Harvester Crush Sabots and Hornady Flex-Tips

[SecondChance]

My brother took a real nice doe this past and last late gun season. He bought some Harvester Crush sabots and wanted some bulk Horn SST's. He wound up getting some Horn. Flex-Tips 225grn in place of his usual 250 SST's.
He loaded up 110grn T7 and lit it up. 2 inches flatter than his pet load. Took it out and flattened a slick head at 157yds on the spot!!! Entered behind the last rib on the left side and came out the front of the right shoulder, left a silver dollar size hole. Sounds like he has a new pet load!!!!!!! Any body else try this kind of load combination?

[cayugad]

I have never shot that bullet. Where did he find those bullets?

[falcon]

There are two 225 grain Hornady Flex Tip bullets, a .430 and a .452. Both bullets are listed under rifle and handgun bullets.

http://www.hornady.com/store/LEVERevolution-FTX-c-416/

[builder459]

I have been giving the .430 265 gr FTX a hard look for a long range bullet. i have never shot any .430 dia bullets only .451-.452 out of the triumph.a lot of folks on this forum seem to shoot the .430 dia bullets with excellent results.just may have to try some and see for myself

[johnnyo]

Originally Posted by builder459

I have been giving the .430 265 gr FTX a hard look for a long range bullet. i have never shot any .430 dia bullets only .451-.452 out of the triumph.a lot of folks on this forum seem to shoot the .430 dia bullets with excellent results.just may have to try some and see for myself

By Hornady's web sight the 265's are a rifle bullet (444 Marlin), with a muzzle velocity range recommendation of 1800 - 3000 fps. So, providing you could push them fast enough!?

[quake]

My friend just bought some to try in his Prohunter. He shoots Blackhorn 209 powder. I'm not sure what sabots he is going to use.

[builder459]

Originally Posted by johnnyo

By Hornady's web sight the 265's are a rifle bullet (444 Marlin), with a muzzle velocity range recommendation of 1800 - 3000 fps. So, providing you could push them fast enough!?

this is a .458 325 gr FTX pushed at 2000 fps, shot into media at 100 yds..Toby Bridges likes this round.the FTX rifle versions are interlock bullets, which seem to keep them together better than there SST cousins other than that it appears the jacket may be just a bit thicker than the SST. what do you think? looks like a winner to me!!

[SuperKirby]

I think they look like a great bullet. I picked up some of the 225's this fall but haven't had much chance to try them out. I also have been a little hesitant to try them out, as I've always preferred heavier bullets.
They also make a .35 200 gr. that I really want to try in my .45 but from what I understand they require too fast of a twist to stabilize from a muzzleloader.

[SecondChance]

Originally Posted by cayugad

I have never shot that bullet. Where did he find those bullets?

He bought them at Cabelas and they were/are listed as a handgun/rifle bullet for the 460, 454 casull and 45 Long Colt rounds. The guy gave him the wrong rounds, but mike was in a hurry and didn't pay attention till he got the checkout and still went with it to try it out. He was glad he did!!!!

[SecondChance]

Originally Posted by SuperKirby

I think they look like a great bullet. I picked up some of the 225's this fall but haven't had much chance to try them out. I also have been a little hesitant to try them out, as I've always preferred heavier bullets.
They also make a .35 200 gr. that I really want to try in my .45 but from what I understand they require too fast of a twist to stabilize from a muzzleloader.

Are these already in a sabot or are you putting them together with seperately purchased sabots? What I am speaking of were assembeled seperately from different company componets.