Originally Posted by Riflecrank
Here are the technical details from Bubba Bullets:

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Typo below: 402.0" was supposed to be "402.0 grains"
Shortening a 1.405", 404-gr bullet to 1.400" resulted in 402 grains of bullet weight, a rough guide:
Minus 0.005" of full diameter bullet base length = minus 2.0 grains of bullet weight.
That works for a 400-gr XTSX whether made from either 500-grain TSX or 450-grain TSX.

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Many, many thanks Sir Ron for all of this, with the photos!

My office is now overcrowded with too much stuff but the holes are still there in the corner of a desk where once there was a bench vise. Will have to get another.

In the meanwhile I've settled on the 405 Rem and 400 Buster for relatively close in bear hunting at around 2100 fps, the 350 TSX at 2750 fps for longer range deer/wolf and the 480 DGX if I ever hunt moose again. The beauty of a 400 TSX would cover all bases!

Thanks again and best to you...

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

"What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul" - Jesus