Thread: Hammer Hunter 116 grn .270wsm: graphic pics

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I am interested to see how they work at 400 -( which is really the velocity / power limit of most non magnum cartridges) as well as at 60 mtrs.

400m is well short, in my view, and... well... it just is. A reasonably soft bullet out of a 6.5, 7mm or .308 is good for a lot more than that. But we needed argue about that I suppose!

The longer range monolithic terminal performance debate is a really interesting one, with a huge amount of marketing bullshit from manufacturers (like Barnes LRX) and an equal volume of utter nonsense spouted on Internet forums.

There’s been a bit of testing here and there, but I’ve yet to come across a decent study that objectively compares performance of several different monolithic designs at a variety of hunting ranges. I don’t think close range monolithic performance is too problematic, but for what I mostly have to do due to terrain, cover, etc, there’s zero chance of me selecting a monolithic bullet that is priced roughly the same as what I’m now being fleeced for Hornady.

What will eventually win the day is innovation, because it always does, eventually legislation will drive the design of effective longer range bullets that can be manufactured economically to a price point that won’t cause the average hunter to turn around and walk out the shop. We haven’t got that yet. I am hopeful that legislation against a lead bullets doesn’t ever rear its ugly head in this part of the world, as it has done in the EU for example.