A friend bought 6 boxes of Woodleigh .458 calibre, 500 grain Protected Points last week at a bargain-basement price. He wants to shoot them in his Sako .458 Winchester Magnum but cannot find load data. Does anyone know of a source for load data for Woodleigh bullets?
---------------------------------------------- LOADING TIPS - SOFT NOSE
As a general rule Woodleigh RN and PP bullets generate similar pressures to conventionally constructed soft nose bullets. You can use published data from other bullet and powder manufacturers. For safety, reduce by 5% and work up. Ensure that the case neck has a good grip on the bullet.
LOADING TIPS - FULL METAL JACKET
Woodleigh steel jacketed FMJ's generate more pressure than our soft nose bullets for any given load. To assist the barrel's lead to engrave the rifling on the bullet, most Woodleigh FMJ's are .0005" to .001" under nominal diameter. It is important for the case neck to have a good grip on the bullets, especially when loading for dangerous game. Factors which affect the grip are:- Bullet diameter and inside neck diameter. Inside neck diameter is a product of case neck wall thickness, die neck diameter and neck plug diameter. As a general rule, start with a charge 5% below that used for soft nose bullets, and work up.
If contacting us for loads please state what powders you have available. ----------------------------------------------
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