Thread: 110 Hornady hp on deer.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

the hornady 110grn hps blow up REALLY REALLY WELL......blow a hole/cavity inside a wallaby about the size and shape of a 1litre coke bottle...lightning bolts I called them...RUMPY uses them now too...I shot 1 fallow using them and only one. yearling,broadside on and hit it in shoulder,it went down screaming...till finished it with 130grn norma...next time you come past I will shot you the hide,saucer sized hole in NEARSIDE shoulder.....they will stop inside a dried cowpat,eg wont penertrate through and into ground...the soft point version will be much safer option and if you HAVE to use the hps,in the crease or earhole ONLY....and be prepared to shoot again.

Shot one deer broadside with 110gr sierra prohunter which I assume is a lot more stout than the HPs and it made a hell of a mess