Moa ya rascal, i shall try to explain . . . i thought you would have guessed i am a Zealot and a folower of the only true prophet Elmer Keith & his disciple Ross Seyfield of Big Bore handgun fame . . those who use hollowpoints are heretics and should be cast out into the wilderness as were the the lowly british infidels of DumDum infamy
bit of a ramble here . . .
the pros and cons of hollowpoints vrs BigFlatPoints at sub speed . . to me . . & this is opinion not facts . . hollowpoints are for close range use, they are a negative at distance and lesson the properties of the Big Meplat . . my interest is to push the range out to 200-300 yards with subs using cast lead bullets . . . i have no interest with high tech / expensive bullets.
for i dont know how many years now i have been shooting out past 300yrds with .22 subs & sub .30calibers & .45s up close - i have tried hollow points, Big, small, deep ones, split nose bullets, SWC, all sorts . . . and eventually decided they arent for me . . . now i am trying heavier .45 bullets n the .45/70 which so far look like the answer . . for me . . but its early days.
my style of hunting is to pass on tricky shots, i will let the animal walk . . so i don't need the extra knockdown power or insurance of a hollow point if things don't go right at close range . . plus my hit list has only lightly built animals, no pigs with shields to cause me problems. if i did have swine on the menu my choice of bullet would be different.
it is early days . . . started with the 405s and in the last few weeks onto paper patching the 340s to see if the techeque has anything to offer, it does, i am keen now to run with that for awhile . . . but . . i dont chase the Goats or Deer that often, once a month or even less, any meat is mostly given away.
my main interest for the last couple of years is LR varmint shooting, i love it . . i get out on the paddocks at least 2-3 times a week if i can which means i also spend a lot of time reloading to feed the rifles as well . . and bless my partner she encourages me to do it.
so Moa it will be up to you to run with the HollowPoints . . . i hope you take up the challenge & report back on your findings
R.
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