Has anybody had any experience with these bullets?

I ordered a box of 308 165 grain to try before I found I had to send my rifle back to the factory for a minor overhaul.

I've ordered a box of 270 140 grain to try.

I have used the .358 250gr RN with the .025 jacket in my 358JDJ Contender. I took 1 whitetail buck at 160 yards with this bullet at 2100fps@muzzle. Neck shot dropped in its tracks bullet fully penetrated and left a 1" exit.

I used them in Africa on 20 head of plainsgame in a 338 with about 20% failure, seperated jackest. 225 gr. with .o35 jacket...

I posted here some time back a 175 gr. .035 jacket 7x57 that exploded on a very small mule deer that penitrated 4" into his spine at 150 yds or so before it came completely apart..I recovered the very end of the jacket. fortunately it broke the spine and could go nowhere. I finished it on approach with a 222....

Also I had to return two times bullets for my 404 Jefferys as they were oversize both times and Hawk had the nerve to try and blame it on Bell brass as being inferior, that was the last straw with me as I had been shooting Woodleighs in them all along and they didn't crush cases..

It is about the only bullet that I won't use these days. However to give the devil his due they do make a lot of bullets that should work in the old American calibers and lever actions and are hard to come by.....

My bullets were by the new owner of Hawk bullets located in NY if I recall, not the older company from Wyoming.

My only complaint is that they are too soft for heavy game, and like Ray, has a 30-40% failure,,,

(from a friend's safari)
total jacket sep and core "coining" OR acting like a solid,,,, both of these are on "twin" warthogs in a 450 alaskan at 2150. distance was ~70-75 yards. Shots took place within minutes.

Then, PERFECT performance on a sable

and on feral hogs (my exp) it varies...
jeffe

I posted these pics some time ago, and I believe them to be indeed illustrative.
Needless to say, at the 2,100 fps somebody mentioned here, perfomance will be completely different.
The bullet is a Hawk .338 round tip with a .035" jacket and loaded in a 338 Win. Mag. at 2,950 fps.
It was recovered from a 78lb wild hog. The shot was taken broadside from 100 yards (estimated) and impacted high in the shoulder, breaking the spine.
Left overs weighed 55,9 grains.
regards,
montero

RogerK I have had EXCELLENT results with Hawk bullets, in the 450/400 3 1/4 Nitro a 300gr.025jkt. and in the 9.3x74R a 285gr .035jkt. They expand big as a quarter and knock deer and wild pigs down to the ground. My velocities are between 2300fps and 2400fps for both rifles. I would not use the .400 .025jkt on any larger game. In the 9.3 the .035jkt would probably be OK on broadside shots on Elk, but who can plan on that? For bigger animals and /or higher velocities I would pick a thicker jkt if I was going to use Hawks. You must have adequate penetration, choose the proper bullet for the job. While a lot of expansion is a good thing, not enough penetration is bad, very bad.

I wanted to add my two cents to the discussion. I tried the HAWK's in a Shiloh Sharps in .45-70 and a buddy uses them in his .405 win, M95. They are quite accurate but I've not used them on any game. At lower velocites they may work well on big game but I agree with Mr. Atkinson that there are MANY better bullets out there.
For an oddball caliber they are a good option though.

FN in MT