Stability of 350-grainers in .375

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26 September 2010, 21:45

Bill/Oregon

Stability of 350-grainers in .375

I got to wondering about just how stable the 350-grain .375 monometal bullets are once they enter heavy/dangerous game. This might have come up before, but has anyone had much experience with such bullets in buffalo, elephant or hippo?

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26 September 2010, 21:57

GeorgeS

Considering their length, a wide-meplat non-expanding monolithic .375/350gr. bullet should be plenty stable. This assumes they hae already stabilized when they impact the animal.

George

26 September 2010, 22:13

Bill/Oregon

George: Yes, I had a North Fork Cup Point or a Woodleigh hydro-stabilized in mind ...

There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
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27 September 2010, 04:17

Blacktailer

The 350 gr Woodleigh PP and solid are shorter than a 300gr Barnes. They are Less than MOA in my pre64 M70. The two buffalo that I have used them on got very sick very fast.

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