Bullet Performance Database

[Kevin375]

Here are some more Degol bullets.
The recipe is always the same : Hornady Cases, Federal 215 GM primer, Reload Swiss 52 powder and the bullets go at around 2210-2220 f/s.

Degol Lion Load 500 gr recovered in an eland shot with a quartering toward shot at ~90 meters.

Weight retention : 489.90 gr = 98 %

Degol Lion Load 500 gr recovered in another eland with a quartering away shot at 173 meters.

Weight retention : 495.95 gr : 99.2 %


Degol Lion shot 500 gr recovered in a young kudu bull with a quartering toward shot between 50 to 60 meters.

Weight retention : 416.37 gr = 83.3 %

Degol Starkmantel 500 gr recovered in a giraffe with a quartering shot at ~40 meters.

Weight retention : 466.15 : 93.2 %. You can also compare the difference between a Starkmantel 500 gr out of the box in the middle and the Lion Load on the right.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Prvi Partizan 173Gr round nosed soft point fired from my 7x57mm Mauser Churchill Gun Makers Model Deluxe at Axis stag. Broadside heart shot through shoulder bone/scapula.

Bullet was recovered from the interior side of the opposite shoulder. Stag went 14 yards before dropping stone dead.

 

[50Gunner]

Hunter-Habib,

I have read your fondness for the old Winchester 175gr bullet for the 7X57mm Mauser, a couple years ago I bought a new in it's box 1951 year model Winchester model 70 in 7x57, another man associated with the buy sent me three boxes of the very old Winchester 7X57 ammunition in the blue, red and yellow boxes.

I was afraid of the ammunition, powder/primer strength reliability etc, didn't want to chance a hang-fire, I pulled those bullets, dumped the powder in the trash, popped the primers out and resized the brass cases, primed with new CCI-BR2 primers, H-4350 and 175gr Northfork bullets, the rifle is wonderfully accurate at 2655 fps, bullets guided to target just fine with an old Unertl Hawk fixed 4X rifle scope.

I guess I went a long way around the barn to say, if you're coming to the USA to attend a show, or have a contact here in the states that's going to travel over and hunt with you I'll send you/them those bullets if you want them, factory Winchester 175 grains with a large amount of exposed lead on the nose of the bullets.

Just let me know, take care Sir,

50Gunner

 

[458 Exp]

Received this back from one of the PH’s field testing my new .243 85gr bullet

“85gr SBC 6mm bullet, recovered from a blesbuck ram, shot at ±250m. Blesbuck was quartering away, bullet entered far back, behind rib cage and was recovered in opposite shoulder. Muzzle velocity: ±3200fps.

Recovered weight: 81.9gr (96.4%)
Expanded diameter: 11.8mm (1,9x)

Big performance from a little bullet.”

 

[shootist~]

2.17.25
338 WM, 210 Barnes TTSX reload.
South Texas Nilgai Bull. Near South shoreline of Baffin Bay.
~550 lbs live weight per my guide (my swag was 500).
Ranged distance: 49 yards. DA around negative (-) 800 feet. Temp ~59*F.
MV 2,889 fps. Impact V ~2,787 fps. Impact energy ~3,623 ft lbs.

Shot went through right shoulder and left rib (just behind shoulder), and stopped against tough elastic hide. Perfect mushroom. Guessing near 100% Retained weight, but won't know until I get home. 2nd pic is where it was cut out of the hide.

Bull ran about 75 yards and was dead when we found him.

 

[SkullKeeper]

Here are a few recovered North Fork SS (soft nose type) bullets from various calibers (.416, .458, and I think one of these is a .423). Weight retention is 96% and up. Shots have ranged from frontal all the way around to hard quartering away angles, results are the same. These are also bore riding bullets and safe to shoot in my old (very old) double which I love to shoot buff with. I have tested most all of the top brands of bullets and the North Forks have been the most accurate and the best performers without question.
The target is from shooting my 404J at 100 yards using three 400 gr SS (softs) and two 400 gr flat point solids. Velocity was 2,370 fps ( powder is H4350). I hope this helps the thread.

 

[dchum]

180 grain Nosler partition - factory Weatherby load from 300 Weatherby, 1-10 twist rifle. 3100fps aprox muzzle

267 yard shot
Bull Nilgai
500 lbs live weight

Hard hard quartered away. Entrance high and through back hip travled on exploding the liver into pieces and sticking in the ribs. The bull was immobilized due to high hip shot and likely would have died as liver was fully exploded and trauma was large. We ran up and gave him a Coup de grâce.

Front lead portion shed away as advertised - we were left with a rear shank and a nice mushroom that traveled a few feet through a dense animal.

 

[Monski]

Here are a few recovered North Fork SS (soft nose type) bullets from various calibers (.416, .458, and I think one of these is a .423). Weight retention is 96% and up. Shots have ranged from frontal all the way around to hard quartering away angles, results are the same. These are also bore riding bullets and safe to shoot in my old (very old) double which I love to shoot buff with. I have tested most all of the top brands of bullets and the North Forks have been the most accurate and the best performers without question.
The target is from shooting my 404J at 100 yards using three 400 gr SS (softs) and two 400 gr flat point solids. Velocity was 2,370 fps ( powder is H4350). I hope this helps the thread. View attachment 661625View attachment 661626View attachment 661627View attachment 661628View attachment 661629View attachment 661630View attachment 661631View attachment 661632View attachment 661633

Excellent all around! Is your double a 450 NE?

 

[SkullKeeper]

Excellent all around! Is your double a 450 NE?

My double is a 450#2 sir