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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    Is that measured or calculated?
    Validated at 340 yards. Didnt continue with the load

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg View Post
    Will have a look tomorrow for you.
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    I get 3000 ft/s (chrono'd) out of an 18" barrel in 308Win. If that's any help.

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    Bit of a bump, but has anyone used these before on animals? I picked up a box at a garage sale cheap as so thought I might give them a try.

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    Yes. Been using them for years, shot a nice boar with one a week ago. Have shot loads of deer with them inside 300. Shot a few more 300-450 but performance is getting marginal at that range with my 14.5” barrel.
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    Do the Hornady gmx have similar terminal performance as these? Just wondering as they are quite a bit cheaper.

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    Yes. Been using them for years, shot a nice boar with one a week ago. Have shot loads of deer with them inside 300. Shot a few more 300-450 but performance is getting marginal at that range with my 14.5” barrel.

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    I’ve used the 6.5, 7mm and 30 caliber. Every one has pencilled through, need to run them fast hence the above comment being correct.
    I shot a 150 plus boar one night through shield out of a fast 280ai. Mate was amazed it went straight through.


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    I also shoot the 150gr 7mm at 3200fps as my 0-300 load and they do the job nicely

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    What you've both said is mirrored online from what I have read IE go down a weight for normal so 130 for 308 and run them fast. General consensus is that will kill like something 30% heavier

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    Used them for a long time out of 308.....they work really good launched at around 3200 out to around 300y
    I have just started using 150gmx at 3050fps out of another caliber and they produce a lot more shock and bruising than the barnes ever did.

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    Barnes .308 130gr ttsx

    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Used them for a long time out of 308.....they work really good launched at around 3200 out to around 300y
    I have just started using 150gmx at 3050fps out of another caliber and they produce a lot more shock and bruising than the barnes ever did.

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    I’ve noted the bruising using the GMX also but the shock? So a good killer @veitnamcam

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danny View Post
    I’ve noted the bruising using the GMX also but the shock? So a good killer @ veitnamcam

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    Need to shoot more animals to really form an opinion on them but they have polaxed everything so far but everything so far has been close shots.

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    the one on the right is from a spine shot stag at 400yards, didn’t hit a lot of bone. The other is out of a shoulder at 200 or so. I find they kill very well.
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    I sorted out some loads for the Model 7 this morning, 46gns of 2206h gives me 2890fps and sub inch groups @ 100, 2403 ft-lbs ME. Pretty happy to be sorted after only about 10 shots. Now to find something to drill with em'

 

 

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