| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 16/11/09 12:44 PM |
Re: Weatherby dangerous game rifle?
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It's not velocity that's the enemy; in fact it can be a tremendous advantage. Poorly constructed bullets; now that's the enemy in my opinion. Using a rifle that you're not comfortable with or proficient with; that's another one.
Again, agree --on one of my first trips to Africa--I loaded up some accubonds in 180 gr in my HS 300 Ultra-mag--had them zipping close to 3400 fps--too much for that bullet and they performed very poorly..on lighter game the exits looked like someone used a grenade launcher..
and on the heavier game poor penetration levels..Think the accubond is a good bullet for velocities in the 3000 fps or less--but think once you get in the 3200 or above--its too much for that construction type of bullet..
Swithed to A-frames and Barnes Triple shocks after that on my higher velocity calibers and have had no problems since with a large number of game harvested to substantiate it..
Ripp