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Medicman sent me a picture of a kudu he shot with his 338 WM and a 175(?) TSX, and the bullet was pressed hard enough against the hide on the off side that you could see the "X" of the bullet through the hide.
Nice animal. Interesting shot. Congrats.
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I'd care to have another dark. O hell, I never tried them together, where are the Hostess ding dongs? When I was young, it was Budweiser. As I matured and discovered quality beers, I found that Black Butte Porter goes very well with Ding Dongs.
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
- Albert Einstein
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Nothing at all weird about that, most bullet end up backwards against the off side skin as bullets have a habit of turning over at the end of their velocity run and most show perfect expansion..I suspect when they exit they are usually tumbling at some point pretty quick after exit..
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What is the twist rate of your barrel? I have had better luck keeping the monolithic bullets point foreward in an animal if there is faster than normal twist. For example my 270 Win has a 1-9.25 twist and seems to keep the tsx and e-tips "on track" better than the 1-10. Your bullets look like they have a 1-11 or 1-10 twist.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Posted by Brad.
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BobinNH,
Gyroscopic stability once the bullet is submerged is a nil factor. What is important is the transition of the bullet from air to tissue. To keep it from wagging its tail, the higher the stability factor is, the less chance it has of following a curved path or tumbling inside the animal.
There are only two ways of increasing static stability (other than rebarreling to a tighter twist) and that is by shortening the bullet or by increasing the speed, or both. A 150 or 165 will always be better than a 180 from the same rifle and if we are talking monos. They achieve both objectives.
It is nowise foolish to tilt at windmills, providing you learn to knock them down. - Jeff Cooper.
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Got to try out some Bergers Hope we hear about the Bergers.............
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BobinNH,
Gyroscopic stability once the bullet is submerged is a nil factor. What is important is the transition of the bullet from air to tissue. To keep it from wagging its tail, the higher the stability factor is, the less chance it has of following a curved path or tumbling inside the animal.
There are only two ways of increasing static stability (other than rebarreling to a tighter twist) and that is by shortening the bullet or by increasing the speed, or both. A 150 or 165 will always be better than a 180 from the same rifle and if we are talking monos. They achieve both objectives. Gerard, thank you for that answer. 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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