question buffalo 375 ssb bullet?

lonewolf5348 · 09-08-2006, 02:07 PM

I was out to-day with my 50 cal. thunderhawk.my load 80 grains of triple777 and 375 SSB Buffalo Boattail bullet. I am about 3 inches high at the 100 yard target,shoot excellent groups (clover leafs groups) I was thinkung about 125 should be dead bull??? what do the experts think,we don't have any other yardage at the range only 100 yards

patchholder · 09-08-2006, 03:27 PM

That's a heavy load with not alot of powder at that distance it is kind of lobbing out there, I would be worried about penetration on larger animals and maybe up your powder charge.

lonewolf5348 · 09-08-2006, 04:23 PM

I don't think 80 grains of triple 777 is a light load??
I could be wrong but???

Triple Se7en · 09-08-2006, 05:46 PM

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ORIGINAL: patchholder

That's a heavy load with not alot of powder at that distance it is kind of lobbing out there, I would be worried about penetration on larger animals and maybe up your powder charge.

The kinetic energy on heavier bullets compensates so much that downrange energy is greater than the lighter bullets at longer distances. Lonewolf's combo will take down any deer at 200 yards. He may be around 24" low at 200...lol

, but there's enoughgusto there -- for sure!

Take a look at the 200 yard kinetic energy/foot pounds with 100 grains Pyrodex shown (roughly 85gr. 777) with the lightwieght 225 gr -- then the 405 gr. Powerbelts below.
Hopefully, you have Acrobat Reader installed.

http://www.powerbeltbullets.com/docs/PBB26inchballistics.pdf

Lonewolf's Buffalo S.S.B may start-off slow, but once it gets rolling, it's like a freight train that's hard to stop.

smokepolehall · 09-09-2006, 04:14 PM

Spect that 80gr. 777 and 375gr lead sabot will kill them Buffalo's at 100 yds.

stratofisher1 · 09-10-2006, 10:58 PM

I am shooting the same bullet with a 90 grain load and getting great results out of a Knight
Bighorn. I lost about 150 fps when I dropped down to 80 grains. Going up to 100 grains I maintained the same velocity and lost some accuracy. 90 seems to be the magic number for me. By the way it has about a 15" drop at 200 yds and 1550 fps or so on the velocity through my chronograph.

Triple Se7en · 09-10-2006, 11:21 PM

For the first time today, i used the 45/50 435 gr. Buffalo S.S.B after finding a nearby gun store that had 15 boxes leftover. Even at that monster size of 435, they are still 36-pks and cost $14.99. I'm thinking seriously about buying the 14 boxesI left inside the store - because I believe they are discontinued.

Anyways,they wereeasy to sight-in -- since my Omega was already sighted-inwith the lighter ones. I ended up using 80 gr. 777 with a wad underneath the bullet. I'm only at the 50 yard range today... but don't expect any problems moving to the 100 in a week or two.

This is one serious-looking sabot/bullet. I would not want to get hit by this bullet.

MLKeith · 09-10-2006, 11:28 PM

Where do you buy the Buffalo SSB heavy bullets? I am considering a heavier bullet this year for elk.

stratofisher1 · 09-10-2006, 11:29 PM

Cabelas-for the buffalo 375's

MLKeith · 09-12-2006, 01:11 AM

The one that is referred to as the ssb is a sabot type bullet if I have the correct one located. I was of the impression that it was just a bore sized conical. Help me get the correct one. The one in a sabot also is slightly boat tailed if I am looking at the correct one.