South African Frontier bullets

[Longwalker]

I have an opportunity to purchase a quantity of Frontier bullets that are an electroplated bullet manufactured in South Africa - .375" -300gr. -FP bullets. The price is good, but I'm not sure if the bullets are any good. Does anyone have some experience with these? Are they total metal jacket? Do they expand or act as a solid?
Are they a good hunting bullet or only for practise?

 

[Hunter4752001]

Several club members I know used them for practice. They were popular enough that the agent sold out of them. If I could get them I would use them for practice. I could be wrong but I don't think the electroplated rifle bullets are still made, certainly no one in my country has them in stock.

I doubt that I'd use them for hunting. Given how much a hunt costs (Africa or local), its foolish not to use a premium bullet when it counts.

 

[DWB]

Those are practice bullets only and are no longer made.

 

[Dewald]

Several club members I know used them for practice. They were popular enough that the agent sold out of them. If I could get them I would use them for practice. I could be wrong but I don't think the electroplated rifle bullets are still made, certainly no one in my country has them in stock.

I doubt that I'd use them for hunting. Given how much a hunt costs (Africa or local), its foolish not to use a premium bullet when it counts.

They indeed did stop production of these. They were known as the Frontier Game Ranger. Good cheap practice bullet. Acts like a soft cast lead bullet in a wetpack

 

[Deleted member 13924]

I have reloaded and shot boxes of these in .458 here in SA.
It is a lead bullet. Cheap and great if you are doing lots of practise on a shooting range, like getting to know a new rifle, but I would not consider it acceptable to hunt anything anywhere.
At the end of the day, it is just a cheap lead bullet.

HB

 

[Longwalker]

Ok I was originally considering buying them for rapid fire offhand practise at close range = dangerous game training. Seems appropriate for that. And the price is about 1/3 the cost of the proper hunting bullets I have on hand. So the cheap price should encourage me to train more and I won’t use them for any hunting.

 

[Deleted member 13924]

If that was your intended use for them, then I'd say they will be perfect Enjoy the range time!

 

[Laniarius]

I just came across some of these myself. For those of you in Canada, Higginson Powders has them for $65.55 per box of 100. I'll use for range practice as others have advised. First time I ever saw South African manufactured bullets in Canada.