Bullet performance

MTM
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Monday, October 04, 2021, 20:22 (1769 days ago)

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This is an odd piece of Bullet performance. Hard to tell by the pics, but the bullet us egg shaped, and somewhat flat sided, the nose is bent over, but the white Accubond tip is still intact. Full weight retention. Fired from a 378GNR, a 260 gn doing 2050FPS. At 40 yards, hit the Impala solid on the point of the shoulder. Instant drop. The bullet did NOT exit. WTF? That load should have gone thru 3 impala.
Apparently, there was a twig just in front of the impala, and it turned the yaw or the bullet dramatically, and it slapped the impala sideways. It shattered the scapula, driving it into the spine. The bullet still had forward twist, so even after the 90 degree impact, the bullet traveled thru 12” of meat, and ended up in the neck. Fortunately the critter dropped at the shot.

What bullets do is always interesting ..sometimes mysterious

Jim Taylor
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Monday, October 04, 2021, 20:39 (1769 days ago) @ MTM

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Bullets

Alcorn
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Tuesday, October 05, 2021, 19:24 (1768 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

I have been reloading 46 years. I killed 15 animals in Africa with my 378 GNR encore. I used a 250 gr. swift Aframe at 2300 fps. The Swift Aframe is the best expanding bullet made. I have not shot a centerfire factory load since 1976. There are many fine expanding bullets made, but none as good as an Aframe.

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