Balistix bullets from SA?

[jpr9954]

I stumbled across these monolithic copper bullets made in South Africa by Balistix Bullets.

http://balistixbullets.com/home/

Has anyone ever used them? Do you think they'd be importable to the US? They look interesting with their rebated boat-tail. I notice they have two styles for hunting - one for shorter range and the other for longer ranges.

 

[KaKaTo]

I can't really say to much about them as my testing sample is limited to two Warthogs and one Impala. Will be testing them hopefully on Kudu and Blue Wildebeest next week (Provided our Lockdown rules stay the same.)

 

[Forrest Halley]

Looks interesting. The rebate reminds me of the scenar and the Palma bullets where folks are anticipating the transonic barrier. Interesting thought in a hunting bullet. This when or design leaves me with questions about drag and BC.

 

[KaKaTo]

Guess I would report back on my experience with the Balistix bullets from last week.

In total 5 animals were shot x2 Blue Wildebeest, x2 Kudu's and x1 warthog. All of them were pass throughs except for two.

Big Bluewildebeest bull shot on the shoulder the bullet was recovered just under the skin on the opposite side (123.PNG)

155gr Balistix Ultrahunt from 308
Muzzle Velocity: 2670
Retained Weight: 155gr (100%)
Distance: 88m

Recovered from a Warthog shot in the head facing me. The bullet was recovered in the right back leg/ham. (1234.PNG)

155gr Balistix Ultrahunt from 308
Muzzle Velocity: 2670
Retained Weight: 154.9gr (99.9%)
Distance: +-50m

I'm still new to the monolithic side of things the mushroom (expansion) did seem to be a little on the small side not sure if this is actually normal or just by these bullets design.