14 March 2008, 00:42
hacksawtomNickel plated .375 Hornady bullets?
A buddy of mine stopped at garage sale and brought me a present, one of which I've never seen before. It was a box if Hornady 300 grain FMJ bullets. They won't attract a magnet, hence no steel jacket, but the jacket appears to be nickel plated. I've never seen these before and the box was factory sealed. Odd.
He also gave me 5 boxes of factory old Winchester/Wester Super X 300 grain Silver Tip factory ammo! He paid $20 for the lot.
14 March 2008, 04:44
BaDonkaDonkI think those were from the turn of the century, custom built pure silver rounds for when the vampire infestation of New Orleans took place

Just my guess
14 March 2008, 21:55
458WinI still have two or three boxes of the old Hornady plated solids for the 375 as well. They earned a poor reputation in Africa as they were not tough enough for penetration on elephants and head-on buffalo. they are great for sighting in or for use on softer game.