Thanks for being more specific. Gen-3 FPS it was then. Good to hear that the truncated-cone-FN-copper solids pass through elephant and buffalo with such ease. I think they would all be quite sufficient in a .45-90 at 2150 fps, Gen-1, -2, -3, or -4 of North Fork FPS. They will all track straight and be within a few inches of each other, for where they stop in the toughest test media, when propelled by the mighty .458 Winchester Magnum. Also, that would be a pass through on broadside body or any angle head of any game, except maybe blue whale.
Interesting bit of trivia from Giles & Shuey, page 153: "Winchester High Velocity (WHV) loadings were introduced in this caliber [45-90 WCF] in 1903 in Soft Point only. The Full Metal Patch (FMJ) offering was added in 1905 and such boxes are rare. Interestingly, Great Britain used the M86 with 45-90 WHV rounds to shoot down German observation balloons in WWI."
Those .458-caliber, 300-gr., RN FMJ were somehow more adequate for WWI observation balloons than a 303 British ? Bigger hole must have made them deflate faster. Sort of like why one should use a .458 instead of lesser calibers for hunting.
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
