It's not just the speed. I've drilled deer with 140 gr. X bullets from my 7mag at near muzzle burn distances (i.e. impacts at something like 3200 fps), and the result is the same. Darn near eat up to the hole. I like 'm. Drive them fast, and watch them fall. Compared to my Whelen, at 2200 fps, the 250 speer does about the same, but that's giving up a cool 1,000 fps. All those zero's!
It's re-assuring that I won't be feeding the young-uns lead fragments, as well, although I am not convinced eating elemental lead is that much of a concern. JMO, Dutch.
The whole family has been getting the same results as you. Darn near eat up to the hole. In the last two years we have taken a number of deer, Elk, Wild Boar and Black Bears with different caliber/weight TSX bullet from 85 gr. .243 to 450 gr. .458 and the results are always the same. The best performing
(accuracy & penetration) bullet on the market is the TSX/Banded Solids. This is from a die hard, over 40 year Partition user who found a better bullet. Lawdog
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