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11 May 2008, 01:08

yes

fmj solid best velocity

Hi
At what velocity a fmj solid 300 gr would preform best. it seems when velocity is too high the bullet may deform or bend and if velocity is too low may be it would not penetrate well or enough on elephants head.
est regards
YES

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11 May 2008, 07:28

yukon delta

I prefer DG bullets to move at 2200-2300 fps approximately. Any more than that is really unnecessary and harder on you without much to show for it. Having said that, it all comes down to bullet design. A proper solid will be stable within a wide range of velocity. I would look at other options for solids besides the FMJ. They have stability problems anyway due to the round nose. Look at some of the monolithic designs like the GS custom flat nosed design. They are stable from about 1600 fps on up to as fast as you can drive them.

Are you using a 375 H&H?

11 May 2008, 12:08

yes

hi yukon delta
yes i am using 375 H&H and i have some new design hornady steel jaket flat point 300 grains for playing with. i can't find monolithic GS solids here in the gun shops
regards
yes

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11 May 2008, 12:19

Will

quote:
Originally posted by yes:
Hi
At what velocity a fmj solid 300 gr would preform best. it seems when velocity is too high the bullet may deform or bend and if velocity is too low may be it would not penetrate well or enough on elephants head.
est regards
YES

There is no best velocity for a good steel jacketed solid. Just load them up at their 1907 nominal velocity of 2550 fps and quit worrying about it. They've been working at that velocity for a hundred years now.

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11 May 2008, 17:31

dirklawyer

quote:
Originally posted by Will:
There is no best velocity for a good steel jacketed solid. Just load them up at their 1907 nominal velocity of 2550 fps and quit worrying about it. They've been working at that velocity for a hundred years now.

Ditto

12 May 2008, 01:27

Atkinson

I'm not as concerned about velocity as I am bullet shape..I like the flat nose solids, particularly the GS Customs design and I usually drive them at the time proven 2400 FPS, give or take a 100 FPS makes little difference IMO....