Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

I recently bought a Browning A-bolt Composite Stalker .270, and after firing Federal, Winchester and Hornady ammo, the Hornady 130 gr. SST ammo grouped the best at 3/4" @ 100 yds. I am thinking of trying the Light Mag 130 gr. Interbond. Can anyone give some info on it as far as accuracy and effectiveness for Whitetail and other big game?

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

Personally, I've never found the "Light Mags" to be as accurate on average as the standards.

I perfer...
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RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

I would suggest using Federal Powershoks, they may shoot well out of your rifle, they shoot great out of mine, and they're cheaper, they're basicly like Core-Loks, but higher velocity.

I honestly have heard absolutely nothing good about Hornady Light Magnums,if you want an expensive bullet, go with Winchester XP3 ammo.

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

I shoot Hornady Light Mags in 7mm-08 and .308 and they work great for me. One shot kills and they don't travel far if they travel at all.

Accuracy is as good as , or better , than many other premium brand ammos I have tried.

Just get a box and try them for yourself. Every gun is different and likes different things.

Good luck.

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

I have shot Hornady Customs and Light Magnums both in my 270 and have had good accuracy and terminal performance with both.

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

The Light magnum, as well as Federal High-Energy ammo. is plenty effective enough. But I have been disappointed by the accuracy of the loads I tried-they only shot about 2.5 MOA, as opposed to the 1 MOA or smaller groups I was getting with the same guns using handloaded ammo.(Good enough for hunting, however!!)

I only tried two boxes of .30/'06 165-grain HE Federals. I rarely fire factory loads, and when I do, it is usually just to get some empty brass for reloading....

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

The Custom Hornady will do all that needs to be done to a whitetail...

Why pay more??? You have plenty of gun, I have killed over 80 whitetails with a 100 grain CoreLokt in .243...

If you move up to elk, move up to a 150 grain .270 bullet...

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

I shoot the Light Mags in my .308, my 30-06, and in my 7 Rem Mag and love them. However, given your hunting area, I agree with Hawkeye - if you are hunting an area where the .243 is adequate, you don't need the additional 1,200 fps. As to accuracy, they all shoot well out of my rifles - sub MOA, and due to their fairly recent manufacture, I have pretty much quit reloading since I get the velocity I need / want for hunting out west (lots of long range shooting here). My advice, buy a box of several different manufacturers amunition and shoot the one that groups best out of your weapon. OH, and the velocity thing is mostly in our minds :-) Neither you, nor the deer, can tell the difference between 2,810 fps and 3,000fps at threehundred yards. I shoot higher velocity because we do have some 400 + yard shooting and I want the extra energy out of the 150 grain bullets I shoot - again, maybe just a mind thing, but I feel better about it.

RE: Hornady Light Mag vs Custom
 

My Savage (in .270 Win) gets fed nothing but Hornady 140 gr SST's now, but I was using the the InterLock in 140 gr prior to that.
Some do find a decrease in accuracy with the light mags but you would have to try them for yourself.
Average groups @ 100 m are all less than 1".