What 404J projectile do I have?

[Mawzer308]

Hi all,

Purchased these .423 projectiles for the 404 Jeffery not knowing brand. Loaded with RL15 got them doing 2270fps and under 2 inch groups at 100m.

Question is, what are they? Pictures attached for reference. Recovered from a wild Bull here in NZ, retained weight 354grs, original weight 400gr.

Cheers

 

[WesRic404Jeff]

Woodleigh RNSN is my gues

 

[BFaucett]

Woodleigh RNSN is my gues

That's my guess also. I don't own and I've never used a .404 Jeffery.

Cheers! Bob F.

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[Mawzer308]

Cheers, I did think it might have been a Woodleigh. They certainly worked well!

 

[jlb1036]

Woodleigh RNSN

 

[RichieG]

The gunshot projectile looks like a Woodleigh but tbh the recovered bullet with distinct petals doesn’t. Here are 4 woodleighs rnsn recovered from Cape buffalo at between 15 and 60m

 

[deewayne2003]

Woodleigh RNSN is my gues

Agreed…..
Profile and crimp groove looks like Woodleigh to me.

 

[RichieG]

 

[Ontario Hunter]

The gunshot projectile looks like a Woodleigh but tbh the recovered bullet with distinct petals doesn’t. Here are 4 woodleighs rnsn recovered from Cape buffalo at between 15 and 60m

What caliber and how much gas? Different velocity can produce quite different deformation in same bullet.

 

[RichieG]

470NE at about 2140fps. No expert but haven’t myself seen defined petals on Woodleigh RNSN.

 

[BFaucett]

Yeah, I didn't really notice the petals in the OP's first post.

Swift A-Frame for reference. (Screenshot from their website.)

Heck, I give up. Bob F.

https://www.swiftbullets.com/collec.../products/a-frame-heavy-rifle-bullets-cal-404

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Agreed…..
Profile and crimp groove looks like Woodleigh to me.

Smooth crimp groove does not resemble current production on their website with "reeding" in the groove. Perhaps an older model?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Possibly an older non-bonded jacketed lead bullet?

 

[Mawzer308]

Possibly an older non-bonded jacketed lead bullet?

That was my initial assessment, but the thickness of the jacket and mushroom pattern certainly look bonded and well constructed.

 

[458JCE]

The gunshot projectile looks like a Woodleigh but tbh the recovered bullet with distinct petals doesn’t. Here are 4 woodleighs rnsn recovered from Cape buffalo at between 15 and 60m

Agreed and the deep smooth cannelure doesn't look like Woodleigh and the "petal" formation isn't like Woodleigh......

 

[Dirtdart]

The 400 grain Woodleigh FMJs in my possession have the smooth cannelure much like an A-Frame. The 450 grain softs look the same as the 400's pictured.