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Old 12-12-2008, 10:28 AM   #1
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I was wondering if anyone out yonder has ever tried the Hornadys fpb in a white rifle? I bought some 350gr at Wally world the other day, they had them marked down.

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Old 12-12-2008, 11:28 AM   #2
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Nope. They shoot well in my Genesis. Load is 100 gr loose Pyrodex RS. Works great on deer.

Does your rifle have a standard 50 cal bore? These bullets are supposed to work in "tight" and "loose" 50 cal bores. Let us know how they fly.

Here's some info - if you can get them moving around 1500 fps, you can sight in for 2.5 high at 75 and be about 3 - 3.5 low at 150. Zero is at 125.
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Old 12-13-2008, 11:52 AM   #3
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They work quite well in my Umag .504. I checked to make sure they would not shake off the load and also checked them after a couple of days bouncing around in my truck while hunting, they stayed put. I am shooting them with 110gr of 777 3F and gettingaround 1700fps. Typical groups are under 2" at 100 yards, no swabbing,using a peep sight. Unfortunately I haven't shot any game with them yet.
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