Recent content by matt85

Could be a case of them slowly drying out and shrinking. Outside enamel will be harder and more brittle, thus cracking and popping off. But thats just an offhand guess. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will chime in.

Wish somone would gift me a hippo... Hunt! A dream of mine is to take one on land with my double.

The 375 h&h and 450/400 NE exist for people scared of recoil. There is no good excuse to use weaker cartridges than those.

Those guys/girls have more fun in 30 minutes than most people have in their entire lives. Anyone who hunts dangerous game or partakes in any other form of risky pleasure shouldnt judge them too harshly. Taking risks is fun, how much a risk someone is willing to take varies from person to person...

Well said! I have never understood the desire to use weaker and weaker tools for the task of taking dangerous game. Why? Why do we need to use inferior tools for the job? Is a hunter who takes dangerous game with an inferior tool somehow superior to the hunter who uses tools made specifically...

Sadly, i cant afford regular DG hunts. So i settle for riding extremely fast motorcycles. I've found the experience of travelling over 150mph (240kph) while hanging on to a wheeled missile to be an intriguing experience.

I got myself a new Kawasaki ZX-10R for christmas! Sadly im going to have to wait for better weather in the spring before i can play with it much.

It varies from gun to gun and depends on what ammunition the gun was originally regulated with.

Weird, i dont see a problem in that picture... unless they are empty!

The venerable 450 NE is not as common as it should be!

It would help if you told us what the ammunition is. Based on the box im guessing 458 Lott... But I suppose it could also be 458 WM.

Woodleigh Hydro solids (and Swift"s new solid) are half way between a solid and a hollow point. The theory is the cupped point will generate a pressure wave ahead of the bullet, dealing additional flesh damage. North Fork also makes a cupped point solid. But theirs is a bit more like a true...

Id wager that 458 Lott data would work. There isnt a huge difference between the cartridges. The Capstick has slightly more case capacity and the 474" bullet has less surface area, so 458 lott loads will generate slightly less pressure.

What you want to use is likely irrelevant. What you get to use will depend on your doubles regulation. You can take comfort in the knowledge that most solids are pretty good these days. Use the solid that regulates the best in your rifle and you will be fine.

Hard for me to tell with you sitting back behind the animal. Its giving it the "fishing photo" effect. Do you have a pic with something close to the animals head for a size reference?