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I had a nice chat with Terry's wife today on the phone, nice Lady. I have ordered my sample pack, be in the Mail soon.

They should shoot just fine, I hope.

odered some 250g .501's today. I ask about the thor 2's and was told it would be fall before they are avl. in limited #'s to a few people. also the stuff they offer now would still be avl. down the road

got my order in of 100 250gr .500 Thors so i will be trying them in my new optima. Apparently Thor is refining the Thor II again so this should be interesting to see what comes out next.

got my 501's today, headed to the range on thursday...yee ha

Anybody shoot these beyond 100yds? I'd like to know what the trajectory is like, if this is a 200yd bullet @ ~ 1,700fps.

email Thor and let him know what kind of velocity you're shooting, he should be able to run those numbers.

I know that with a weak 105gr pyrodex rs charge, i was 18" low at 200 yards with a dead on sight in at 100.

hay big block igot the .500 to fit in my kodak the other bullets are way to tight do you have any experince with lyman barrels does anyone knowwhat size bore they havethe .500 and .501 i used so i am going to order some .500 and hope for the best

i have one cabelas hawken " same company that makes lyman barrels" and we had to use the .501 BUT it fit a bit loose down towards the plug due to the barrel being inconsistent in bore size from point A to point B. So you may have a little trouble in that department.

Thats great news they will work in your kodiak!

I did some shooting a couple days ago at 150 yards and will be sure to post a range report when i get the pics uploaded.

Ok this bullet looks awesome, but where are the .45s? I shoot mostly the .45 now, seems they would be a great seller. A 200-220 grainer would be nice.

Thanks,

Don

Question, I have a friend, he would like to know if the Thor bullets will shoot out of a 1-28 barrel.?

I have yet to shoot any Thor bullets yet.

Thanks for the 411

You need to PM bigblock 455 above. He knows all about shooting them in his CVA and they are 1:28.

Yes the Thors will do great in the 1:28 twists as well as in the 1:48 twist barrels.

The .45cal thors are not available yet, they are having a heck of a time making them due to all the different bore sizes the .45cal brands are made in.

Any guestimate on when they will be available?

Thanks,

Don

Ive tried TC SHOCKWAVES and they shot good but they werent very good on the deer once they hit, I lost several due to no expansion, just pass throughs and little or no blood. I really like XTP bullets though. How do the Thors compare to XTP as far as performance after they actually hit the deer. Are the better or at least as good as an XTP bullet?

The Thor is actually a barnes and the holes they leave behind are huge. We've only shot one buck so far but he dropped on the spot.

I have some pictures and will post them as soon as i finish up shooting.

Ok heres the animal we took with the 250gr Ballistic Tip Thor at 175 yards shooting a light load of 105gr Pyrodex RS, Winchester 777 primer. This load dropped 18" at 200 yards which basically meant, aim 2 or 3" high on the back and its going down. We now shoot blackhorn209 which is a lot hotter and they will shoot flatter now. Around 8 or 9" low @ 200 yards. I still have to check on the range to be certain.

Bullet entered high forward shoulder


Busted spine and broke the upper shoulder blade on the opposite " exit side" in half. Deer dropped in his shadow.


Recovered bullet under the skin. Bullet put ALL of its energy into that animal where its needed.




My brother in law that shot the deer on opening day. We still make fun of him for shooting a fork horn on morning one LOL.

btt for pretty informative thread