Originally Posted by Seafire
Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by rickt300
I ran the 75 grain Hornady HPBT out to 400 yards and it did well.


Thats good to know. Care to share the load? My experience with the 77gr was less than fabulous: I mean all over the place at 400. I have tons of 75gr HPBT I could try though..


Lawrence,

that Hornady 75 BTHP has unceremounously been doing its gig for a long time...

In all of my 223s, it has been more accurate than ALL of these newer plastic tip bullets..

Same thing with the 68 gr BTHP...

Too many folks think new stuff should be better than the old tried and proven stuff...


that along with the older 80 grain A Max are the three most accurate bullets in my 223s, with the 1 in 9 Twist barrels..

and none of them are any slouch for dropping blacktails.


I sure like the Hornady 68s and 75s. They shoot like target bullets and kill well above any "varmint" moniker. I use them on deer, and not just wee little meat deer. They shoot superbly for me out of a 1:9. Four guns from two manufacturers, so not a fluke.

I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.