NitroX
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| 06/10/22 06:00 PM |
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Re: Which .416 For Africa?
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I never loaded 450's..only 400's ..never saw a need for it..my 400's were right at 2400- when chrono'd.. like 2412--2420.. Primers all looked good at that speed..no excessive pressures..
At that, the A-Frames blew through a big buff bull and killed another bull also on his off side.. it was a two for one Tuesday in Zimbabwe..
More weight over the calibre plus bullet construction equals better penetration.
I like the idea of a matching 450 gr .423 SPRN and FMJ. For buffalo and especially elephant i.e. the FMJ.
I have to check the sectional densities of the 450 gr .423 versus the .458 480 gr or 500 gr. To see how they compare.
I hope I have some Woodleigh .422 450 grs. I bought a box load of bullets. Some of my order was supplied some wasnt. I never checked which were and which weren't. The order came through the SA BGRC and David Handyside as the dealer. Before the fire obviously! Of course now I wish I had never culled my order twice for $$$ reasons!!!
If the 450 gr can't reach say 2000 fps to preferably 2100 fps, maybe I'd stick with the 400 grs which should work very well anyway.
250 gr to 450 gr bullet range, very versatile.