- Location
- Hafford Sk.
So just to ask a question- How is the Woodleigh Weldbond significantly different from the Speer Hotcore? Both "weld" the cup and core together using, I presume molten lead
Woodleigh weldcores
- Thread starter burns k31
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The closest Speer bullet would be the Deepcurl bonded. Hotcore is still cup/core and not really bonded, supposed to be better then a swaged cup/core but I doubt it.... They still separate easily in my experience.
- Location
- In the shadows of the Rockies
These are 225 gr from a 338 win mag at 2800 fps at 100-150 yrds. I wouldn't have wanted to drive them much faster.
As a core-bond design I would have thought the Woodleigh's would perform the way Swift A-Frames do??
Recovered A-Frames from Elk -
As a core-bond design I would have thought the Woodleigh's would perform the way Swift A-Frames do??
Recovered A-Frames from Elk -
A-frame is a Partition rip off with added bonding. Scirocco is more like the Woodleigh Weldcore but uses solid copper instead of guilding metal for a jacket.
i ve seen interlock failing at 2300fps and less ...
- Location
- In the shadows of the Rockies
As a core-bond design I would have thought the Woodleigh's would perform the way Swift A-Frames do??
What was the test medium for the 338 225gr bullets? The 35 caliber 310gr Woodleigh's I've downed game with went clear through.
I bought a bunch of these Woodleighs for my 8mm Rem Mag.
I chose 220's since I can drive them pretty hard in the big 8.
Have not hunted them yet, but will do so this fall.
Reports then. I am starting them at just about 3100 fps. D.
I chose 220's since I can drive them pretty hard in the big 8.
Have not hunted them yet, but will do so this fall.
Reports then. I am starting them at just about 3100 fps. D.
As a core-bond design I would have thought the Woodleigh's would perform the way Swift A-Frames do??
Recovered A-Frames from Elk -
Most of my time with A-Frames was divided between the .375 and .458s with varying degrees of enthusiasm stuffed behind them. Typically they expanded 2X with some a bit more. Weight retention is almost always 100%. Woodleighs tend toward losing some
weight, not unlike an Accubond, Partition or any number of good bullets. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as most large animals are rather thin and dainty compared to a buffalo and respond well to a degree of fragmentation and the velocities that tend to
deliver it.
- Location
- In the shadows of the Rockies
Surprised to see how those 338 225gr Woodleigh's expanded. For lighter bullets in smaller calibers it confirms my preference for TSX bullets. No issues with these (except for copper fouling). Here's a 300gr TSX bullet recovered from a Bull Moose shot with a 416 Ruger. Impact speed was around 2500 fps -
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- Location
- Fort McMurray
Surprised to see how those 338 225gr Woodleigh's expanded. For lighter bullets in smaller calibers it confirms my preference for TSX bullets. No issues with these (except for copper fouling). Here's a 300gr TSX bullet recovered from a Bull Moose shot with a 416 Ruger. Impact speed was around 2500 fps -
I've had the same results with the Barnes. The last moose I shot went through some bone and stayed together.
any idea about the bones or the game they met. i got the distance and your speed and for lion we got a good idea.
did you contact Geoff about your results?
woodleigh alaways love to hear the feedback of their users.
Phil
Yes, I shot plains game. Some quartering/raking shots on impala for baits. A high shoulder shot on a zebra. Quartering away on a kudu. And a few broadside shots on similar game where the bullets were not recovered.
The bullets worked obviously but for the price, there are lots of other bullets that expand to the point where they are recovered. Ballistic Tips, Interlocks, Prohunters...
I don't know who Geoff is. But I know a Barnes. And that's who I called when I went to Africa again.
Just sharing my experience here. YMMV.
Ron
The bullets worked obviously but for the price, there are lots of other bullets that expand to the point where they are recovered. Ballistic Tips, Interlocks, Prohunters...
I don't know who Geoff is. But I know a Barnes. And that's who I called when I went to Africa again.
Just sharing my experience here. YMMV.
Ron
