Got me a couple of boxes.
The perks of living in Oz.
Here's pics of one with a Sierra 175gr SP for reference:
They're designed for 8x57 too.
Woodleigh says they can be driven to 2200fps and are appropriate for big game at that speed.
Certainly they'd be good medecine for elk, moose or bear when hunting at fairly close range.
Here in Oz I'd certainly use them on big sambar deer, camels, wild donkeys, brumbies (feral horses) and even scrub bull (feral cattle) and water buffalo at a pinch.
Some of you may doubt the effectiveness of that MV but a fellow who culls a lot of buffalo here sticks with heavy for calibre bullets at between 2000fps and 2200fps because the bullets don't over expand and the recoil means a shooter can hunt all day, not just shoot a few rounds in the morning and need a big rest.
Granted he used 9.3x62, 375 H&H and 450 N.E. but he discourages clients from using 225gr loads in their 338 Win Mags, instead recommending moderate 300gr loads.
Plus the long nature of the bullet and the exposed RN means they still expand reliably.
Since they are that long they have a BC of .389 which is pretty good for a RN and launched at 2200fps they have a max PBR of almost 220yds.
Now, Woodleigh put a recommended impact velocity of between 1900fps and 2700fps and that really limits your range to 150yds but of all the guys I know who hunt with Woodleighs they found they expand well below their recommended impact velocity.
But if you're hunting serious heavy game with a bullet like this you want to get in close anyway.
I haven't actually laid anything down with this bullet yet but I'll work up a load and try a chest shot on a big male roo when I next have tags to fill.
While they're soft skinned they have a very muscular torso and are a good test.
