For those interested, yesterday I tested 6 of these in dry news print. Impact was roughly 2450 fps (7-08), all bullets penetrated 7.5-8.5 inches and retained 100-120 grains with the cores still lightly attached to the jackets. For a comparison I shot a Hndy 6.5 160gr RN into the same medium at 2300ish. It penetrated 9.5 inches and shed its core fully. The 180’s created a much larger channel. These were the blems.
Reading this thread made me wonder about the blems a little so I figured I would give them a test before using them on game. I was mainly looking for consistency and a relative amount of integrity. None blew up so that gives me the warm fuzzies. YMMV
Hell...Reloading/Shooting are still my favorite things to do,besides play in the box the kids came in.................
