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sabotloader, Grouse I think we all agree you need to push them hard out of a 1/28 or you can slow them down in a 1/24, my thoughts are how does the bullet perform on actual game. I think we've figured out how to make them shoot accuratly. I'm wondering what the limits of brass are. We all know you can't push lead too hard and there's ranges that XTPs and others perform best at. I am humble enough to admit I have no idea what the limits are of brass, that's why I'm asking. I'm just wondering if those who choose not to shoot 2300+ will be able to see the same (or similar) results. At this point it appears they make an excellent wound channel and keep driving. But if you knock 600fps off of them, how do you think will they perform?
For my part i can not give you first hand information about performance, Grouse can he recently used them on a hog hunting expedition, actually he and two of his friends from different rifles used the Lehigh 200 and 250 grain bullets.
If you work your way through this thread you can read the results...
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.a...age=1&key=Hog?
This the absolute hardest part for us old timers to buy into... the theory of how the Lehigh is designed to work. For me it truly is a mental adjustment... but i really want to try this adjustment for two reasons... 1. Lehigh Dave and others might actually be right - this may be a better mouse trap and 2. the impending lead ban that might work it's way across the country faster than we might believe, Barnes is one answer - Nosler's 'E' bullet might be another.
This thread, although very long, illustrates what i am talking about... some refuse to believe others are willng to look, but it should be pointed out the theory is not that new Lehigh Dave has been making these bullets for several years now, but they have been used in bigger bore centerfires... Another to think about - he stared with copper, following along the lines of the Barnes family but moved to Brass as the theory developed. The brass works better than copper for this particular bullet.
There was also quite a debate that this bullet is designed to 'fragment' and give up weight and in reality that is true - but how it frags and what happens after that is truly ingenious - especially if you know anything about the 'Keith Nose' bullets and how they work and perfrom.
Anyway here is a long thread that migh help you understand a bit more - well i hope it does...
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.a...378776&mpage=1
Your 600 fps second question might be an excellent question to PM Lehigh Dave about... I know I plan on shooting them at less velociy than Grouse is - nad i do plan on taking a whitetail with one this fall - which seems like an eternity away right now.