Very impressive, this proves that a properly designed mono metal solid doesn't need to be 500 grains and the folly of falling for the SD nonsense
Yep, even the 325-gr/.458 brass FN of CEB with a BBW#13 nose shape projecting 0.6" ahead of first band is better than the old 500-gr/.458 RN FMJ "solid," even at same impact velocity, even at 2000 fps or less. Lessons from MIB.
Here is the WFN copper Lehigh 380-grainer. The sharp-edged, ~.35-caliber meplat may not penetrate as deeply as the BBW#13 nose profile, but it will track straight and dump energy faster, put more hurt on a big brown bear not needing as much penetration as an elephant. It still does plenty of penetrating. Feeds in my bolt actions if I keep them seated deeply enough. That was the only surprise about this bullet for me:
Sir Ron, I think this 380 Lehigh will work out well for the 45-70 and faster 458's. The bc is not near what the 404 Hammer is, but for the limited visibility areas this bullet should knock the crap out of moose and/or bear from nearly any angle.