I've heard several cases of accidents involving Hawk bullets. Todd's recent accident and use of Hawk bullets raises concerns for me, again. I have some .416/400 gr. RN that I originally purchased to use in my .416 Taylor. I haven't used them because of these concerns. Are there any definite combinations to avoid? Should I give up on using Hawks for this application?

Thanks,
Eric

I have used Hawk bullets in my 416 Taylor with no problems. In the case of Todds accident I'm sure there is more to it than a bullet problem.

The Hawk is a very soft jacketed, pure lead cored bullet. I use them for shooters in my .500. I have seen very wide velocity spreads bullet to bullet leading me to believe interesting things are happening in the bore. Same loads different bullet return more uniform velocities. Go figure.

I have shot over 20 hogs with various calibers and my 416 Taylor with 400 gr. Hawk bullets shed their cores on 3 out of 5 hits. They were out of the same box so it could be coincidence, however I gave them to a friend to use in seasoning his new rifle.
lb404

Thanks for the input. I'm going to give them a try.

The Taylor's popularity seems to be growing. It would be nice to see it offered from one of the big ammo companies.

Eric

I had a stuck case in the chamber of my 585 nyati this weekend when shooting a Hawk bullet over a fairly light load. Makes me worried.