Need for Solids?

[Brian]

Action bob, Thanks for the informative post and link. I will look into it maybe I won't be so judgemental. Brian

I looked around the web a bit and saw a recent video of Steve H. hunting cape buffalo, I have to admire him, he is an old guy now and looks in pretty good shape.

I know what brand of bullets his hunting pal uses sometimes, but I couldn't find out what make of bullet Steve Hornady uses. ( That's is my attempt to be funny ! No offence intended.)

 

[ActionBob]

Action bob, Thanks for the informative post and link. I will look into it maybe I won't be so judgemental. Brian

Oh I think you you should stay judgemental, they've earned it

 

[Brian]

Oh I think you you should stay judgemental, they've earned it

This gonna be easy!

 

[Fordy]

Gday
Here’s a little bit for people to digest & see how we are so conditioned to what we are told & not look outside of the square


On looking @ these pictures below one is a hydro & one a Barnes both in 375

1st pic is Entry into the chest of a bovine of around 850/900 pounds

Exit side on inside of the chest

So a solid does less damage than an expanding ??

Yes if we listen too what we are told & lead to believe by individuals or companies is the only way & we blindly follow the pied piper & don’t understand what we actually need for a chosen critter & how to apply it to the best of its ability , we will get no where near this that I can guarantee

Yes the hydro out preformed the Barnes easily well on what I saw lol

Barnes on left hydro on right in the pictures above

barnes 350 tsx
Hydro 235
With both not being slow as I’m a speed freak lol


Cheers

 

[Brian]

Gday
Here’s a little bit for people to digest & see how we are so conditioned to what we are told & not look outside of the square


On looking @ these pictures below one is a hydro & one a Barnes both in 375

1st pic is Entry into the chest of a bovine of around 850/900 pounds
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Exit side on inside of the chest View attachment 705015

So a solid does less damage than an expanding ??

Yes if we listen too what we are told & lead to believe by individuals or companies is the only way & we blindly follow the pied piper & don’t understand what we actually need for a chosen critter & how to apply it to the best of its ability , we will get no where near this that I can guarantee

Yes the hydro out preformed the Barnes easily well on what I saw lol

Barnes on left hydro on right in the pictures above

barnes 350 tsx
Hydro 235
With both not being slow as I’m a speed freak lol


Cheers

Fordy, This a very valuable post. Thanks for posting.

Your photos reveal the actual terminal performance of solids of a certain design and construction and it is the opposite of what some peoples concepts are about solid bullets for dangerous game.

It has been explained several times in different threads here on AH in the last few months, how a solid with a specific design and construction will penetrate straight and deep creating a large/wide wound channel and why it does it. The CEB Safari Solid was usually used as one example of this kind of bullet.

I think that some hunters already have their minds made up about solids, based on outdated concepts and theories and are closed to the new innovations in DG bullets.

I notice that hunters who still believe the Sectional Density theory seem to have some difficulty accepting what this new generation of DG solid bullets do.

No matter, they still have a great time hunting!