really heavy 30 cal bullet

[RCS]

Photos show a 308 diameter bullet at 330 grs. this was a commercial manufactured bullet with lead core. Took me years to find out the reason.

See if you can guess the reason ?

[Jersey Devil]

Very unique......very cool!!
My guess would be for some big game or safari hunting application so as to not have to purchase a whole different weapon, but rather maybe use an existing weapon in the common .308 cartridge that is already on hand. ????

[RCS]

It was thought that Ernest Hemingway used some really heavy 30 cal bullets around 250gr or more in his G&H 1903 rifle for big game in Africa, but this 330 gr bullet was not used for hunting.

[RDS]

subsonic for use with silencers

[RCS]

Not used for subsonic/silencers

[RCS]

These extra heavy bullets were used by manufacturers to test production rifles in recoil. kind of rare to find, found out the answer from the advanced cartridge collector forum

[Phil McGrath]

It was thought that Ernest Hemingway used some really heavy 30 cal bullets around 250gr or more in his G&H 1903 rifle for big game in Africa, but this 330 gr bullet was not used for hunting.

No true, he sank a submarine out in the Caribbean.....