Opinions .375BB V Buffalo

1899 said:
If you must use the .375 Win then why not use Woodleigh's 235gr Hydrostatically Stabilized solid that is designed for that specific cartridge?
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^There is some sound advice!
If you really think this cartridge may be found a little wanting, at the very least, go premium with your bullet choice.
And keep the engagement distance as short as humanly possible.

Cheers!
 
Dogleg said:
Except for elephant and maybe hippo on the ground solids are a lameass excuse for a bullet.
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Well, that depends. When I carry a .357 or .44 handgun for bear work I want a flat nosed non-expanding bullet. If I shoot fur or small game for the pot with a high velocity rifle, I want a pointed non-expanding bullet. If I carry a rifle chambered for a cartridge that is marginal for the game hunted, I would prefer a flat nosed solid. That said some solids have proven to be pretty miserable, while others have done pretty well. The old and much copied Kynock design, particularly in small and medium bore calibers tended to be tapered, long for caliber, round nose bullets. For a solid to produce optimum performance on big game, it must be short for caliber, have parallel sides, and a hemispherical or flat nose. Frequently the Knyock styled solids that have been recovered have squashed bases indicative of impact induced precession, where a short bullet with parallel sides resists and rapidly recovers from precession, and penetrates deeper and straighter, particularly on head on shots. The blunt nose coupled with the high velocity impact of a lighter/shorter bullet, ensures a wide permanent wound cavity until such time as it becomes subsonic, just like the expanding bullet, but unlike the expanding bullet, it takes several feet of penetration before this happens. A good example of a big game solid would be the discontinued Speer .375/300 gr AGS, or the Barnes .375/270 gr banded solid, while a poor example is the old .375/300 gr steel jacketed solid.
 
Barnes flat nosed banded solids are all I've used. Penetrate forever, but wound channels that look like they got made with a cord-less drill. North Fork cup-nose solids might be interesting. So many bullets, so little time.;)
 
Alright,
Today I loaded some of those 200gr TSX FB .358 with some AR2208, worked up a couple of loads but ended up going with 57gr, first a coal 3.260 then 3.295 (ive read 3.330 recommended) What I found was the first COAL load shot +3.5 inch Above LOS at 100m, the 2nd loads shot around +5.5inch Above Line Of sight at 100m. Both were slightly <1 inch apart.

I also shot some 250gr Corelokt Factory bullets and they Printed -2 inch from LOS.

The Woodleigh 225gr RN shoot +2.5 inch High at 100m which is the Standard I use for hunting.

I was shooting a Pizza box with a 50year old Dead Red Gum Tree as a Backstop.. I went searching afterwards for a Few projectiles but found most of the TSX penetrated about atleast 5inch, and one which hit a piece of Redgum wood before going into the Tree and I was able to dig it up 2.5 inch inside........ its final width was .590 from .358. it had petalled but I got to it with the screwdriver a little :/

That Redgum is HARD, really hard stuff!!

The 250s I couldn't see but didn't try dig up too hard, I did find one separated from its core after hitting a piece of Redgum I had holding the Target up an it got caught in the pizza box. Folded back to the Ring an the lead was just sitting there.

Im confident the Woodleighs will perform textbook as they do.


So whats ya thoughts guys, the more experienced lot of which have shot big game..

Im thinkin of using a Magazine with the Following.

1x 250gr , 1x 200TSX, 2x Woodleigh

and using the remaining Woodleigh on pigs.


WL
 
I like your style, lol
I shoot stuff too; targets at the range, not so much. Big rocks and pieces of railway plate welded together, that's the stuff. We were shooting at a 4' rock at 1200 or so meters the other day with my 7mm Rem mag. Never got it but spooky close in 4 rds; hit's about 4' to the right, lol
No informed opinion on the projectiles though.
I too; colour outside the lines, lol. You always make me smile Whelanlad, keep doing what you are doing.
 
After watching dudes on TV taking auzzie buffalo successfully with a spear, I say put a hard cast out of your .375Win in the right spot and you'll be dining on fresh buffalo tenderloin.
 
BC bigbore, The more I keep playin the scenario over an over in my head I have confidence the .375bb would do the job no dramas actually.

but with limited oppertunitys il use the Faithful Whelen.

WL
 
I hope the Whelen is the rifle you're most familiar with and is faster on target(For you) than the
Winnie. Either one should work dandy if you do yer bit.:)

When ya plonk the bugger, just don't let 'em see ya do it.;)
 
Yeah cheers Shellshucker, the 2-7x33 is real fast point an shoot , I used this over a dog whilst stalking sambar, the deer were shot quite often within 60m an on the bolt, im confident with it.

you know how you play things over in your mind in what you hope happens, im visioning a heart, shoulder an then neck shot an if that's not enough im kind of banking on backup lol!
the idea will be to shoot them in the trees so I have some cover an a close shot, in saying that they will often be on the flood plain a few hundred meters from cover, so I may need to get them flushed... hmmmm the adventure!

wl
 
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