Buffalo Bore’s Claims Re Mono-Metal

[chief38]

Cost is not a big issue because these cartridges are not meant for target shooting all day with. You buy a box or two, test a few rounds and use them only for their intended purpose. I would assume they are meant for large and dangerous game. For that purpose I would think they would perform well.

Tim Sundles (the owner of Buffalo Bore) has never deceived anyone about his products. While he has no idea who the heck I am, I have used a fair amount of his products and have ALWAYS been more than pleased with the performance they have provided. In fact, Buffalo Bore is the ONLY company that produces ammunition that actually performs spot-on to what his numbers claim on his website. In some instances, performance is a tad better than he claims. example: My personal chronograph has constantly read 1025 - 1040 fps out of my 2" M60-7 with his .38 spl. "heavy" 158 grain LSWCHP-GC (#20A) while he states 1,000 fps. Not only is it a super hot load, but I have never ever seem more consistent performance from cartridge to cartridge, POA = POI and accuracy is superb! Not that I'd recommend firing a whole lot of them out of a J Frame, but they will do exactly what he claims as long as you do your part. It's actually quite refreshing to see an ammunition company that does not exaggerate the performance of their product and to test a product that delivers on or over stated spec's.

Pretty much all BB ammo is for self defense or hunting and is one of the most serious loadings one can commercially buy. I've got quite a lot of respect for this man, his company's quality control (never had one bad cartridge) and the performance of his product.

I have no affiliation with Buffalo Bore what so ever. They would not even know who I am so I have no skin in this game. It's just a great Company!

 

[mtgianni]

I have added copper and nickle to lead allow significantly changing the BHN [hardness] and allowing for much faster velocities than lead or wheel weight alloy without the brittle results than can happen with Linotype. There are harder type metals Stereo and Mono Types that were used in some older printing processes. If Linotype is 22 BHN, Lead 8 BHN and the latter two Type metals around 30 bhn they could account for the claims but I am think it is mostly marketing.

 

[Teep]

To see what these "punch bullets" can do google Max Prasac and the bovine bash they do to test handgun bullets on large animals. It takes more of a man than me to handle those type handguns stand close to those large beast.

 

[HamHands]

When it comes to handgun bullets I like the heavier hard cast gas check type the best.

Buffalo Bore's and Underwood's 305grain Hard Cast Keith's and their 200gr Full-Wad-Cutter Hard Cast bullets in .44Magnum penetrate deeper than anything I've ever used. They punch thru pelt and hard bone harder than anything else I've ever used to. They are absolutely devastating.

Shooting @ this AR-500 hardened steel plate at 150 yards was still cratering it's face... They are my choice for woods carry and hunting.

 

[.455_Hunter]

Pretty much all BB ammo is for self defense or hunting and is one of the most serious loadings one can commercially buy. I've got quite a lot of respect for this man, his company's quality control (never had one bad cartridge) and the performance of his product.

I agree the products are generally high quality, but I do have one BB Heavy .44 Special 255 gr LSWC round with the primer in backwards sitting on my bookcase. Midway gave me a $10 credit on my account, so I can't complain too much. Makes the likelihood of "hand inspection" pretty low.

I also have notes that the mice seemed to enjoy the lube used on the .38 Special Outdoorsman loading- I have a few rounds with a bunch of chew marks.

 

[rockquarry]

I have added copper and nickle to lead allow significantly changing the BHN [hardness] and allowing for much faster velocities than lead or wheel weight alloy without the brittle results than can happen with Linotype. There are harder type metals Stereo and Mono Types that were used in some older printing processes. If Linotype is 22 BHN, Lead 8 BHN and the latter two Type metals around 30 bhn they could account for the claims but I am think it is mostly marketing.

I certainly don't know everything there is to know about bullet casting. What is the procedure for adding copper and nickel to an alloy mix? This is well beyond my level of casting know-how.