pilarczyk85]

450 bushmaster is my vote. I like the knock down and its a .45 caliber bullet. I use the hornady's and have had great success.

 

[kolky]

I really like my 350 Legend. Daughter and I each took a deer this year with my CVA Cascade shooting Hornady Custom FTX 165 grain.

Daughters was a large doe slightly quartering towards us at 80 yards. Went through the front leg, heart, both lungs and exited a little back on the rib cage. Deer went maybe 10 yards. Took me a while to find either an entrance or an exit on that one.

Mine was a decent size 10pt, full broadside at 50 yards. Broadside, double lung. He went about 50 yards and piled up. Great blood trail on that one. Much better than I had got shooting slugs out of my savage 220.

 

[Gseith]

I’m a fan of the 350L. It’s low recoil and light guns are great. Especially compared to 12g slugs I had to use as a kid.
My boy has taken 3 deer with it. Ages 10, 11, and this year at 12 years old. This year was the farthest shot at 94 yards. All three dropped immediately.

 

[Jack321]

Curious what scopes yall are running for your 450BMs & what ranges would you shoot a deer with?

 

[TK161BOONER]

Leica Magnus 1.5-10x42i BDC turret.
As far as shooting 250-300 yards is the furthest I would probably take a shot.

 

[Rjk300]

Leupold fx 450bm. The turret dials good to 200 yards furthest I’ve shot it with Hornady back/custom ammo so I was willing to take a shot to 250 yards if the wind was very light.


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[TWard]

Depends what you're looking for. Distance wise, 350 is flatter. 450 packs more of a punch. 400 never shot one.

I'd take the 350 over the 450. Recoil is easier, and I think can do the same damage. It's all about where you put the bullet.

 

[Wvhunter22]

I have a Ruger 450 go wild w/ radial break, with the Hornady black/custom 250gr it drives tacks at 100 yards. I’ve used it in Wv and Ohio and love mine.

 

[shol92779]

My buddy has a 450 and bought a 350 for his wife. He likes both, but says he prefers shooting the 350.