|
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 10,512 Likes: 15
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 10,512 Likes: 15 |
I still have some of those old Hornady's - for my 35 Remington
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,188
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,188 |
Thanks to all that have replied. I plan to do more range work with the Hornady Interlock.
donsm70
Life Member...Safari Club International Life Member...Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Life Member...Keystone Country Elk Alliance Life Member...National Rifle Association
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,749 Likes: 1
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,749 Likes: 1 |
Yeah, I should have been more clear INTERLOCK !
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,857
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,857 |
So the Interlock is sorta like a magic pill? not really... they've just worked for decades, and one doesn't need to reinvent the wheel every season to be up on what the 'egg spurts' call the latest and greatest... How does the 154 work with the Seafire Signature load of 40 grains of 3031? RM
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 31,211 Likes: 9
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 31,211 Likes: 9 |
antelope sniper,
The 150-grain .270 also works great on deer (and other stuff) and I've generally gotten better accuracy with it than the 130 or 140. My first .270 would group three into about an inch--at 300 yards.
This may date me some, but the 150-grain .270 Spire Point worked really well even before the Interlock ring was developed. Once put one into the front of the chest of a 300-pound mule deer that was above me on a mountain slope--and it broke the spine at the rear of the ribcage, just before exiting. John, I agree their old spire points were a great bullet. I never had occasion to use the 150's, but your result don't surprise me.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 42,936 Likes: 15
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 42,936 Likes: 15 |
So the Interlock is sorta like a magic pill? not really... they've just worked for decades, and one doesn't need to reinvent the wheel every season to be up on what the 'egg spurts' call the latest and greatest... How does the 154 work with the Seafire Signature load of 40 grains of 3031? RM Rev: MVs running right at 2750 fps IIRC, from a 22 inch barrel certainly will do everything a 180 grain 30 caliber bullet out of an 06 at the same MV... I admit to a soft spot for the RN in either bullet weight and caliber... I'm just too old school for my own good.... Actually credit for that load goes to an older Hornady Manual... not "that Seafire" character...
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 42,661 Likes: 12
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 42,661 Likes: 12 |
Don: If I use DRTs as a valid measure, for me it has been the 100gr Hornady Interlock out of my 257. Not one deer has taken a step, EVER.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 96,170 Likes: 5
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 96,170 Likes: 5 |
Interesting Seafire,I tried Benchmark and a 139 gr BTSP Hornady in my Featherweight for my daughter to use this fall. Over the chronograph it's a getting a whoppin' 2480 fps average. The accuracy is about one inch +/- at 100 yds. So,when we get it sighted in for her and the groups are bigger,it's not the rifle,scope or load. Have 500 of those bullets,so she has plenty for practicing.
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 28,306 Likes: 20
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 28,306 Likes: 20 |
I like the interlokts as well, particularly the 154gr .284 variety. I've had excellent results on aoudad and some mule deer.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 6,857 Likes: 3
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 6,857 Likes: 3 |
MD: when did Hornady introduce the "Interlock"? Some time in the 70's, right?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 754
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 754 |
Interlocks, I use them in everything.
Last edited by CarlsenHighway; 05/16/16.
"A person that carries a cat home by the tail will receive information that will always be useful to him." Mark Twain
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,857
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,857 |
I admit to a soft spot for the RN in either bullet weight and caliber... I'm just too old school for my own good.... Actually credit for that load goes to an older Hornady Manual... not "that Seafire" character... Someone posted a pic of the two pages from that old Hornady manual on the favorite 7x57 loads thread. I copied it and filed it in my 7x57 notebook. I'm gonna give it a try, for sure. It's still surprising, though, after all these years that someone doesn't just include a "+P" section for the 7x57 in the manuals. If you compare the data in that old manual to the data in a new one, the new max loads are 5-6 grains less than shown in the old one. Two sections, one for old 93/95 Mausers and one for stronger rifles, would seem to be the ticket for beginning to wring top performance out of that old round. By the way, if I understand correctly, the 154 gr RN Interlock has been discontinued. That's a shame.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,884
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,884 |
I've had excellent killing results with the InterBOND in the 243.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 28,306 Likes: 20
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 28,306 Likes: 20 |
The interbonds I've used killed really good. I had a heckuva time getting my rifles to shoot them accurately enough to hunt with them though.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 31,211 Likes: 9
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 31,211 Likes: 9 |
The interbonds I've used killed really good. I had a heckuva time getting my rifles to shoot them accurately enough to hunt with them though. Yep. I had the same issue with the Interbonds. This is a case where simple is better.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179 |
The interbonds I've used killed really good. I had a heckuva time getting my rifles to shoot them accurately enough to hunt with them though. Yep. I had the same issue with the Interbonds. This is a case where simple is better. Thnx guys. I have thot about trying the Interb s so I'll save $$ and time and maybe aggravation. I'll pass on them. Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 374
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 374 |
I have one rifle that shoots the 154 Interbonds well. That was a Ruger 77 in 280. The other two 7mm's I have (a T3 7-08 and another 77 in 7RM) did not seem to like them at all.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,860 Likes: 2
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,860 Likes: 2 |
270 Win=130 interlock 7x57=139 or 154 or 160 interlock ^^^^^^^^^^^^ This I've used the 154 IL in the 7x57 on several deers. It works as advertised - no mess, just really dead critters. BTW: really dead is deader than just plain ole dead. <G> When I shot the 270 25 years ago, I shot the 140 Horn but can't recall exactly which one, very likely the IL. I shot numerous PA deer and it went to Wyoming with me - collected a couple mule deer and antelope. No drama just dead animals.
Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 32,044
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 32,044 |
which ever one my rifle groups the best.
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 3,760
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 3,760 |
I feel the Hornady 130 Interlock was a slower, more delayed killer on the small Texas Whitetail and antelope. I like how the SST does myself on them. The bigger whitetails up North, hogs and muleys should have enough body mass to open up that Interlock. I consider it a "hard" bullet as compared to say, Speer or Sierra boat tails. Just my take on it.
|
|
|
|
566 members (10Glocks, 163bc, 12344mag, 10gaugeman, 1234, 160user, 58 invisible),
2,188
guests, and
1,092
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,194,564
Posts18,531,693
Members74,039
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|