Thread: Belmont ammo 308 with hornady 150gr SP - Range Report

Yearling at 30 metres this week, one shot to the shoulder and fell where it stood with the Belmont SP 150gr. Same as a few months back a stag at a little over 320metres dropped where it stood.
Very impressed with the killing power of these! 20 inch barrel

I keep banging this drum in the face of the overwhelming desire of many shooters to pay way way way more for projectiles that have a plastic tip or simply promise more. Fact is that for killing deer and printing little groups there is very little to equal the Hornady spire point. And certainly not for the money. Belmont Ammo know this. Sure it has a flat base but it opens up fast, but holds together well and punches out the other side. That is what you want. I actually do like the 150gn SST in my 308 too but on big deer the SP edges it out for consistency. I have a 15 inch barreled Tikka. I run the SP as a standard load but carry a few 150gn SST Superformance in my pouch for the odd longer shot. The SP shoots 2 inches high at 100m. 2550 fps. The Superformance 3 inches high and 2750fps. Perfect.

Shot this wallaby a fortnight ago. In the Humerus threw the chest and out the other side in the armpit area.
Expansion was about 20c piece on the exit hole, very impressive considering how well it also performs on larger game too.

Originally Posted by Nugget connaisseur

Shot this wallaby a fortnight ago. In the Humerus threw the chest and out the other side in the armpit area.
Expansion was about 20c piece on the exit hole, very impressive considering how well it also performs on larger game too.
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thats a decent sized hopper....great fun to pop them isnt it??? careful you may get hooked and have to come back n shoot some more.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

thats a decent sized hopper....great fun to pop them isnt it??? careful you may get hooked and have to come back n shoot some more.

It was, and tasty too. Going to try go next year again. After Tahr again and hopefully a chamios too