I have not tried solids yet. I have 450 Grain A-Frames and 450 grain Barnes banded solids waiting to be loaded and tested as well as some Hydros but I can’t recall their weight - need to go rummage through my small collection of Hydro bags to see what they weigh. I bought ‘em a couple of years ago to use in a .450NE. I shot the 500 grain A-Frames because they were alreadly loaded and handy to throw in to the range bag as an afterthought. I was focused on the lighter bullets and longer range possibilities of the Lott. For DG, the ranges are much shorter and a ballistic sweet spot likely easier to find with a cartridge such as the Lott so my focus has not been there yet.

The 400 grain PP SP Woodleighs, catalog #30 have a recommended impact velocity of 1900 - 2500 fps with a BC of .340 according the the Woodleigh catalog - they also now print impact velocities on the box label.

They would appear to be a fairly stout design to be able to withstand such a high imact velocity as 2500 fps which is atypical fo a Woodleigh weldcore’s recommended performance envelope in a .458 diameter. This does however reinforce one of my concerns about terminal velocity when ranges get on the long side...... How will the bullets perform if used at long for .458 ranges? What if one strikes a larger antelope at say 300 meters when terminal velocity falls below the Woodleigh performance envelope? I suppose the effect would be minimal expansion. I’d hope for fairly deep penetration though.

I know its a bit of an acedemic “what if” discussion, but hey, what if?? My longest shot on any game animal to-date is about 265 yards if I recall the yardage correctly...... a white tail deer taken with a scoped 9.3x74R Merkel SxS...... 250 grain Barnes TSX that diagonally went from left shoulder to right hind quarter and exited - but a 9.3 has much less diameter and frontal area and therefore less resistance when it comes to penetration. Maybe I’m overthinking this?

I do not like to take long pokes at game animals, but sometimes one is just not offered a better shot......