I've recently been using Taipan's in my SMLEs and 308 Winchester. They are very accurate and well priced and I do buy Aussie made whenever possible.
I've found that the bloody things foul like nothing else. Is this me or has anyone else experienced the same ?
rob

I'm keen to try them, but my local shops don't stock them as a rule. Sad considering they are Aussie made! Did you get any old copper fowling out before you used them? The jackets on Taipans are more of a brass colour, maybe it sticks to left over copper??

fenring
a couple of my local shops stock them.please advise what cal and weight you would like and i will give you a price including freight and ship to you.
rob

I had some 6.5 projectiles a few years back and had the same problem, I think the alloy they use for the jackets is to blame.

Yes, they do appear to colour the barrel up a bit more than mil-pills. I use taipan 170gn in my 303 and clean with Sweets 7.62, preferably when warm straight after shooting or warmed with hot water. I use ADI 144gn pills in my MAS36 and it requires about the same effort to get clean. In the years I had an issued 303 in the army all it was cleaned with was hot water and 4X2 via pullthrough and never lost any accuracy. We can get carried away with this cleaning business.

I have used them in .416 a bit and have found them no worse than woodleigh's in the same cal

Get some wipe-out fellas, you won't look back.

Yes, they can foul worse than other makes. It's not the jacket material, it's just that Malcolm anneals it before ogive forming [unlike all other manufacturers]. So the jacket shank ends up quite soft - see here for details.

Fenring, even in Melbourne, the only shop I know of that keeps a reasonable range of Taipan bullets, is Clayton Fireams. But you can mail order from Owen Guns or direct from Taipan, both in Gympie QLD, if you like.

Bakes,
I've got Wipeout and use it after a heavy session. a weekend shoot with the MRCA usually involves around 25 rounds downrange and I don't need to get things squeeky clean so to speak. I'm presently using Butch's Boreshine for the small jobs.I've found that when shooting Taipans the bloody copper goes on forever compared to Sierra's.

Its good stuff Rob. Beats the hell out of sweets. Good thing is I can put it in a barrel and go do some thing else and If I forget to get back to it, it won't eat the barrel.

I know it's great. It will also do a great job of wood finishes if you are unlucky enough to let it go where it's not supposed to.
The stuff will also dissolve cosmoline.Sprayed some in the magazine of a SMLE and presto!lots of brown goo came flowing out from the bottom a few hours later.
rob

robz,

I`ve been using Taipans for probably 10 years in various sizes & shapes. I`ts strange how I`ve never given any thought to the copper fouling.

A mate whom I reload for, has just started using 130 gn Taipan HP in his .270. He complained the other day of a long cleaning episode after a few shots at the range.

Perhaps there is something in this after all.

I use Taipan 130 gn HP in both my .308 & .300 win mag & have nothing but praise for them. They are affordable, excellent performers on game & consistently very accurate.

I buy them from my local dealer in bulk boxes of 750. These generally last me a year or a bit less. I must admit though, geekay makes a lot of sense when he says we can get a bit carried away with this cleaning business.

I only clean with sweets 7.62 every 3rd time I shoot, & sure it is a little dirty at first but the end result is the same as if I were to use sweets each time after I shot.

The fouling is probably a bit worse with Taipans & the websites that Gadge refers to explain why, Thanks Gadge.

I think for all the reasons the other forumites have explained, I am far happier to buy our Aussie slugs over imported stuff even if they do smear more copper in the bore than the other brands.

Just my thoughts !

Morton
have you tried Bob Dyers bullets there made in Darwin , the long range shooters use them ,he's got a contract to supply all the Australian full bore rifle clubs I think they are called the nra or something similar, I was talking to Bob a couple of months ago , he was saying they are not bad as hunting bullets,150 grain match grade hollow points cost is about $30.00 a hundred

Morton,

is a bc given for any taipan bullets in particular the ones your using in .308 cal and what price do you pay, and who do you purchase from. Those 130 gr HP's what can you expect from a chest shot on a roo/pig sized animal, would they be in your opinion better or worse than a Nosler 125 gr Ballistic tip ??

darwinmauser,

No I haven`t tried Bob Dyers bullets. from what you say they sound quite good. I am situated in Newcastle NSW, perhaps too far away from Darwin for them to have filtered down to us yet.

A friend gave me about 100 155 gn HP slugs a few weeks back & he was unsure of their origin (maybe They are the Bob dyers you speak of) but they looked very well made to me at any rate. Although, the HP was basically crimped closed leaving no lead exposed whatsoever. I drilled a few with a 1/8 drill in my lathe & I`ve gotta tell you they were dynamite out of my .300 Win mag on anything they hit on a trip to Wilcannia last week.

Anyway I`ll definitely keep an eye out for them down here, thanks for the recommendation.

PC,

Sorry I don`t know of a BC listing for the Taipans.

I buy mine from my local dealer here in Newcastle NSW at about $25.00 per 100. If you are interested in contacting him give me a call on 0409 532965 & I`ll give you the details.

As far as performance from the 130 gn slugs, all I can say is they are outstanding. On a couple of recent Roo culls, myself & 2 mates were having head damage competitions (they use .270 win).
They consider that I`m a poof because I use a womans gun - .308 win & they use a mans gun - .270 win. Anyway the result was regularly hard to decide. The 130 gn HP is absolutely devastating out of a .308 & incredably worse out of my .300.

Chest on shots on pigs are just the same. I`ve found the pigs to be one hit wonders with these slugs.

Originally I started out about 15 yrs ago using the Speer 130 gn HP & found them to be outstanding in every way except for price. The Taipans are probably today, I`m guessing $10 a 100 cheaper & do the job just as well as the Speers did. So for me, they`re just the ticket.

I hope this helps, I have`t used the 125 gn Ballistic tip so I can`t give you an honest comparison.

Cheers Morton

Thanks for the heads up !!

i put 27 rounds through my No 4 last week. It took three applications of Wipeout to get the copper out. These Taipans shoot well, but they do leave some copper behind.
rob