Woodleigh on Bluewildebeest

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21 May 2013, 20:55

Johanv

Woodleigh on Bluewildebeest

Hi Guys,

Thought I'll share a pic of the bullet used over the weekend on a Blue wildebeest, recovered under the skin on the shoulder. 250gr Woodleigh PPSN @ 2500 ft/s MuzzleV, target @ 140Y. Broadside through the scapula, top of heart destroyed.

Weight retained 237gr= 95% and almost 3x caliber expansion.

Wildebeest dropped after 15y.

Cheers
Johan
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21 May 2013, 23:37

Rusty

I'd say, "Hell, yeah!"

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22 May 2013, 00:18

pagosawingnut

Looks and sounds like it worked the way you wanted it to.

22 May 2013, 00:26

hivelosity

Did its job and then some.
Are thy any good to eat, the beast that is.
Dave

22 May 2013, 02:01

graybird

Looks like an old school baseball glove!

22 May 2013, 15:03

Johanv

quote:
Originally posted by hivelosity:
Did its job and then some.
Are thy any good to eat, the beast that is.
Dave

Great for biltong (meat cured by salting and drying) similar to your jerky and Dried wors (Dried sausage). Steaks not to bad either!

Cheers
Johan

23 May 2013, 07:42

BigNate

I've only recovered two but they both looked similar. I like the Woodleigh Weldcore PP a lot and think it is only equaled by a Northfork. Nosler Partitions are close and cheaper.

23 May 2013, 13:09

Arild Iversen

Great bullets the Woodleigh.
Has become my favourite in both 35 Whelen and 308 Winchester.

I also used Woodleigh (250 grs RN) in my 338 Winmag in South Africa in 2008 and dug this one out of a waterbuck, 83 % weight retention.
One of the few I actually have recovered.

10 June 2013, 20:40

Johanv

This was the animal taken
Cheers
Johan

12 June 2013, 23:58

Atkinson

Used them on most plainsgame as well as buffalo, Hippo, and Lion...I cannot imagine a better bullet, perhaps some are as good since todays bullets are the best in my long lifetime.

I have also used them on deer and Elk and bison on this side of the pond..

Never had one fail in any manor, sure some have probably failed like any other bullet but I have had only 3 bullet failures since about the Late 1940 or early 1950s and those failures were with a very popular bullet only a couple of years ago and all three failures were with the same bullet and same caliber out of the same box, and it was not a Woodleigh.

Got to hand it to todays bullet makers, they got it down right..Didn't use to be that way.

13 June 2013, 14:06

Bren7X64

What calibre, Johan?

I could make a few guesses, but ....

13 June 2013, 14:37

Dom

quote:
Originally posted by Bren7X64:
What calibre, Johan?

I could make a few guesses, but ....

I'm also curious, and will take a first guess @ 9,3x62

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15 June 2013, 01:16

Johanv

338 winmag, I love this caliber. Yet to find any ammo Factory or handload to shoot more than MOA. These woodleighs are 1/2" at 100Y

Cheers
Johan