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    68 gr BTHP hornardy, any one use for hunting.

    Anyone tried this bullet for hunting, I've finally found a heavy that my Sako 75 .223 will shoot ok with,
    rifle doesn't like ELD, or serria heavies, its a 1-8 twist, but seams to favor the 55 gr.
    I see what others think of the 68gr BTHP,
    If not, I will try sum, 63/65 gr serrias when i find sum, or the new Nosler 70 AB.
    I've used the Hornady 87hr BTHP in a 6mm rem, and it was a decent hunting bullet.

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    They're very questionable. I've heard too many reports of poor performance with the 6.5mm and 30cal BTHP's.

    Try the TMK if you want a heavy bullet that's easy to get to shoot.
    Resident 6.5 Grendel aficionado.

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    I've shot a few wallabies and one or two goats and fallow with the 68 BTHP and found them good - much better than the 69 SMK which tended to pencil through wallabies. Haven't tried the TMK for comparison or the BTHP on thicker skinned game.

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    I've used about 300 of them on goats,pigs,fallow and wallabies and found them to be good.I don't think I would use them on large red deer.

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    69 targex or 65sgk

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    Looks like very few favorable, reports,
    I will try the 63/65gr Serria, as everything 70gr plus, I've tried is not shooting much better than 2" at 100m.

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    @southernman what are you planning on shooting?

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    I've shot a bunch of goats with them. Nasty wounds.

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    I couldn't get them to group well with my 1-8twist Ruger ranch. Going to try making trout lures with them. The 70gr gmx shoot well and that is pretty much all I use. Not explosive as 55 gr but no lead through everything.

 

 

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