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I have never used this bullet on game, so I am looking for some experiences of folks who have. I typically hunt whitetail/wild pig size game and am sure it will work fine, as most bullets do. Specifically looking at the 150gr out of a .30/06, 100gr out of a .243, and the 60gr out of a .223. Thanks.

It's not called " the poor man's partition " for nothing. Great bullet.

same here. i picked up a cpl boxes of the 100gr for my 243 to try. i shot two doe last yeAr using the 150gr in my 308. one went maybe 30yds. the other i had a good blood trail but never found her.

BTW, don't think the 60 gr 224 is listed as an interlock.

This is the .223 load

.223 InterLock

There have been many mule deer, whitetails, and elk that have fallen to the Hornady interlock around here. They usually shoot darn good too.

Ah, I stand corrected. Their 60 gr component bullet is not listed as an interlock. Learn something every day. Thx

A shame Hornady has discontinued many of their Interlock offerings for bullets that offer more pizazz. I loved the round nose, and they hardly offer them anymore.

100gr Hornady SP have never failed me in the 243 and have good luck with the 150 gr in the 308 and 30-06 as well as the 165 and 180 gr SP's . I think they are the best of lead tipped cup and core bullets. Magnum Man

The .308 165 and 180 grainers have performed well for me in various rifles. I've had blow ups and very poor penetration with the 250 gr .358 at 2400 fps and the 140 gr .277 boat tail at 2950 fps.

They angered a bunch of people a couple years ago when they changed the internal construction of the .308 180, and degraded its performance. I haven't heard of any similar changes to other bullets they make. I heard from enough credible people to stop using them. I went to Noslers for all my 180 hunting needs.

Sounds good to me, and the ammo shoots well in everything I have tried it in. The 60gr .223 load shows as an Academy Sports exclusive. I don't know if the component bullet is the same as the bullet in the Academy load.

I've used the Hornady Interlock .308" 180 gr. RN in the .30-'06 and the .323" 195 gr. SP in the 8x57 quite a bit. For deer & black bear I liked the 180 RN a lot, but the 195 SP seems just a little hard. For the 8x57 I'm going to try the 170 Hornady and 175 Sierra for a while.

Best "non-premium" in my book. Never failed me.

Yep. Shot a couple dozen deer with a 100 gr. .243 and a dozen or so others with the 60 grainer in a .223



Best CNC bullet. Period.

Great bullets. I've used them for years with no complaints. They are pretty boring in the accuracy dept. and on game performance. Definitely "the poor man's partition".

My friend uses the 150gr. Hornady light magnum loads, that pretty much duplicate factory 06 speeds, on elk and deer. I generally use 165's in my 06 and 300 wsm, as I don't like to buy tons of bullets for different rifles. Both the 165gr. sp and btsp work great on critters as does the 162gr. btsp from my 7mm rem mag. I've loaded up some old 225's for my 338 this year for elk. I'm expecting same same results with them...

I have been using the 154 grain Hornady Spire Point in my 7x57s on whitetails and mulies and began using the Interlock shortly after Hornady introduced it in the late 1970s. I did not notice any difference in accuracy but what I did notice was that I would catch a Spire Point in a deer once awhile, but only caught one Interlock in a deer.

2800 fps H 4350 load hit a Mule deer that was above me at 180 yards. Bullet entered the brisket and stopped under the hide of a rear ham.

140 gr. IL outta the fhaggy .270 will kill just about anything around here.

My 358 Win really likes the 200gr PSP, deer and coyotes are not so fond of the 200gr PSP. No bullets recovered, all game has been recovered with no to short tracking jobs.

I think it is a great bullet for the price, as many other guys said. My cousin uses the 180gr in his Sako 30-06 and shot close to 400 large game animals with them last year. He did not lose a single one. The animals he hunted were Blue Wildebeest, kudu, gemsbok, waterbuck and Red hartebeest. The majority were wildebeest and they are pretty tough. Plenty of pass throughs with good wound channels.

I could not get them to shoot in my 30-06 but the 140gr 6.5s shoots quite good in my 6.5�57 and have taken game up to the size of kudu and the results are very good. Also plenty of pass throughs and good wound channels with the 6.5.

If they shoot well in a rifle I would use them with confidence.

Pieter

+1 Pieter.

180g IL SP is my go-to in the 30-06.

Similar experience with the 150 in the 270 Win.