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Interlocks work! When I moved to Wyoming in my early 20's I owned just one rifle. Model 70 Pre '64 FWT in .270 Winchester. I used the 130gr. Hornady Interlock and that .270 on the first 13 elk in 13 seasons that I killed and kept elk meat in the freezer every year. No one told the elk back then that a .270 wasn't a big enough rifle and you must use super premium bonded bullets like we're told now days. Long live the Hornady Interlock.

Not sure if this is another bullet that’s been tweaked in the last few years but I’ve shot and killed several deer with 130 hornady spire points in the past 2-3 years. . All were one shot kills and all deer were recovered but all of the 130’s i recovered had expanded clear to their bases and had spit out their cores. All I ever found was a mangled jacket. They killed very well though and I ordered another sleeve of 500 so I guess I’m not too mad at them.

A couple of years ago, I killed a little black bear at 353 yards with one .308" 180-grain Interlock flat-base spitzer at about 2,689 fps. That's about as old-school as you can get while still using smokeless powder but it worked just fine.


Okie John

We only have one kill with that bullet. My son shot a 206 lb gutted bear . It went 20'. It went through the shoulders and out the ribs . Lots of mess inside.