Recent content by Brian

I have silver bars and coins and gold coins. I plan to use my silver to keep hunting cape buffalo. I though that I was pretty clever until the recent crash. I'm holding my breath now for it to come back.

I have used Peregrine bullets on cape buffalo, excellent performance. Also good people, I have met them.

Is that the woodleigh Hydrostatic Shock bullet? If so, it is said to have superior terminal ballistic like the CEB Safari #1 Solid and for the same reasons. It's nose profile is designed to force the "Hydrostatic" tissue away from the sides of the bullet resulting in deeper and straighter...

I know that the Swift A-Frame is an excellent bullet. I have used it and consider it to be next to the mighty NorthFork. I don't know anything about the Fed. Hydrostatic solid. How does it perform? I need to check it out. Thanks, Brian

That sounds like a good choice.

Yes, when it comes to big bores, especially the 50s, velocity is not nearly as significant as bullet weight, design and construction. ( the Peregrine bushmaster does like a minimum MV of 2000 fps due to it's plunger expansion design.) Brian

Good question. Yes, it's just a 50-110 Win (.510 to .512 bore.) with a .500 bore. When I was building the rifle I was in contact with Michael 458. He had developed his series of B&M cartridges, 500 B&M Long, 500 B&M Super Short, 500 MDM. and also had developed a series of "Safari" .500 bullets...

No. 1 Very nice. Lengthening the case. Good move. I am thinking about doing that with a 45-70 barrel for my TC. At 2150 fps you will get excellent expansion with the Peregrine bullet.

50-90, Nice case. I load 75.9 grains of VV 530, one card on top of the powder. I went to my notes before posting this and I realized that I never did chronograph this load. My old chronograph quit on me before got around to it. So, my MV might be more like 2050fps or even less. ( I have been...

My next hunt may be for 6 old cows. using my 50-110 Winchester. 410 grain CEB Safari Raptor at 2150 FPS and 450 grain CEB Safari solid bullet at about 2050 fps. I have not yet used the solid, the 410 Raptor has alway worked for a drt kill. Rifle is a TC Encore with a MGM 24" barrel and a small...

Whatever, We seldom met people like you bunch, but then, we tended to bring the best out in people not the worst.

Awesome, You have my respect! I am a bullet nerd. " It is the only piece of my gear the touches the cape buffalo". You might enjoy wading through "B&M Rifles and Cartridges" on the web there is lots there about the the development of the bullets. Also lots of other stuff about his work with...

Cutting Edge Safari Solid is definitely "New School". Research it. Deep, straight penetration, Large permanent would channel, wide flat meplat, 13 deg. ogive, Completely different performance than traditional solids. Meat tissue cavitatingl around the side of the bullet, is a significant...

I have used Peregrine BushMaster bullet on about 9 cape buffalo in m .577NE. They are excellent. Need minimum 200 fps MV for good expansion. Brian

Surgeon1, Those A-Frames really work! You do it right, getting close with your doubles. I enjoy hearing about it. 104 yds for a bang flop, good job! What cartridge was that? Best of fortune on your scrub cap. Brian