BULLET PERFORMANCE

Although not a complete reference, the pictures below represent different brands of bullets and their performance fired through a .378 Weatherby Magnum into solid packed bound telephone directories. 
Velocity: 2967ft/sec and Energy: 5767ft-lbs

Weatherby Solid

Barnes Solid        A-Square Solid

Bear-Claw Soft

Bitterroot Soft

Nosler Soft

Sierra Soft

A-Square DT Soft

Above information and photographs courtesy of John R. Fuhrbach of Amarillo, Texas

BULLET WEIGHT - rough guide
The majority of your ammunition should be soft-nosed or silver-tipped. One box of solids is more than enough when hunting dangerous game as they are rarely used.
CALIBRE GRAIN
7mm Magnum +175g
30.06 +180g
.300 Win. & Weatherby Magnum +180g (200g if you can get it)
.338 Magnum +250g
.375 Magnum +300g
.458 Magnum +500g
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