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The local shop has a stack of them gathering dust in these days that only lamborghini-looking bullets with a sophisticated look seem to be selling, that I can buy cheap.

Generally speaking, what king of accuracy have you been getting with them? Most of them are flat based intelocks.

Thank you!

what caliber and weights are we talking?

They are usually more than accurate enough...

some moreso than others...

for instance, the varmint weight 22 calibers are very accurate....

Hornady flat base interlocks as about as good as it gets for most hunting.

Grab them if they're cheap! You won't regret it.

I have found the Hornady Interlock to be just as accurate as Sierras in a whole bunch of my rifles. The 100gn .257 IL has been the most consistently accurate bullet in four .25 cal rifles (.250 Savage, 2 x .257 Roberts, .25-06). Others are the .264 129gn, 7mm 139gn, .308 150gn and 165gn Interlocks. All flat bases. Hornady Flat Base Interlocks are my favourite standard cup & core bullet.

Like many will likely say, it is probably harder to find a Hornady bullet that consistently shoots poor groups than it is to find one that shoots good groups.

The 87 grain .257", 129 grain .264", 154 grain .284", and 195 grain .323" are among my favorite component bullets for medium case capacity cartridges with those bore diameters.

They have always shot very good for me. Not match grade accuracy, but really good. They have worked for me on game just fine as well....zero complaints.

chamois,

Interlocks usually shoot very well, in fact I often use them as a "starter" bullet for working up loads with more expensive bullets of the same weight and diameter. If flat-based Interlocks won't group at least decently, I know there's something wrong with the rifle that needs fixing before wasting some more expensive bullets. And if the Interlocks shoot well, and the expensive bullets don't with the same powder, then there's something wrong with the more expensive bullets.

Plus, with an Interlock load worked up, I have a great source of ammo for sighting-in and most hunting. There are few big game animals on earth so large that the right Interlock wouldn't be a good choice.

I specifically mentioned flat-based Interlocks only because some rifles don't like boattails. But have used plenty of BTSP Interlocks as well.

I have shot Interlocks for many years in several calibers. There is not anything that is consistently more accurate in about any rifle.

All of my rifles shoot them 1/2-1 moa, when I do my part.
I just sighted in a Savage .308 that I bought from Makaira. The last three, two-shot groups with 150s that I fired were from .36-.65 at 200 yards.

Hornady match ammo was not any better.

130gr FB Interlocks were the most accurate bullets I tried in my pre-64 .270.

In general, FBs have grouped better for me.

The only caution I would have is that Hornady has discontinued some of them. So you might get a load worked up that you like and then not be able to find any more Bullets for it

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The boat tails seem to be slightly less accurate. But maybe 1/2" or so depending on many other things.

I've shot some of the best groups with Interlocks. They are also next to premium bullets as far as holding together, expansion and penetration. Love interlocks. It's tough for me to change to the latest because they've worked so well for me since about 1968 when I started shooting them.

I have used them quite extensively in my .264 WM and tried them in a .375 H&H. The 140g .264 consistently shot an inch or less, but the 270g .375s did no better than 3". Others have had better results with the .375s. My rifle just didn't like them.

I don't think they were Interlocks until about 1977.

They are not finicky about seating depth and don't need the endless tweaking that the racier looking bullets sometimes need. Usually I just load them up with whatever setting I have on the bullet seating die and they are good to go.

I have tested them side by side with comparable weight Nosler Partitions and was surprised to see how well they did in comparison. Almost as much penetration with larger frontal areas and good weight retention. The Noslers would keep a little more weight and dig a little deeper usually.

I`ll go and grab them I think :)´

I have seen very few questions raise suchan unanimous reply

Thank you!

I can only speak to the 117gr .257, 139gr 7MM and the 150gr .308 but they all have killed untold truck loads of game for my family. Accuracy has never been an issue and killing power is superb. powdr

117grn .257, along with 165grn, 180grn, 190 grn .308 have been outstanding for me.

Great bullets and accurate and some, like their 100gr Flat Base kill and hold together even at 257 Weatherby velocities. That said, I had one come almost unglued on an impala at 80 yards shot on point of shoulder. Yes the animal dropped like a sack, BUT a 180gr bullet should have punched through a diminutive impala. Lesson learned is what if that would have been say, an eland shot in the same spot. From then on, my criteria is 2700 fps & below. J

I was just going to try the .338 200 Interlock. Appears they don't make them anymore.