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Great.... but at a bull moose at 100 yards with a MV of 3200????
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Good results in 7-08. Should be perfect in 7x57
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Fotis FWIW I shot a good number of pigs with the 130g version out of the 270 Win at MV around 3200 fps and they held together ok.
Retained 50% or thereabouts typically. Most shots under 100y. Not that many exits.
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Any of you guys monkey with the 162 version?
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I have used the 162 btsp out of a 7 mag on a few mule deer. It was decently accurate in a couple stainless model 70s I had. Not surprisingly, decisive on mule deer. Meat loss was very reasonable, certainly not excessive. I tend to aim just behind the shoulder since I like to eat venison! No experience on bigger stuff with that one.
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My old elk hunting partner used them last fall on an average sized cow at about 400 yards. They were started right at 2950 or so. Meat damage and bullet fragmentation were fairly heavy after smacking a front leg done on entry. A similar shot from my Mashburn at 250 on the same sized animal and two leg bones (entry and exit) with a 160 Accubonds started at 3200 was much less destructive.
I'm not saying they aren't good but they open pretty quickly. Just what I've seen out of one elk though. Very accurate bullets though.
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154 Hornady is one of my favorite bullets. I use it mainly in my 280. But then I shoot the 280 more than my 7x57 or 7mm-08 or the 7mm RM.
My 7x57 is too pretty and the 7mm-08 is a lefty for my wife. No fly's on either of those cartridges.
I also like the 139's, the 162's and the Nosler PT 150 grain bullets. The Noslers are slightly more accurate than the others in my rifles.
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
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Any of you guys monkey with the 162 version? I load the 162 Hornady btsp for my STW at 3200 fps mv. I have killed two bull elk with this bullet. Each was ranged at about 400 yds, so impact velocity would be 2500 or a bit less. I was very impressed with bullet performance. I saw deep penetration, though not high weight retention. A heart lung shot imediately imobilized one bull. I put two more into him before he actually tipped over. Each round impacted exactly on POA and the only meat damaged was in the ribs. The second bull, a couple years later presented a much tougher shot. The bullet impacted low in the right ham, traversed the kidneys, and came to rest under the skin midway down the left backstrap without breaking a bone. The bull was again imediately anchored and would have finished bleeding out wihin a few minutes, but a broadside hit to the heart tipped him over for good. The dog got to enjoy about 25% of that right ham, and about 10% of the left back strap.
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Resurrecting this thread for a quick question. If there is no reloading data for a particular powder for this weight, can the data for 150-grain be used, starting low and working up as usual?
Thanks.
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
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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
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Thanks, Ken. That's what I thought.
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You're welcome Rev.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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I've found that the Horn Interlocks to be one of the most accurate bullets of all I've tried over the years.
Me too. Sierra have a reputation for accurate bullets but the Hornady Interlock flat base bullets have been consistently accurate for me in a range of different rifles and bullet weights/calibers. When shooting a new rifle I always try Ballistic Tips and Interlocks. And then a few others for interest sake.
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The only bullet that I've used more than the 7mm 154 Hornady's is the 30 180 grain Hornady's. For antelope in 7mm (7x57) I use the 139 Hornady's, but usually use my 25 100 grain Hornady's - (RIP).
These bullets perform. I know that the manufacturers try to improve, but it's hard to "improve" a bullet that is this excellent.
I've only seen one case where a fellow used hot loaded 338 WM 200 grain Hornady on a doe and shot her is the Democrat area. The destruction was a little much.
I sold him a 270 and suggested using 130 grain Hornady's. The joke of course was he didn't understand the "gayness" of the 270.
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
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I picked up a few boxes on sale a couple of weeks ago - $14.40 per box, not seconds. I'm going to load some reduced loads for practice - anyone got any good data using 4198? - and then load some to somewhere around Finn Aagaard's favorite load: about 2600 fps. I have a couple of FWTs that might like them, and it should take care of everything I'm going to hunt.
"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
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I wish you guys would quit spreading the 'gossip' about Hornady Ils. You're just gonna create more competition. And y'all know it's hard enuff to find good bullets in stock. Myself, I wouldn't recommend them. Jerry
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See there, now y'all got the Rev. in the fray. sheesh ! Jerry
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See there, now y'all got the Rev. in the fray. sheesh ! Jerry For $14.40 per box, how can you not???
"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
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