Testing the new Lehigh 40x200 Xtreme Penetrator
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Thanks for the report Sabot. That is some very good shooting and that bullet looks "nasty". I'm not sure how the expansion on this bullet would be. I'd really like to see that at a couple different velocities.
Although I never hit the shoulder, the deer I have taken with a .40 cal 200 gr XTP have all been pass throughs so I'm not sure these would provide any additional benefit to me.
Although I never hit the shoulder, the deer I have taken with a .40 cal 200 gr XTP have all been pass throughs so I'm not sure these would provide any additional benefit to me.
The bullet cavitation will function down to 800 fps. Because of this reduced loaded loads will work especially for the younger people and people that prefer a light recoiling fully functional bullet, but yet is strong enough to punch through the bone mass of an animal if you might hit a major bone.
The other day when I was shooting it with reduced loads - 90 gr. and on down seemed less recoil than shooting my 222 or 22-250 - yet the bullet would function (within a given range) much like it were shooting it with 120 grains.
Of all the Hornady's that I have shot from a ML or Rifle the 200XTP might be the most reliable. Even in torture testing I many less failures with it than any other Hornady - excluding their monlitics or bonded bullets.
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The testing seems to indicate a great disruption through liquid which in turn can cause great devastation. The outstanding question in my mind is around the performance when minimal liquid in contacted.
Say for instance you punch both shoulders. While you can go through some lung, it's not the clean 'both lungs and heart' shot. If the bullet doesn't expand at all, how would the results compare to a traditional mushrooming bullet.
Say for instance you punch both shoulders. While you can go through some lung, it's not the clean 'both lungs and heart' shot. If the bullet doesn't expand at all, how would the results compare to a traditional mushrooming bullet.
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The testing seems to indicate a great disruption through liquid which in turn can cause great devastation. The outstanding question in my mind is around the performance when minimal liquid in contacted.
Say for instance you punch both shoulders. While you can go through some lung, it's not the clean 'both lungs and heart' shot. If the bullet doesn't expand at all, how would the results compare to a traditional mushrooming bullet.
Say for instance you punch both shoulders. While you can go through some lung, it's not the clean 'both lungs and heart' shot. If the bullet doesn't expand at all, how would the results compare to a traditional mushrooming bullet.
Last edited by sabotloader; 02-27-2015 at 06:25 PM.
#24
Accuracy seems to be awesome though, nice post!
Last edited by oldsmellhound; 03-02-2015 at 01:55 PM.
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