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Blu and Tanker laying in supplies.

Good deal. And they won’t go bad sitting on a shelf. Don’t even need climate control.

DF

Now they're 18 cents per. Not sure I'll shoot my 1000 I already have, why do I want to order another 1K???

Slm9s. 338 fed is the new 22lr at those prices. Lol

Bought 200 for back-up.

I've been loading the Hornady 185 GMX in my 338 Federal AR.



Since I mainly kill pigs, a bonded soft point ought to do just fine!

ya!

GWB

Good hit DF, down to 18 bucks a box of 100 now.

Anyone shot any of these yet? I have not but will try to this weekend if weather cooperates. Man what a deal…. Tempted to buy more but feel I should shoot some of what I bought first and see how they group!!

Btt

Those bullets are up next in my 338 Federal.

Just finished load workup for my 416 Remington so on to the next project.

I thought they were a deal at 20 cents.

DF

Yes shot some fusions. Put together a load that hits same POI at 100 yds as my 225 Accubond elk load in a 338 RCM.

Velocity is not maxed out @ 2784 fps. Used 54.5 gr of IMR 8208 as I have a ton of it and it is temp insensitive. I always felt it was a shame to have that rifle sitting till the next cow elk hunt, which in Az is every 4 or so years.

How do you guys think these would do on an elk at close range out of a big magnum ~ 340wby velocity?

FWIW, Midway now has these at 65 cents a bullet. Up from 20-ish cents, depending on which day you clicked the buy button.

Moral to the story: Strike while the iron is hot!

Thanks to fellow fire members for pointing this deal out at the time!

I must have been to slow again….dang it!

I bought 1k of these and then a rifle to go with them. lol. A savage MSR10. Here's my load and it's cheaper than anyting else I shoot.

Fed 210 Primer
FLS from 308 FC brass
47.8 grains of TAC
This runs around 2670 from an 18" barrel. Shoots around 1.2 MOA

CCI 200 and 46.7 grains of 8208 clocks about the same but shoots just a little tighter.

I've more TAC powder than 8208 and since TAC throws so well for me, thats what I've loaded in bunches.
Fun to shoot at steel, havnt shot it against game yet.

We’re these bullets coated from midway when you bought them. I bought a thousand and they were not coated but I’ve heard of others that were. And also are t fusions supposed to be coated in boron nitride?

Anyone shoot an animal with these yet? And can report performance. I shot one 130 lb hog at base of the neck. DRT. And shot one nice buck. I tracked it for a mile with a dog but it was still on it's feet. It was a brisket shot so it's my own fault for not recovering.

I put 3 of these into deer last year from my 338Fed. All dropped on impact and never got up. The shots were all under 75 yards. Complete pass throughs with a nickel exit hole. I am happy with them.

If anyone wants to get rid of theirs, I am your huckleberry.

Some were coated and some were not. Mine were about 75% uncoated.

Thanks for the report. I'm going to coat all mine (got about 1k left).

I wold use them. Can't see any reason to get a 338 mag or 340 mag and use bullet's in them I could get in a 30-06. They are gonny have a lot more velocity and if they are cup and core bullet's may have a tendicity to come apart from the velocity. Internal damage will probably be more than I'd care for. For me the worst thing might be internal damaage that could result.