Has anyone tried Groove bullets (solid copper) yet?

What do you think of the concept?

Seems to me that they would be about perfect for thick skinned game, but I have neither tested the bullet, or hunted anything more dangerous than bear.

Would anyone care to weigh in on the subject?

FYI they just announced another bullet give away at the website. Giveaway will take place when they get 250 members. They had 201 yesterday.

At over $1.00 each, I think I'll pass.

What's new with this concept anyway?? What to do you get that you wouldn't on the Barnes ringtail? (Not that I would use Barnes X bullets anyway!)

What's new with this concept anyway?? What to do you get that you wouldn't on the Barnes ringtail?

The Frogs loaded their Lebel ammo with solids over 100 years ago.

I would check out the North Fork Bullets website to see the advantages.

http://northforkbullets.com/

jim dodd

too expensive for me also. I do plan to try the triple shocks though. for more on pressure rings check out Gerard and his fine daughters @ GS Custom http://gscustom.co.za/

Groove Bullets range report:

First some disclosures:

Some of you may know that besides the giveaway that took place at 250
registered members Groove Bullets is running a promo at their website
(www.groovebullets.com). They are offering 25 free bullets (your
choice of their inventory) to anyone posting 500 times. I thought that
would be a pretty easy way to get free premium bullets, so I've been
hanging out on the site and as a result was made a moderator without so
much as seeing a Groove Bullet. Honestly, it was a little hard for me
to believe the accuracy claims I read about them. But I finally got to
test some yesterday. The photos speak for themselves.

Here's the first five shot group from my first experience with Groove
bullets:



The target was at 100 yards. The scope was unadjusted for this load.
The flyer was the first shot from a cold barrel. These are the holes
from five .375 diameter bullets fired from a Winchester model 70
chambered in 375 H&H topped with a Leupold Vari II. The cases are from
Federal classic factory loads and have been reloaded several times
before. The primers are CCI 200 large rifle. The charge is a light
"plinking" load of 66 grains of Reloader 15.



My shooting "bench" consisted of an old picnic table on the verge of
collapse, 2 scrap pieces of 4x4 to raise the height to shooting level,
and an old lead shot bag filled with sand for a rest. I can only
imagine what these bullets could do with a competition bench and
rig....

I have fired Winchester, Federal (classic and premium), and Remington
(regular and premium) factory loads, and fired my hand loaded Speer,
Hornady, and Swift loads in this rifle. Now maybe the results shown
above were the result of my continuing quest to become a better
reloader, or the result of my becoming a better shooter as time goes by
- but I doubt it.

I know this sounds suspicious coming from one of their site moderators,
but I have never had a bullet perform as well as Groove Bullets did.
More tests to follow....

The more important test is when you poke some critter with it.....that's the field report I wanna hear!

yah, will that solid copper slug kill or will it bounce off game like some of the other solid copper hollow pt slugs out there! I've used the GSHV's and they kill. Triple shock will kill also, people are lining up waiting for them to be stocked hoping they will shoot in their rifles that wouldn't group the x bullet. I'm sure the groove will to kill just the same. The problem is recovering these bullets, so a fellow can see what happened to it. The prices are comparable to GS Customs, TBBC, Swift. I'm going to try a few, see how they do. Will try the triple shocks also-in a 25-06 and 300 rum that won't shoot anything close to a group with the original x bullet.
steve

I just ordered my first batch of 30 cal for my 300 RUM!
Will post results!

On game performance

http://www.groovebullets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=736

http://www.groovebullets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=722

http://www.groovebullets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=724

http://www.groovebullets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=681

Accuracy:

http://www.groovebullets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=534

Mssgn,

We are happy that you have finally found a bullet that shoots accurate in your rifle. I have yet to hear from a customer complaining about poor accuracy using Groove Bullets.

Pop,

Congrats on the extreme accuracy you are getting using Groove Bullets and the animals you have taken with them.

Don

Mssgn

Have you taken any game with those yet?

from a non-user standpoint: i would try one of the North Fork bullets. they cost about the same, but they have a flat base and are, therefore, shorter. the shorter allows you more powder room.

these look like a real competitor with the Barnes Triple Shock bullets. the main complaint on these boards about the Barnes bullets is the leading problem. i wonder if these bullets will have the same problem...??

Well I usually never win anything, but I won 50 30 cal bullets so I am a happy clam! Of course unfortunately I'm not allowed to use centerfires here when deer season comes up in a couple weeks, so will maybe have to wait until next summer and get some nuisance permits then.