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I have an GM barrel in 308 Win. for my ProHunter. Have not had it long and looking for a load. So far it has spurned my reloads for the Hornady American Whitetail with the 150 grain Interlock. It puts them absolutely in one hole. I am still working on reloads to test, but I may just buy the Hornady bullets for it. However, I have not tried these bullets on game and am wondering how they will hold up on deer and hogs. This thread seems like a good place to get an answer.
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At 308 speeds the 150 grain Interlock has been a winner on deer for me.
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I just tested the Hornaday American Whitetail loads through my new Tikka 7mm-08. They grouped .990". Plenty good enough to kill a WT deer. I had better luck with my hand loads, but I do want to try some factory Fusions.
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The Hornady American Whitetail shot well enough through my Savage lightweight hunter. Good enough to hunt with but nothing special. Good ammo for the price. I tried the Hornady Precision Hunter 150gr 7mm-08 and was impressed with the results. Usedit this year on a deer at 225 yds high shoulder shot DRT with little meat loss. Don't knowwhat it will do at 50 yds. I'll have to wait for next year to find out. I usually handload 140 partitions and they work well. Also had good luck with Win 140 powerpoints . I'm still using 140 gr Nosler solid base in my 280. Bought a lot of them years ago and they still work.
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I killed a six pointer 170 yards 270 130 grain AWA Interlock is good
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I'm sure the 139 Interlock will do it's job. The question is, will the Hornady factory ammo go bang when you pull the trigger. This , i have had a few misfires out of the the last box. Never had any misfire issues before with HAW or any other brand. Got me thinking maybe I should go back to remingtons or try something else. Corelokt is some of the more expensive of the 7mm08 offerings Ive found. Fusions are hard to beat for their cost but the best performance Ive had is from the barnes Vortx ttsx. it is pricier at about $30+ a box but it will leave a dang good exit and blood trail.
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My nephew has killed 2 dandy mule deer bucks and a 4pt bull elk with them, the elk took 2 shots but one would have sufficed. For the price, it's hard to beat.
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Never tried any Hornady products
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Buddy at our cabin used this ammo in hes 7mm-08. Performed as expected, deer ran 40yds and curled up.
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I read the thread about Federal Fushion ammo but just got a good deal on Hornady AW ammo in 7mm-08.
Any feedback on deer or any other game animals would be greatly appreciated If it's loaded with the 139 grain Interlock it'll knock the stuffing out of deer, no problem. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS. It's what my wife shoots exclusively AND I'm a handloader. I honestly can't make better ammo. Factory hits the same POI as handloads I had previously made for her. Hornady is GREAT stuff.
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I did a three shot group with 150 gr in my 30-30 Marlin 336C and called it good enough. It was the best group ever from that rifle. ![[Linked Image]](http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/jackpine44/DSC01447_zpstwlizp6u.jpg) It proved to be a buck stopper, too. ![[Linked Image]](http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/jackpine44/bucktruck3_zpsf7pnzvhz.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/jackpine44/buckcabin_zpsjxjpgd1g.jpg)
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The American Whitetail 139 grn. load is the factory load my Kimber shots best. Followed by the blue box Federal 150 load. It didn't like the fusion load at all.
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My 7-08 didn't like it. Looked more like a shotgun pattern than a rifle grouping. It was way slower than I wanted, as well.
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I did a three shot group with 150 gr in my 30-30 Marlin 336C and called it good enough. It was the best group ever from that rifle. It proved to be a buck stopper, too. That buck is a brute bud!
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My son used them in his 30-06, 7600. It’s accurate and makes deer really dead.
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I did a three shot group with 150 gr in my 30-30 Marlin 336C and called it good enough. It was the best group ever from that rifle. It proved to be a buck stopper, too. Congrats dude! That is a hoss! Nice shooting as well.
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That will take care of the critters your after.
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I haven't shot any Federal Fusion or Hornady American Whitetail ammo in 7mm-08, but have shot a couple of whitetails with HAW in 6.5 Creedmoor and the bullets opened quickly and shot accurately.
This year I'm going to try shooting a few whitetails with the Winchester/Olin Deer Season XP factory loads in 243 and 6.5 Creedmoor, as I have found them to be very accurate in my RAR-Ps and they are something new to try.
One of the nicer things for a deer hunter living in Nebraska is that antlerless whitetail tags are available in large numbers, so a guy who wants to can shoot several deer with different rifle/cartridge combinations. Please give a report on the Winchester Deer Season XP’s performance on game when you get a chance. I’m getting awfully good reports from friends all across the country about excellent accuracy and a very high percentage of uncanny DRTs.
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