Who has used the Hornady 270 gr sp in the .375, I have never used Hornady bullets do thye expand to little/to much. How do they compare with the woodleigh 270 gr sp for use on game such as pigs, I want lots of penetration and a big exit. I want to be able to take a rear end shot on a big pig and have the bullet go right through but also expand. Is the Hornady the ticket ??

I decided I have no interest in the 235 gr lighter style .375 bullets.

[ 01-14-2003, 12:21: Message edited by: PC ]

I have used all the hornadys for practice and usually get good accuracy. They are easy to reload, no surprises. I have only shot two roe deer with the Hornadys, one was a mess after the shot the other had a big exit hole. In both cases the bullet apparently opened up very swiftly on the very lightweight roe deer so I have not used the Hornadys to shoot game after that. I have talked to people whos have used it a bit, they say it separates and shed weight like any "ordinary" bullet. I guess you just have to try for your self if it suits the game you hunt and your shooting style (your way of placing bullets in the game). They are nothing like the Woodleighs, as I think you know these are very dependable even on large game. Tron

trb you think they might be a little on the soft side for hogs ??

They have the same BC as the woodleigh 270 gr sp so I am thinking of getting a pack of each as I reckon they would shoot to pretty well the same POI or enough to hit a pig in the boiler room.

Regards PC.

PC - I posted on your other thread.

Thanks Nic, I just replied

PC, I used the 270 Hdy Spire on elk several times and it did not expand. It went through like a FMJ. So I switched over to Nosler 260's and they work great.

Paul,

I used the 270 grain Hornady bullet last year in Zim in my .376 Steyr. That bullet is loaded by Hornady in their factory ammunition for the .376. I wrote that hunt up for African Hunter.

Here is a paragraph on bullet performance.

"The 270 gr Hornady Interlock bullets recovered from the eland were fired into the front shoulder and rear quarter. Both broke heavy bones; the recovered bullets weighed respectively 237.4 gr and 231.8 gr, or 87.9% and 85.9%. The skinners could not find the shot into the neck. All of the other bullets shot into smaller animals exited, showing evidence of expansion. I shot the warthog behind the shoulder, and the bullet took out the heart and lungs and continued on into the mopane scrub. I have to admit I would rather have shot the eland with a solid, at least for the first shot. Those animals are huge -- a couple of hundred pounds larger than the Cape buff. We loaded the eland into Donkey the truck (the name I gave it for its habits) with the electric winch, but it took eight men to get it out of the truck at the butchery. Hornady Interlock bullets are not considered premium bullets as are FailSAfe, Swift, Trophy Bonded, Barnes and Woodleigh, but they have a reputation for performance. The Interlock is a ring designed into the inside of the jacket in the bullet heel area to retain the core on expansion."

jim dodd

Oops!.........posted to the wrong thread , but I wouldn't worry about 270 gr Hornys on pigs unless you have 1000 lb+ hogs running around there.........maybe Mike 375 will chime in , as I think he has used lots of Hornadays for shooting your Aussie critters..........

I have used the 270 gr Hornady spire on several moose and black bears. They always expand and leave an exit hole you can just about put your fist into. Couldn't tell you what the remaining bullet weight was because they have always exited.Works for me!

Thanks Gents,

as always your advice is informative and helps me with my choices.

No doubt it would expand on pigs a little better than the woodleigh would though ???

PC,

I have used the 270 Spire points off and on since when they first came out in the 70s. They work good. They are a popular bullet with a lot Sydney 375 shooters. Although my own preference has been the 270 Hornady round nose. But that related more to being moe flexible with loading and I always think the 375 H&H looks kind of stupid when the 270 grain Spire point is loaded.

I agree with sdgunslinger on pig size and 270 grain Hornadies.

With Woodleighs I think I would pick the 270 grain semi point. Woodleigh say that both semi point and the round nose expand quicker than the protected point.

Mike

Thanks Mike,

both the Hornady & woodleigh 270 gr SP's have the same BC so I hope to be able to shoot both to the same POI. I think the .375 with 270 gr bullets could be the best allround big pig killer you have in my opinion the best of the 45/70 & 30/06 in one package.

I will get a couple of boxes of those Hornady's from the shooetrs warehouse in Canberra.