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I think we have a cashe of old SSK 330 gr.
Friday, December 19, 2025, 07:48

Honestly I find them punishing in recoil past 1000 fps. And at that speed, Gary is telling the truth, it will shoot clean through the biggest Buffalo! Or a telephone pole. It's crazy how a 240 gr. JHP will be stopped clean but a good cast bullet will sail right on through. Personally I'd not shoot a hog with any JHP. Just me.

I really like the LEE 310 gr. bullet and moulds are so cheap. A fantastic bullet. I even trimmed the mould and took the gas check shank off to make a 270 gr. plain base bullet. It is fantastic in .44 Special as well. I'm getting too hold to batter myself.

With my .510 GNR I simply could not hang onto it with a 410 gr. at 1200 fps. I toned it down and shot clean though my Buffalo, twice! It was running about 1050-1100 fps. About all I could handle in the field. The hammer still came back and cut my hand through my light gloves. Not bad but ouch.

I did some "Fire Lapping" on a .44 SBH with some bore constriction just behind some Mag-na-Ports using those 330 gr. SSK and running about 900 fps. It shot about 10-12" high to the sights but was very accurate and controllable. I got the thing shooting fantastic, even though I can still measure a tiny amount of constriction with pin gauges. It just suddenly started shooting great at this one point of honing the bore down. I vowed to continue until the pin gauge slipped on through but I've not done it. The gun is "fixed" in my view. I bet that is why I got it cheap. It shot crappy after the port job and the guy let it go. I found why, and it's a tack driver now.