MagnumManiac
Well-Known Member
When I bought all the CZ 550 SAFARI CLASSIC MAGNUMS, except the 500 Jeffrey, the only ammo easily accessible was Hornady DGX.
What an absolute DISASTER of a bullet…
In every case, except 404 Jeffrey, those bullets either shed the jacket, broke up leaving shrapnel or turned into flattened coins.
The 404 Jeffrey was a different animal altogether, it barely mushroomed and 3 were found in Zebra bent and backwards facing to entry.
This put the final nail in the coffin for me regarding ALL Hornady products.
I shot a donkey with the DGX 458 cal 500g out of my 458Lott on the first day, it virtually exploded in the vertebrae of it's neck, thinking it was a fluke with bullet placement, I used my 450 Rigby the next day with the same bullet not anywhere near the spine, fragments were everywhere from striking behind the ribs, taking out ribs on the opposite side and clipping the lower leg bones as it angled through from a rear angling shot. The lungs were peppered with shrapnel, so was the inside of the ribs and surrounding organs, did not ever expect that.
Frangible? Definitely!
Cheers.
