To finish up this week's .404 Jeffrey load development we completed collecting data on the 400 Gr Cutting Edge Safari Solid
The point of impact is within .25 to .50 of an inch of the 400 Gr North Fork Semi Spitzer and shoots the same 2300 FPS velocity range depending on barrel length.
Out of a customer's Heym rifle with a 22" barrel it shot what amounts to a one hole group at 2280 FPS average. The 25" barrel rifle was about 100 FPS faster.
The S/D on the ammo was 2.8 FPS... incredibly consistent, in fact across all of the bullet options S/D was single digits!
Based on our performance I would say that the 400 Gr NF Semi Spitzer and 400 GR Cutting Edge Safari Solid make a great 1-2 punch... and until the Swift A-Frames are available again I would not hesitate to send the NF bullets out with a customer to shoot for a soft.
The point of impact is within .25 to .50 of an inch of the 400 Gr North Fork Semi Spitzer and shoots the same 2300 FPS velocity range depending on barrel length.
Out of a customer's Heym rifle with a 22" barrel it shot what amounts to a one hole group at 2280 FPS average. The 25" barrel rifle was about 100 FPS faster.
The S/D on the ammo was 2.8 FPS... incredibly consistent, in fact across all of the bullet options S/D was single digits!
Based on our performance I would say that the 400 Gr NF Semi Spitzer and 400 GR Cutting Edge Safari Solid make a great 1-2 punch... and until the Swift A-Frames are available again I would not hesitate to send the NF bullets out with a customer to shoot for a soft.
