ORIGINAL: schoolcraft
While I've pretty much narrowed down my decision on which caliber my next hunting rifle will be (either .30-06 or 7mm. Rem. Mag)
I thought I would see how many folks have used the Hornady Light Mag rounds for hunting.
Just looking at the .30-06, the Light Mag ballistics look like their getting pretty close to the .300 Win. Mag.
All of them are pretty impressive. The .270 Win gets pretty close to the .270 Win. Short Mag, ect.
How does Hornady get so much of a gain in velocity with these loads and do it SAFELY? It almost looks like you could turn the all around .30-06 into an even more versitle round.
Also, is there a way to handload rounds up to the specs of the Light Mags in a SAFE way without blowing yourself to pieces?
Any feedback would be appreciated
Schoolcraft
I have tried them in .30/'06 caliber. This includes the Federal HIgh-Energy loads. The Federals (165-grain) chronographed at advertised velocity. But none of these loads shot well for me.
The way they get this performance is by loading a very dense charge of some slow-burning powder WHICH IS NOT AVALIBABLE TO HANDLOADERS!In addition, they use some proprietary methodof getting the charge all into the case. I don't think this loading method can be used at home, either......