Reeder Custom Guns - You’d need lots of mass to get penetration

WB
You’d need lots of mass to get penetration
Monday, October 14, 2019, 17:17

I’d think 450 grs. minimum, maybe even one of those new “punch” bullets, get it up north of 1700 fps. It’s pretty ouchy. The flip side would be a more wieldable something like a .375 cal. using smaller and faster bullets.

It’s placement and penetration. More so than ft. lbs. muzzle energy I figure. I’m splitting the difference with a .416 GNR Encore and 400 gr. at 1900 fps. Or my back up .378 GNR and 300 gr. at 2100.

It’s your bucket list.

Misfits openion - Alcorn, 2019-10-14, 15:47
- Alcorn, I watched you drop a Buff with your 416 - Amede, 2019-10-14, 18:37
  - Just for something different (nm) - Alcorn, 2019-10-14, 18:59
- My opinion is with a handgun you’re - Blake, 2019-10-14, 17:45
- my 450 GNR with a 500 grain soft point bullet - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-14, 17:39
- A friend of mine took an elephant with a 50 Alaskan rifle .. - Jim Taylor, 2019-10-14, 17:29
- You’d need lots of mass to get penetration - WB, 2019-10-14, 17:17
  - Sir Sammuel Baker stated - Abin Sur, 2019-10-15, 16:25
- I would think so. However - Abin Sur, 2019-10-14, 17:02
  - several professional hunters have received a slap on - gary reeder, 2019-10-14, 21:16
    - 476 GNR is no slouch. (nm) - Andy S, 2019-10-15, 11:48
      - .476 500 gr. Monolithic Solid - WB, 2019-10-15, 17:13
        Exactly right Scotty, that would do the job. (nm) - Andy S, 2019-10-15, 20:28
  - 530gr. - Alcorn, 2019-10-14, 17:32
    - you should be able to. My 450 GNR was a 500 grain at 1900 - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-14, 17:43
      - So true! (nm) - Alcorn, 2019-10-14, 19:03
        we will be on the same hunt in May and I am going for a - gary reeder, 2019-10-14, 20:55
        Larry Kelly killed elephant with a 44mag..whats the problem? (nm) - Woody, 2019-10-15, 08:30
        YES AND ELGIN GATES KILLED A LION - JT, 2019-10-15, 14:19
        but it was a very special 44 as the bullet was - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-15, 10:46
        the company that did the teflon bullet for Larry went on to - Gary Reeder, 2019-10-15, 15:15
        And......the rest of the story! Love hearing the back story (nm) - Drdougrx, 2019-10-15, 14:42
        44 Elephant bullets - Alcorn, 2019-10-15, 16:23