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lets say we take a .425 Express and load it with 400gr bullets at 2125fs. are there any bullets that is tough enough for elephants at point blank range, but soft enough to give reliable expansion at 1600fs? (on animals such as moose, bear and the bigger plainsgame) | ||
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Solid/soft combination, or just a soft for both situations? Cheers... Con | |||
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good point... do you use soft points on elephant? (i don't own this rifle, i'm just trying to find out if a .425 could suit me) i mean a soft point that you would use for big five at really close ranges(buffalo etc), and a FMJ loaded to the same POI i have looked on woodleighs, but on their website they recommend impact velocity of 1900-2400fs, i'm looking for a 1600-2150fs bullet | |||
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Northfork bullets give reliable expansion over a wide range of velocities. Woodleighs Weldcores are always a good choice. You should tailor your bullets for each type of hunting that you do! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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isn't north fork tougher than woodleigh? my intention was to give them more range. 400gr woodleighs at 2125fs is a 220meter cartridge(by my standards) but the bullet only expands out to 90meter. oh never mind, seems like a .375 is the way to go. | |||
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No, woodleighs are a "harder" bullet than North Fork bullets. Please consult the North Fork site. They have an example of a 380 grain .423 impacting at 1800 and 2000 FPS. North Fork Bullets Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Why not shoot the North Forks @ 2300? 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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I use Woodleigh soft's and solid's at a MV of 2220fps with my 425WR. On my recent Safari I brought only 8 softs and around 20 solids, as the solids will work on most game such as Elephant down to the smallest Antelope. | |||
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I don't know if I would say "harder" but different. The Woodleigh will expand quite well @ 2200fps & peels back nicely. The NF will expand equally well, but the faster you dirve it the deeper it will go as the nose folds down the shank. Either bullet will work, as would the Swift. The new Hornady also looks really good for a deep penetrator. LEFT IS FROM WETPACK, RIGHT IS FROM BUFFALO.  LEFT/NF, MIDDLE/WOODLEIGH, RIGHT/HAWK, all at 2150fps impact vel. in wetpack.  LIFE IS NOT A SPECTATOR'S SPORT! | |||
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