I'm run out of Hornady solids in .416 400 grains.
I have read some saying that there is a new solid from Hornady on the marked now and that it is bad compared to the old steel jacket one.

Could anyone tel my if the if the porduction number still is #4167 or has the new bullet another number?

If the have the same number how do I then differ the two bullets?

Regards

Mads

I don't think anyone knows if its bad and I have not heard that, but it is certainly untested and that's good enough for me...I'll let someone else test them...Until such time I will use Woodleighs, GS FN or even Trophy bonded Speer Solids....but I have quite a lot of the old Hornadys, probably 6 or 8 boxes, more than I can use.

I believe that a member on this board, WILL, posted that he or someone he knew used the new Hornady Solid on dangerous game and that they seemed to have performed well.

Will, do you have any specific feedback?

When you see one, you will know it is the new one. I believe they are covered in brass??? or they just have a brass color. Very distinctive from the traditional copper cover of the old solids.

I just purchased a Ruger M77 in 416 Rigby and I bought 2 boxes of the old style Hornday solids. Those should last me a while.

Tim

Although this doesn't tell you much about the .416 bullet.... I used the "new" style Hornady FMJ 300 grain .375 on several animals (one buff, one eland, one zebra) out of a .375 H&H in Zim. a couple months ago. They seemed to perform well on the animals. We only found one and it was in the dirt behind a deceased zebra. It was hardly deformed after being stopped in Zim. dirt, the PH was impressed.
All the others fired at animals made full penetration never to be seen again.
They also grouped quite well.
Kyler

My7 boy last month used the new 416 solids on a buff and elephant. We only recovered one from the buff and one from the ele, and they both were reloadable.

This result was my guess before we used them as they have a heavy brass shell with a lead core to get the weight up without being too long to handload. They may not be glamorous, but they work and the best bargain around.

Will

P.S.
Of course I used the expensive AGS solids, and let my son be the guinea pig, but don't tell him that.