Bloodline performance at lower price!!
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I wanted a bullet I knew would hold together for bear. I stalk and shots probably won't be long.
I know the Lehigh is designed to break off the petals and then the rest to penetrate. I'm undecided if that is better than having the Barnes stay together and have the expanded size and weight to penetrate and make a wide wound channel? I don't know which is better at stopping a bear?
I know the Lehigh is designed to break off the petals and then the rest to penetrate. I'm undecided if that is better than having the Barnes stay together and have the expanded size and weight to penetrate and make a wide wound channel? I don't know which is better at stopping a bear?
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Nontypical Buck
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There are no issues at all with these HP bullets. We are having issues getting the tips to work effectively and as of now tips arent an option.
#17
Swiss is a great powder and you know how to use it - so you should be good to go. 100 grains is going to naturally reduce the velocity/energy numbers some form the sheet that I posted but again experience makes up for all of that... Good luck in your hunt...
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
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Muley Hunter, to extend upon Sabot Loaders explanation a little, from what I have gathered on the Bloodlines and Lehighs from the old man and my sisters usage, when the petals shed, there isn't really that much weight loss. I'm guessing less than 25 percent overall. That is leaving a pretty good chunk of brass or copper to punch through the animal. And those petals do some serious damage internally. They were using the 220 grain Lehighs and at a little over 200 yards Alex's buck, which was a very large bodied old bruiser, only took a few steps. I really don't think you will have any problems bringing down a black bear quickly with a 265 grain bloodline. So far, the only saboted bullet I can get to shoot worth a damn out of one of my sidelocks is the XTP. Never tried one of those bloodlines or lehighs yet though. If I can get them to shoot right out of it I will most definitely be a convert. They are an impressive bullet. Never been one to get into inlines all that much or I'd pick up the old mans Thompson center and use it. Though that smokeless demon spawn of his has me seriously impressed.
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Muley Hunter, to extend upon Sabot Loaders explanation a little, from what I have gathered on the Bloodlines and Lehighs from the old man and my sisters usage, when the petals shed, there isn't really that much weight loss. I'm guessing less than 25 percent overall. That is leaving a pretty good chunk of brass or copper to punch through the animal. And those petals do some serious damage internally. They were using the 220 grain Lehighs and at a little over 200 yards Alex's buck, which was a very large bodied old bruiser, only took a few steps. I really don't think you will have any problems bringing down a black bear quickly with a 265 grain bloodline. So far, the only saboted bullet I can get to shoot worth a damn out of one of my sidelocks is the XTP. Never tried one of those bloodlines or lehighs yet though. If I can get them to shoot right out of it I will most definitely be a convert. They are an impressive bullet. Never been one to get into inlines all that much or I'd pick up the old mans Thompson center and use it. Though that smokeless demon spawn of his has me seriously impressed.
Of the three new Lehigh copper bullets the only one that is short enough to shoot from a 1-48 twist is the new 451x230 CF-HP. It really is a quality bullet.
I made a quick trip to the farm a few days ago to try them out. I was shooting one of old favorites that I have totally ignored for several years, a TC Renegade. The 230's shot extremely well and the ballistics were out of site.
I really thought this would be a good rifle to use for test the 230's ability to shoot from a 1-48 twist.
Got to the rock pit and set up my work area on the tail gate of the pick up... and the chrono set out in front of the bench.
This ballistic sheet was computed using a 120 grains of BH - I have not ran one using 100 grains of T7 with a muzzle velocity of 1950
This is a 75 yard target which I thought was really good for me and my eyes with open sights... #4 was me - I forget sometimes when I use the set trigger. The average velocity created by the T7-3f - 100 grain load was 1951 fps.
Last edited by sabotloader; 06-15-2017 at 03:03 PM.