458 SOCOM...Outrageous ammo cost.

I am in the process of building a new lower and thinking of an upper. I've been looking at some different options and really like this caliber but OH, MY GOD!!! $2-3 dollars a round!! Thats obscene.

 

Waiting for the apocalypse

 

Thats why some of us reload

 

how bout a saiga .410 shotgun rechambered to .444 marlin?

 

why don't you just get a .50 beowulf?

it's designed for the same thing, it's slightly cheaper, replacement parts are easier to find, ammo is easier to find, ammo is cheaper etc...

here is a post i found at ar15.com from a guy who has both.

I have both.

Beowulf:
1. CorBon factory ammo in several loadings
2. Lesser initial expense, production line uppers
3. Readily available reloading components
4. Modified mags
5. Limited bullets for reloading
6. Less expensive brass
7. Limited reload recipes

SOCOM:
1. CorBon factory loads in several loadings
2. Slightly higher expense, custom built uppers
3. Readily avaliable reloading components
4. Unmodified mags
5. Dozens of bullets for reloading
6. Slightly more expensive brass
7. Extensive supply of reload recipes
8. More reliable feeding

Beowulf has the edge on cost and availability of factory loads as well as types of factory loads, as well as ease of reloading.
SOCOM has the edge on accuracy (slightly), brass life, reloading, overall flexibility, and quality.

Basically, you need to decide if you're a reloader or not. If not, no contest, Beowulf.

I would NOT trade my SOCOM for anything, though, and it's the big bore that I favor.

Tom