2550fps may cause the Woodleigh to fail. It seems many of their bullets are designed for Nitro Express velocities; anything above that can result in the bullet's destruction.
George
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Posts: 14623 | Location: San Antonio, TX | Registered: 22 May 2001
Well first of all, if you have a brown bear running straight at you, I would not recommend aiming for his shoulder. If you do, the bullet will be on a path that will not take it directly through the heart/lung area, so you will likely not kill the bear outright.
The best shot placement would be to shoot him right under the chin, but not in the face. This is the recommended shot placement for African lions, and it does well for bears. I've used this shot placement myself on a mountain grizzly at under forty yards.
The 577 T-Rex should certainly kill a brown bear in convincing fashion if you place the bullet well and if said bullet performs according to script. For my own use, I'd go with a .375 H&H or a .416 Remington.
Back in 1995 before I bought my .500 A-Sq. I called the company to ask about their bullets and exactly the question Overkill asks. For those who have Alphins reloading manual "Any Shot You Want" look up the section on A-Sq Triad bullets in particular the "Lion Load". This bullet is supposed to have a thin brittle jacket and a core alloyed so it too is brittle. The idea is the bullet breaks up and stays within the animal, that is the idea anyway. Alphin told me that this bullet was designed for lion and up. He felt these bullets on a side shoulder shot would blow through with a .500. Assuming of course you don't hit the bone. I still have one box of both Dead Tough and Lion Loads. I have shot the older Dead Tough into a water box and it impressed me, blew the box completely apart. I might be able to try this again with a Lion Load. I am curious to see. It is a drag though, while the box is not hard at all to build from scrap plywood, the water to fill it is really cumbersome to tote around. And you only use it once per shot.
I usually don't answer these questions. However, as to Rockhead's reply, you would be amazed at what can happen when a brownie is coming at you. Anything is possible...I say again, anything is possible and I don't care who you are or how much experience you have. With a brownie, it's not over until he's nailed to the wall.
Posts: 4168 | Location: Texas | Registered: 18 June 2001
The only thing a charging Brownie is going to slip on is you, if you flinched while lighting that cannon. Under the chin if you have time, you ever seen how fast they run! They don't roll around whining after being shot, they'll come after what shot them. If you hit him, he would probably drop, but he would probably get up too, so the question is how fast can you deliver another shot?
