Does anyone have any field reports on Woodleighs new Hydro-Solid bullets?

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Originally posted by boltshooter:
Does anyone have any field reports on Woodleighs new Hydro-Solid bullets?

I can give a visual report on 'em.

They're the fugliest bullet I've ever seen in my life!

That said, if they have the Woodleigh name on them, I'd expect them to be the dogs bollocks.

FWIW, I've got a buddy on his way up to Arnhemland in OZ who is planning to try some on water buffalo and I'm looking forward to hearing they work better than they look.

www.nitroexpress.com has a report on this bullet and it results.
The do work impressively but I cant get the 450grners to feed in my 458Win. However I know of someone that has had great results with them from his 404J and 9.3x62.
http://forums.nitroexpress.com...=0&page=1#Post154606

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They're the fugliest bullet I've ever seen in my life!

I think they're the coolest looking bullet I've seen, but, then again, I've never been one to follow the crowd.

I've gotta say they look interesting and I'm itching to hear a few reports but to me they look like a model of something you'd use to unplug the toilet!

Like I say though, I've no doubt they'll be good if they're made by Woodleigh.

Sure, they will be ! But the question is , if we need all this new bullets ? I shot a lot of buffalos with SP bullets from Hornady and elefants with classic FMJ bullets from Hornady or Woodleigh ! I think a lot of people do that too since many years !

Figured out the design and posted this in the TBP thread in the big Bore forum.


Have you ever looked at the bottom of a beer can. Crazy Aussie engineer drinking a Fosters beer with a buddy, that is the answer to the wild design.

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Originally posted by grandveneur:
Sure, they will be ! But the question is , if we need all this new bullets ? I shot a lot of buffalos with SP bullets from Hornady and elefants with classic FMJ bullets from Hornady or Woodleigh ! I think a lot of people do that too since many years !

Why not go in to the field with a better bullet? I have tested these bullets in test media and they performed very very well. I am not saying you cannot kill an elephant with the old style bullet, but with the cost and limited time involved why not prepare with the best possible equipment. I am sure the same thing was said 110 years ago when those new fangled Nitro rounds came out, we had been killing elephants with bore rifles for years.

So, are these available in the USA?
Peter.

Huntingtons has them in stock

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Originally posted by Mike70560:
Figured out the design and posted this in the TBP thread in the big Bore forum.


Have you ever looked at the bottom of a beer can. Crazy Aussie engineer drinking a Fosters beer with a buddy, that is the answer to the wild design.

LMAO. I think you are right!

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Originally posted by Mike70560:
Figured out the design and posted this in the TBP thread in the big Bore forum.


Have you ever looked at the bottom of a beer can. Crazy Aussie engineer drinking a Fosters beer with a buddy, that is the answer to the wild design.

Aussies are like everyone else. It's amazing what you can come up with after a few Lagers.

You mean there is something wrong with round nose solids

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Originally posted by Code4:


Aussies are like everyone else. It's amazing what you can come up with after a few Lagers.

Imagine what the bullets would have looked like if he was drinking a glass of Yellow Tail!

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Originally posted by Mike70560:
Figured out the design and posted this in the TBP thread in the big Bore forum.


Have you ever looked at the bottom of a beer can. Crazy Aussie engineer drinking a Fosters beer with a buddy, that is the answer to the wild design.

We don't actually drink Fosters, we send it all overseas. Thank the lord for that

Cheers,
Mark.

P.S. I have some of these bullets in 338 (225gr)and 458 (450 gr). Haven't used the 458's yet but have sighted some of the 338's in at the range.

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We don't actually drink Fosters, we send it all overseas. Thank the lord for that

The next thing you are going to tell us is that "Crocodile Dundee" is not real.

They have killed elephant, cape buffalo and aussie buff with them and reports are that they are the ducks nuts.Have rolled their share of sambar also.

Frank the manufacturer of them will be at my home tomorrow morning early,we are off sambar hunting and Frank kindly ran 60 of them up for my 358 Norma Mag...225 grains they will hum!

Well,

I have been givrn soem for testing by Woodleigh,

And the result in the end, they work, so good I have not recovered one, used them a lot last year on Hippo, in 338,416,and 450 Rigby,

So far none recovered, nice round bleeder entrance holes, and exit holes, but I honestly do not see the differences in performance with Hornday DGS, or Barnes Banded solids,

So I stick too my Hornadys and everything else they give a way for free

does anyone have a picture of the bullet other than the one of the of it end. you know a side view

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Originally posted by ddrhook:
does anyone have a picture of the bullet other than the one of the of it end. you know a side view

Left to right:

Woodleigh Hydrostatically Stabilised 470 500 Grain Bullet

Traditional Woodleigh Solid 470 500 Grain

North Fork 470 500 Grain

The driving Bands on the Woodleigh Hydro Bullet measure slightly over .474" and the shank measures .464".




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