ORIGINAL: graveyard zombie
Has anyone tried the Hornady sabotless bullets yet? They appear to be all copper, have a plastic ballistic tipand have a hollowed out bottom similar to the Powerbelts but without the plastic bottom. They claim they are accurate (don't they all) and no plastic fouling which of course is logical since they don't use plastic sabots nor do they have plastic bottoms. A Wally World near my hunting grounds has several packs (15 in a pack) of the 350 grain reduced down to 5 bucks and I'm just wondering if they are even worth that. Thanks.
I know you can't shoot them real fast, like 2200 fps or above in the Savage because the bottom blows off. At inline speeds of around 2000 fps, they are accurate and the 350g has a lot of energy for bone breaking strength. I believe it is an exellent strong bullet, i would love to see some "pancake tests" shooting close into sand or wet newspaper to see how they hold together. Based on the reports I have seen this year, I think they would at 2000 fps. Certainly with sidelocks or FLs and 100g or less at inline they should be an excellent bullet if you can get them snuggly down your barrel.
Chap