cup point solids on game

[Green Chile]

Has anyone here used these on elephant?

 

[shootist~]

.410 Diameter for 450-400, correct? They are in stock at Reloading International. Cup Point Solids as well as Softs.

I was very impressed. Of course they quit making them!

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Has anyone here used these on elephant?

Don't even think about it. Flat nosed solids, always.

Best are Cutting Edge Bullets Safari Solids (All Brass) as seen on the left.

 

[Green Chile]

I would love to try those but they are on backorder of 10-12 weeks. I can try them on a hunt next year.

 

[IvW]

Don't even think about it. Flat nosed solids, always.

Best are Cutting Edge Bullets Safari Solids (All Brass) as seen on the left.
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Never seen red brass before. ...

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Never seen red brass before. ...

Just the lighting. They’re brass, alright. Or at least that’s what Cutting Edge Bullets claims they are. I see no reason to doubt them. They make an excellent product. Just like the South African all-brass DZOMBO solids.

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[Longwalker]

I think I need some help from Brickburn. I messed up my attempt at posting a link to a previous post, but don’t know what to do to make it better. ( help)

 

[fourfive8]

The other thread that included some CPS info covered much of the same ground.

Top 2 from buffalo. 416 Rem. TSX and CPS
Bottom 2 from eland. 416 Rem. CPS

 

[BC Tal]

@Green Chile, I’m sure you’ve already made your mind up, but I wanted to add my experience with the NF CPS. I’ve only used them once on buff and I thought they were a pretty good balance between increased wound channel size while still having plenty of bone smashing power.
Below is a 400gr 416 Rigby CPS head pulled from a buff. Perfect expansion of the point + being pushed by all that solid copper = love it.

 

[Green Chile]

Yes, I have used that .416 400 gr CPS on ele, multiple buff, croc, eland, etc with excellent results. Broke both shoulders on a big zebra and lifted dust all the way down his back on impact. That bullet is still going somewhere out there.

 

[norfolk shooter]

@Green Chile You mentioned you used the CPS on ele. Was that a frontal shot? Also how well did it do??

 

[towserthemouser]

I have not used the North Fork bullets yet, but plan to do so this year and next.

I've got a DR on order and I've asked them to regulate with NF bullets.

After doing a lot of research, I chose them for several reasons:
1.) I've yet to see a negative comment about performance on game from someone who has used them, in fact most reports I've seen are glowing and almost boringly consistent. Boringly excellent performance is just what I want in a DG bullet.

2.) I am attracted to the fact that they offer 4 different designs in most bullet weights. For a regulated DR, this means you can have a.) a Semi Spitzer (SS) for larger PG and for initial shot on buffalo b.) a scored ogive rapidly expanding Power Point (PP) for a cat load or lighter PG c.) a Cup Point Solid (CPS) for backing shots on buffalo d.) a Flat Point Solid (FPS) with a very modern angled meplat design for elephant or any situation that calls for max penetration. All of this in the same bullet weight which hopefully will shoot to POI at reasonable ranges in a DR.

3.) The CPS may offer a reasonable compromise should you be hunting in a lead-restricted environment.

4.) Perhaps most importantly: they are usually AVAILABLE.



I think if NF would offer loaded ammunition they could make quite an impact in this niche of the market. Meanwhile you can hand load or engage a custom loading service.

At any rate, I'm looking forward to gaining some real world experience with them, and appreciate all those who have shared helpful reports.

 

[Green Chile]

@Green Chile You mentioned you used the CPS on ele. Was that a frontal shot? Also how well did it do??

I used the CPS in a 416 Rigby late last season on a large bull coming out of Hwange park. He was in a group of bulls and we had concerns of them crossing the border. I didn’t have a head shot but I took a heart shot at about 35-40 yards and got an exit. He was down quickly in less than 50 yards.

I also used it on a huge eland (top 10) on a Texas heart shot and crushed him on the run. Also crushed both shoulders on a zebra stallion for leopard bait. Great bullet.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Man I’m still seeing that Eland in my mind. What a bull

 

[BeeMaa]

I used the CPS in a 416 Rigby late last season on a large bull coming out of Hwange park. He was in a group of bulls and we had concerns of them crossing the border. I didn’t have a head shot but I took a heart shot at about 35-40 yards and got an exit. He was down quickly in less than 50 yards.

I also used it on a huge eland (top 10) on a Texas heart shot and crushed him on the run. Also crushed both shoulders on a zebra stallion for leopard bait. Great bullet.

Can you post a pic of the eland or a link to the hunt report?

 

[Altitude sickness]

Here ya go BeeMaa.

Thread 'ZIMBABWE: Elephant & Leopard In Zimbabwe - Cancellation Hunt Report'

Oct 3, 2023

Every day hunting is a good day but sometimes you just hit all of the marks. This is one of those hunts but in some unexpected ways. Call it hunter’s luck…or good fortune…but I was very blessed to be able to take advantage of this cancellation hunt. At DSC this year, a client of mine introduced me to a PH he had hunted with previously; Benny Lategan of Lategan Safaris. Benny is a PH from South Africa but he also guides in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique and gave up a successful career as a pharmacist to pursue his love of professional hunting over 20 years ago. I sat in his...

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[North Fork Technologies]

I have not used the North Fork bullets yet, but plan to do so this year and next.

I've got a DR on order and I've asked them to regulate with NF bullets.

After doing a lot of research, I chose them for several reasons:
1.) I've yet to see a negative comment about performance on game from someone who has used them, in fact most reports I've seen are glowing and almost boringly consistent. Boringly excellent performance is just what I want in a DG bullet.

2.) I am attracted to the fact that they offer 4 different designs in most bullet weights. For a regulated DR, this means you can have a.) a Semi Spitzer (SS) for larger PG and for initial shot on buffalo b.) a scored ogive rapidly expanding Power Point (PP) for a cat load or lighter PG c.) a Cup Point Solid (CPS) for backing shots on buffalo d.) a Flat Point Solid (FPS) with a very modern angled meplat design for elephant or any situation that calls for max penetration. All of this in the same bullet weight which hopefully will shoot to POI at reasonable ranges in a DR.

3.) The CPS may offer a reasonable compromise should you be hunting in a lead-restricted environment.

4.) Perhaps most importantly: they are usually AVAILABLE.



I think if NF would offer loaded ammunition they could make quite an impact in this niche of the market. Meanwhile you can hand load or engage a custom loading service.

At any rate, I'm looking forward to gaining some real world experience with them, and appreciate all those who have shared helpful reports.

Thank you very much for such feedback! We highly value feedback like yours. If you’ll be at the Atlanta trade show DSC from the 9th to the 12th of January 2025, please come visit our booth, #4070. We would be very happy to meet you. Regards, North Fork Technologies Team.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

@Green Chile You mentioned you used the CPS on ele. Was that a frontal shot? Also how well did it do??

I spoke to the gents at North Fork before they sold to Joergen about the CPS. It was NOT developed for use on elephant. It was mostly developed as I recall because the regular FPS had almost what would be considered too much penetration in that they were usually exiting buffalo.

The idea was for the bullet to expand or rivet as mentioned here so that the vitals would eat up a chunk of the kinetic energy and not pass thru or at least if it did, it would exit much slower. What they found was it did just that, but I think also unexpectedly that the quasi hollow point design created even more damage to the organs than the more conventional bonded core.

Having said that, I watched a video of an elephant taken with a side brain shot. The bull dropped in its tracks and had a fountain of blood shooting about 3-4 feet high for minutes after the shot. It was a most impressive sight even if a bit gory. The gent who showed me this video nonetheless did not recommend the CPS for elephant, but definitely supported the FPS for such work.

I had a CPS loaded as my 2nd shot in my double this past summer while hunting buffalo. Unfortunately I did not have an opportunity to use it, but it's my plan for next time.

What I found to be true, and based on recommendations is that if you find a load for the North Fork bonded core, use the same powder and you should be in the sweet spot at about 1-2 grains less powder than the bonded core load..