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Big bore thump with custom rifle manners. That is the whole idea behind the Vandal Bloodline from Horizon Firearms, a Texas builder that machines nearly everything in house and has a growing reputation for rifles that feel like full customs straight out of the box. This one takes the 450 Bushmaster, a cartridge famous for dropping whitetails and hogs in their tracks at woods ranges, and wraps it in a package that is genuinely fun to carry and shoot.
The heart of the rifle is the Stiller Hyrax action, a smooth cycling bolt design that shows up across Horizon's Vandal lineup and earns praise for how effortlessly it runs. Bolted to it is a premium steel barrel at 16.5 inches, which suits the 450 Bushmaster perfectly since the cartridge burns its powder fast and gives up very little velocity in a shorter tube. The muzzle is threaded 11/16-24, the standard pitch for this caliber, so adding a brake or suppressor is a simple swap. Horizon's Big Pins fluting cuts weight, helps the barrel shed heat, and gives the rifle a look you will not mistake for anything off a big box shelf. Everything wears a SOCOM Black finish that shrugs off weather and stays quiet in the deer woods.
The iota EKO carbon fiber stock keeps overall weight down and soaks up some of the sting this cartridge can dish out, while the Arca rail machined into the forend clamps straight into a tripod head without adapters. Pair that with the Picatinny rail up top for your optic and you have a rig that sets up fast in a box blind or on sticks. For anyone chasing deer and hogs inside 250 yards, this is a serious piece of equipment that brings legitimate precision rifle features to a big bore hunting gun.
Not at all. The 450 Bushmaster was designed around a fast burning powder charge, so it gives up very little velocity in shorter barrels. A 16.5 inch tube keeps the Vandal Bloodline quick handling in a blind or on a tracking job while still delivering full big bore performance at typical woods ranges.
Yes. The barrel comes threaded 11/16-24, which is the standard muzzle thread pitch for 450 Bushmaster rifles. That means most brakes and suppressor mounts made for the caliber will spin right on. A brake in particular takes a noticeable bite out of this cartridge's recoil.
The Arca rail lets you clamp the rifle directly into an Arca-Swiss style tripod head or compatible bipod without any extra adapters. It is a feature borrowed from the precision rifle world, and it is a real asset for hunters shooting from tripods in box blinds or open country. You can attach and adjust position along the forend in seconds.
This rifle shines on whitetail deer and hogs, where the heavy .451 caliber bullets deliver massive energy and put animals down decisively. It is at its best inside roughly 250 yards, which covers the vast majority of shots in timber, farm country, and food plots. Black bear at similar distances is well within its wheelhouse too.
| UPC | 850083689049 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | HRF-VBL-450B-16R |
| Barrel Length | 16.5" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .450 Bushmaster |
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