Advice on Hippo hunt

[PerH]

Did Jaktdepotet have Rhino solids In stock ?

 

[Happyclient]

Thanks to all of you for making me feel welcome and giving your advice and sugestions. I have made a few phonecalls and know a little bit more. Unfortunatly, it does not look very good. I spoke with a company that normaly has a wide selection of woodleigh bullets. They have no idea when they will get a new shipment of bullets from them. Jakt & Friluft(hunting gear shop in Norway) do not answer the phone. Probably have their hands full since moosehunt start next month. They also normaly have a good selection of woodeighs, but also have Hornady factory loads in their Dangerous game label. But nothing in 416 Rigby..
i have sent them an email.
As it stands my choises are two.
1. Buy factory loaded Norma with Barnes round nose solids and use them with the TBBC I already have.
2. Buy 4 packets of Normas African PH line, 450 grains. Both solids and expanding.

At the moment I am leaning on alternative 2.

PerH: regarding Rhino bullets: Jaktdepotet have not imported Rhino for years. They do not have any 416 that would be usefull for Hippo.

 

[cpr0312]

Welcome aboard! Lots of good advice on the forum to find!

 

[Frederik]

Just asking out loud but why bother with a solid bullet in first place?
Proper quality softs have enough penetration especially on 416 for both body and brain shots on hippo.

As you would like to hunt them on land I would rather want to make as much danage as possible to vitals if a brain shot is not offered to drop the hippo as fast as possible.
Otherwise the Solid will kill on heart shot but the hippo could end up back in the water.

 

[Happyclient]

Frederik: the simple answer is that my outfitter and PH wants me to bring solids.

 

[PerH]

Hippo bullets another name on Rhino bullets also,perhaps JD have some of it. If Swedish store in Strømstad is still up ,a tour could help it .


But Norway is a development country in ammo and components, and importers often dont bother with important in things of no interest for them or special interest also sadly.

 

[AZDAVE]

First welcome to AH. I have only shot one hippo so far but the area I was hunting in the possibility of on land and in the water were both possibilities. So I had a swift aframe on one barrel and a CEB solid in the other. My shot wound up being in the water so I used the soft. based on your location and ammo availability I would choose option 2 of what you listed. Have a great hunt. Look forward to reading your hunt report.

 

[Nyati]

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Thanks to all of you for making me feel welcome and giving your advice and sugestions. I have made a few phonecalls and know a little bit more. Unfortunatly, it does not look very good. I spoke with a company that normaly has a wide selection of woodleigh bullets. They have no idea when they will get a new shipment of bullets from them. Jakt & Friluft(hunting gear shop in Norway) do not answer the phone. Probably have their hands full since moosehunt start next month. They also normaly have a good selection of woodeighs, but also have Hornady factory loads in their Dangerous game label. But nothing in 416 Rigby..
i have sent them an email.
As it stands my choises are two.
1. Buy factory loaded Norma with Barnes round nose solids and use them with the TBBC I already have.
2. Buy 4 packets of Normas African PH line, 450 grains. Both solids and expanding.

At the moment I am leaning on alternative 2.

PerH: regarding Rhino bullets: Jaktdepotet have not imported Rhino for years. They do not have any 416 that would be usefull for Hippo.

The 450Gr Norma African PH ammunition is loaded with Woodleigh round nosed steel jacketed FMJ solids, isn’t it ?

 

[DieJager]

Probably easier buying them in Germany.

 

[Happyclient]

Thank you all for your feedbacks. Been busy with work this week.
Hunter-Habib: you are right. It is a steel jacketed bullet.
I still havent found anyone who is having flat solids in stock, so i guess my only option is Norma. Either Barnes or woodleigh. In that case I will buy 3-boxes of Norma PH and be happy with that. If Kevin Robertson puts his name behind I reckon it is a safe choice.
Posting av picture of my rifle in .416.

 

[spike.t]

The Norma 450 solids will work fine along with the bearclaws....dont stress

 

[Happyclient]

Spike.t: dont you think their trajectory will be to far from each other?
I reckon the shooting distance will be quite close, but still?

 

[spike.t]

You will have to test them....but if you hunting it on land ....depending where ....should be close....but if its a "problem " hippo running around somewhere in SA who knows....as said have to try them and see....just don't over think/complicate it all for yourself....if you have reservations just take the solids ...

 

[Nhoro]

Use the cheaper bullets for practice and then the preferred more expensive for the hunt. Re- zero shouldn't be too hard. I would say practise with cheap ammo- recoil will be much the same and paper doesn't know the difference. As for round nose vs flat- they both work. Flat nose just tend to penetrate a few inches more and stay a bit straighter at the end.

 

[Happyclient]

Thank you. Just realised Peregrine bullets are available in Norway. But the company who imports themdo not have any solids in stock. They just recived a large shipment of bullets. Next delivery will be this winter at best..
Are their solids any good?
They have one type in brass alloy and one in copper. 400 and 410 grains. Just,curios, why choose brass instead of copper? Or copper before brass?
Per H has been very helpfull in searching for solids in Norway. No luck so far. Frustrating but it is a part of preparing for the hunt. I have no doubt I will find something I will be happy with in the end.

 

[DWB]

You can use either Peregrine softs or solids with great confidence.

 

[USN]

Welcome

 

[spike.t]

OK....round nose.flat nose ....honestly before flat whatever things appeared nobody knew any bloody difference...so as a neanderthal who likes bullets that are apparently shite....fk it just use what you have can get....as I have said quite a few times on here stop worrying about shit and ....yeah just actually go fkn enjoy your hunt.....

 

[spike.t]

But what the fk do I know.....