Does anyone have any experience with these bullets and their performance? I'm lookin at some for my 458 WM.

Nframe,

The only experience I have so far is at the range. These bullets are extremely accurate in my rifle. I have been working up loads for my .405 Win. using the 360 gr. bullet. Considering their construction and field reports that I've read about, these bullets are some of the very best you can buy.

Hope this helps!

Good Shooting,

Smoker

I've used them, mostly in a .375. I recovered three from a n African trip, all were on lengthwise shots, recovered weight of the 270 grain bullets was about 266 grains. They'll expand and penetrate and shoot exceptionally well, as good a game bullet as money can buy in my opinion. I've also used them in the 9.3x62, .416 Rigby, 7mm as well. The only downside is that they're not $20 a box, a bit pricey for general practice.

Nframe,
Northforks are my bullet of choice for hunting. They offer excellent accuracy and I know what the bullet will do each time I launch one at my target. I have used Mike's .338" 200 gr & 225 gr bullets on moose, dall sheep & caribou and .416" 370 gr on black bear. Excellent performance in all cases with only 1 bullet recovered from the moose (it is on North Forks web site). In my opinion, they are the best hunting bullet made.

I have to agree with those above. These bullets seem to work regardless of the speed they are pushed. Another thing to consider for your 458 is the cuppoint solid, it is just about the perfect Cape Buffalo bullet in existence. It expands, but doesn't loose any of it's weight, and will penetrate a Buffalo end to end!

Another these copper solids are designed the driveing bands around them that are slightly larger diameter than the main body of the bullet which, the main body being BORE DIAMETER, while the bands are slightly bigger than groove dia. This makes these MONO-LITHIC solids usable in double rifles without danger of damage to the barrels. The rifleing only has to displace the very thin bands, and doesn't touch the bullet body. The soft points, however still have a considerable amount of solid that is groove dia, and may not be safe in doubles.

I think North fork has hit the nail on the head!

I have used North Fork cup nose bullets and was very satisfied with them.

I REALLY, REALLY want these to work in my doubles (the new Barnes too), but i just can't bring myself to send one down the barrel...

On paper the driving bands just make sense, probably more sense than a conventional steel-cored solid.

Anyone taken the plunge yet? (Besides the Searcy owners who can put anything in them?)

I have tested more of these in wetpacks than I have shot in game, but they were all outstanding. Among the largest holes AND deepest penetrations of any bullets I have tested. I used a .375 Hawk this fall to kill a whitetail with a 270 gr bullet and it made a gaping wound. Full penetration obviously on a whitetail. They are my preferred bullet, arguably the most sophisticated design made.

I and some other members of the DRSS spoke with North Fork Bullets at the DSC Show.
They stated that the cup point solids are safe in double rifles. I bought some 450 grainers for my 450 No2.
The Soft Point bullets are not recommended for British doubles, except for the 350 gr. Flat Point .458 [the one for lever action rifles] as the diameter in frount of the grooves is reduced under bore diameter.
On the other soft points the area in front of the grooves is engaged by the rifling.

I have used the North Fork bullets in 7mm, .308, .338, .358, .416, calibers and have taken game with all these listed. I hunt with the fast magnum chamberings and focus on pin point accuracy and toughness and have been told by my shooting buddies I am a total fanatic when it comes to bullet performance. I have recovered then from Elk, Hartebeest, and Cape Buffalo and my son and some of my friends have also, and can state without a doubt they are the most accurate hunting bullet on the market today. They are also more consistent, seat better, creat less pressure problems than all other bullets I load. Good luck and good shooting.

Thanks gentlemen I will be ordering some this week I will post how they shoot once I find time to get to the range.

Nframe,
Wise choice, you won't be disappointed.
I am a recent convert to North Fork. Right now I am stocked up on .423 cal 380 grain & 340 grain Soft Points as well as 380 grain Flat Point solid and Cup Point "soft-solids." The 340 grain SP's were a special run for a few of us nuts here, so that speaks very highly of Mike Brady's industry.

I am also converting all my .458's to the 450 grain North Fork SP and FP, and some CP's will be next on my wish list.

In a .458 WM or Lott, a better bullet than the North Fork cannot be found, soft or solid.

I killed one bull bison with one shot from a .404 Jeffery with the 380 grain SP. It was impressive.

The FP's will penetrate as well or better than any other solid.

The Cup Points fall smack in the middle of the SP and the FP spots on the perfection continuum.

And the orders will arrive 3 days after they are shipped within the USA.

I have only shot them in my .404J, and have nothing but praise for Mike's product & service (except he forgot me on his 340gr run ). Very accurate & terminal perf. is all one could ask for. I hope to try some on elk this fall.
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Bullet on the left is the NF, fired into wetpack. I never recovered any from the game I shot in Africa last fall.

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Originally posted by new_guy:
I REALLY, REALLY want these to work in my doubles (the new Barnes too), but i just can't bring myself to send one down the barrel...

On paper the driving bands just make sense, probably more sense than a conventional steel-cored solid.

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The so-called "DRIVEING BANDS" are quite different in the North Fork, than they are on the Barnes! If you look at pictures of the fired, and recovered NF cup point, and flat point solids, you will see the rifleing does not engage the body of the bullet at all! The only metel displaced are the very narrow rings around the body. The front 5 rings are there so the bullet can be crimped, at different depths in the case, and to seal the hot gases behind the bullet. The three back rings are positioned so as to hold alignment in the case, and serve no other purpose. These rings are only a few thousands high, and wide, and one must actually up the load to get the same speed as a conventional jacked solid. The Barnes, however, has a large portion, the is displaced by the rifleing, with the true "bands" being quite wide, and the rifleing actually engages the body of the Mono-lithic solid, which is made of bronze, a metel that is much harder than the pure copper of the North Fork.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the Barnes is not a good solid, it is, but I wouldn't use it in a double rifle, not even a B.Searcy! The NF solids I will order for all my doubles, as soon as they get back from all the shows. The soft point, NF, I will wait till it is changed to the same configuration as the solids, to use them in my doubles. In bolt actions, or single shots, both the Barnes, and North Fork are excellent bullets, both soft, and solid. I have always used the traditional Barnes super solids in my bolt rifles, and have no complaints, but they do not go into my doubles! North Fork has changed that, with their new copper solids!