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260 grain PT Gold

Old 07-20-2015, 11:34 AM
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The bullet went through carpet, plywood, and 4 water jugs; bouncing off the fifth jug, and flying off about 8' right, and away, into tall grass. Range was 25 yard. Powder load was 80g Blackhorn. The bullet now weighs 166 grain. Finding the bullet required a determined search using a metal detector.





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Old 07-20-2015, 12:00 PM
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Wow, near 100 grains lost. The only one I have ever recovered was from a Bison in the off side shoulder. It had lost around 5 grains.
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Old 07-20-2015, 12:44 PM
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Excellent video! I am a little surprised it lost that much weight. But making it through all that was an impressive thing.
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Old 07-20-2015, 12:56 PM
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Ok, that's good enough for deer. I'll use it this year. You can't beat the price they cost if bought in bulk.

Thanks for testing Ron. Here's a pic of the bullet's results. Jon's brother in law.

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Old 07-20-2015, 02:36 PM
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The bullet worked well, despite the 100 grains MIA.
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Old 07-20-2015, 03:17 PM
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See I'm the opposite I guess. To me, losing 100gr is a pretty big deal... Ron has tested plenty of bullets that performed much better imo. Of course, its not a deer... but apples to apples here in the testing.

Ron, what do you think?
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:12 PM
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How much does the Lehigh lose after the petals fly off? How about a Partition?

I'm more concerned with performance on game, and it looks like it did fine in the picture above.

Keep in mind what Ron does is more of a torture test.

You haven't tested a Powerbelt Ron. That should be interesting.
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Muley Hunter
How much does the Lehigh lose after the petals fly off? How about a Partition?

I'm more concerned with performance on game, and it looks like it did fine in the picture above.

Keep in mind what Ron does is more of a torture test.

You haven't tested a Powerbelt Ron. That should be interesting.
The CF bullets are supposed to lose weight when the petals release. As for the XP it's not supposed to lose any. Maybe ron can answer your question?
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:43 PM
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You know I was talking about the CF. I know what it's designed to do. I just want to know what it weighs after losing the petals.
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:49 PM
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I'm not so sure those petals weigh much. The main body of the CF is where the major weight is. Those petals probably weigh no more than 55-65 grains total.
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