I am a big fan of heavy for caliber bullets. This being said, I have become very interested in Woodleigh bullets. I have seen on their website, that they offer some very nice heavy bullets for medium rifles such as 8mm-250gr, 338-300gr, 358-310gr, 9.3-320gr, & 375-350gr. What experiences have you guys had with these bullets?. How does penetration, expansion, and accuracy compare with partitions, A-frames and other premium bullets?.

I haven't tried the 300's but I'm using the 250gr Woody PP in my .338 WM, and they are great in my opinion. Thay are accurate, hold together, and mushroom nice. I'm using RL22. Nate

I have the 250gr (8mm) Woddleigh on order to try in the 8mmRemMag. Likewise trying to find some 310gr (.35) for testing in a 1:16" twist 35Whelen. BigNates experiences echo mine, accurate, hold together and they expand.
Cheers...
Con

I use a few woodleigh bullets but not in the wieghts you mention they have perfrmed very well for me and I think there newr one of the best bullets on the market.

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Originally posted by Ballard4590:
I am a big fan of heavy for caliber bullets. This being said, I have become very interested in Woodleigh bullets. I have seen on their website, that they offer some very nice heavy bullets for medium rifles such as 8mm-250gr, 338-300gr, 358-310gr, 9.3-320gr, & 375-350gr. What experiences have you guys had with these bullets?. How does penetration, expansion, and accuracy compare with partitions, A-frames and other premium bullets?.

I haven't tried the real heavies that you list. I have used the 220 gr RN in a .30-06 (at 2460 fps), the 220 gr RN in an 8x57JS (at 2400 fps), and the 286 gr RN in a 9.3x62 (at 2390 fps) on plains game in South Africa. All worked great.

I can't tell you how they compare with other bullets as I have only hunted with Woodleighs except for when I used the 300 gr Hornady RN (Interlock) in my .375 H&H (at 2480 fps) on my first trip to South Africa back in 2000. I had a Hornady come unglued on a Gemsbok on that trip. I learned my lesson and used Woodleighs on my next two trips to SA in 2002 and 2005. I was very happy with the results on those trips.

-Bob F.

BF:

What was your load for the 220 gr .30-06 load?

I'm working on developing a 220 Woodleigh load for my double rifle. Figured it would be great for woods and bushveld hunting.

Thanks

Date: 6/23/2002
Cartridge: .30-06
Rifle: Ruger M77 MkII
Barrel Length: 22"
Bullet: 220 gr Woodleigh RN
Powder: IMR-4350
Powder charge: 52.0 grs
Case Make: W-W
Primer: WLR (standard primer, not magnum)
COL: 3.15" (My Ruger has a short throat.)

Chrono Summary
Average Velocity: 2,462 fps
Average Energy: 2,962 ft lb
High Velocity: 2,479 fps
Low Velocity: 2,437 fps
Extreme Spread: 42 fps
Standard Deviation: 12 fps

This load grouped around 1.25" at 100 yards in my rifle. But, my rifle had the factory Ruger trigger at the time (and when I took it to South Africa). Also, the scope was a Leupold 1.5-5x 20mm; not real high magnification for shooting small groups on paper. I have since had a Rifle Basix trigger installed and had the rifle glass bedded. It may group better now with this load. I just haven't fired this load again in this rifle since I had the work done it. And, I don't claim to be the best rifle shot around.

BTW: I read where 52.0 grs of IMR-4350 was Jack O'Connor's recommended load for the 220 gr bullet in the .30-06. Of course, new powders have come out since Jack's time but this load worked for me!

I hope you find this of use....

-Bob F.

Thanks, I'll give it a try when things around here thaw out a bit.