I had the same experience years back. I started using them when they first came out and swore by them, then they started spraying everywhere like they were out of balance or something. I started using Winchester Powermax Bonded HP's and never looked back. The first season I used P-Max, everyone would ask what I shot that with. Every deer I shot dropped in place and had a 3" exit wound.
Hornady told me it was the shallow microgroove getting coppered up.,this was BS. Many people had this problem. I ran the same lot down a Winchester 94 and a tackdriver Savage 30-30 with the same results.
There is something wrong with random lots of the stuff. I use it in 444, 450, 44, 35, 308mx, and 45/70. Never had a problem from any of the other Leverevolution calibers, only 30-30.
Come on over to Marlin Owners and do a search, you'll find much on the subject over the years. Look me up, my screenname is Njcioffi or Milkbone
Last edited by JohnnyLoco; 08/15/14.
