by » 28 Oct 2026, 6:58 pm
by » 31 Oct 2026, 1:25 pm
Wapiti wrote:Does anyone know of a gunshop with an online store that lists Bertram bullets in stock?
Bertrams website is does not do that, merely says call for latest production runs etc and has a list of calibres but no weights, unless I'm missing something.
The Barn has always sold a whole triple shelf of great Bertram brass, even great stuff like 300 SAUM and RUM, and the bigger Weatherbys and British hunting greats. But not projectiles - a counter bloke there said they were too difficult to keep in stock...
A learned and experienced member here dropped me off some 150gn Bertram "protected point" style flat based .30 projies, which I haven't been able to load yet. If the come out OK I'd love to try some 180 or 200gn as well, love to support Aussie stuff if I can.
Protected-point style 130's would be great too, a-la Woodleighs.
I love Aussie Atomic-29 copper bullets, but cup & core bullets are always good performers on your average larger feral animals.
by » 31 Oct 2026, 4:51 pm
Wapiti wrote:Cartridge comparison to get a size-to-bullet perspective of the cartridges I'll use - for the Woodleighs it will be the 300RUM and the 300 Win Mag, as I have stalking rifles in both. "Varminting" expectations are not a consideration here.
Others are just for comparison.
Hunting ranges of the walkabout sporting hunter pretty much top out at 200m.
Left to right, 300RUM, 300WinMag, 300SAUM, 308Win, 223rem.
Arse view
with some heavy barnes bullets the two cases on the left could take out armoured personnel carriers . i reckon you'd punch holes in a M113 no worries 
