Originally Posted by JPro
Originally Posted by Ironworker
What type of Hornady bullet was this ?


The photo I posted was a 165gr SST in 30cal. I shot a few bucks with that bullet in the factory Light Magnum ammo (2,940fps per chrono). Every impact was majorly destructive and one neck shot was downright gruesome. Too fragile in my opinion, especially considering the modest impact speeds and the size of the animals.

BTW, happy birthday to himmelrr! Tough to do better than a Friday in November. Enjoy....


I've had similar results w/ the 165 gr SST. I have a couple of lower-velocity "downloads" I use that are UBBER accurate through my '06 running around 2450 fps. They'll do everything I need 'em to do here in Michigan where 99.9% of shots are 75 yds or less, give me the accuracy I need to weave a bullet through little holes in brush, and don't destroy meat the way my full-blown (2900+) loads did.

I don't have to give such treatment to standard Interlocks, however. They'll just work.