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  1. BrownMax

    416 Caliber Terminal Performance

    In the book «Dangerous Game Rifles» by Terry Wieland, he elaborates on how Jack Carter developed the bonded bear claw bullets, how good they performed, and later when Federal took over the production how performance dropped – now with bullets coming apart upon impact, apparently due to changing...
  2. BrownMax

    270gr Solid. Enough for Dangerous Game Frontal Brain in .375HH

    I think you miss my point, perhaps unintended. My point is that SD is one of many factors contributing to straight line penetration, recent testing including new design solids clearly illustrates that SD is of much smaller importance than bullet design. SD is only a factor for bullets with the...
  3. BrownMax

    270gr Solid. Enough for Dangerous Game Frontal Brain in .375HH

    @Red Leg : When something is theoretically true and technically demonstrable, would you not consider it a fact? @Gareth Roriston : I would never think of using a bullet of any kind or caliber for elephant hunting if it was not thoroughly tested. Apparently not much real world experience from AH...
  4. BrownMax

    270gr Solid. Enough for Dangerous Game Frontal Brain in .375HH

    Sectional Density (SD) is only one of many variables when it comes to bullet penetration, both for solids and softpoints. Actual testing of bullets, instead of just repeating the outdated paradigm of relying entirely on SD, clearly demonstrates the intricate relationship between bullet design...
  5. BrownMax

    416 Caliber Terminal Performance

    Just for fun… and I’m not going to compete against the scientific testing done by @michael458 . I shot a 410 grain Woodleigh RN SN and a 400 grain Swift A-Frame from my 416 Rigby into some water jugs. Distance to target was 30 meters. The Woodleigh bullet was a fairly mild load, roughly “Nitro...
  6. BrownMax

    416 Caliber Terminal Performance

    Again, thanks for sharing these pictures / data of 416 bullets performance! The only .416 bullet I have recovered from game was a 300 grain Barnes X (the old type, not available anymore?), loaded to 2650 fps, see picture below. This bullet went through a small tree before entering a deer at...
  7. BrownMax

    416 Caliber Terminal Performance

    Thanks for sharing this, @michael458 ! Regarding the Woodleigh SP bullets (400 & 340 grain), do you have data on penetration? I'm considering using either the 400 grain Swift A-Frame or 410 grain Woodleigh RN SN in a 416 Rigby for an upcoming Buffalo hunt. I suspect the Swift A-Frame will...
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    Norway Europe Hunting Deer

  9. BrownMax

    Experience shooting small plains game and deer with big bores?

    Deer shot with Mauser M98 Magnum in 416 Rigby. Handloaded 300 grain Barnes X bullet. Scope is a Zeiss HT Victory 1.1-4x20 with illuminated reticle. This particular hunt was a driven hunt after moose and deer using dogs, as such one can expect animals in motions, and usually relatively short...
 
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