Hornady Light Magnum
04-20-2009, 05:20 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 604
RE: Hornady Light Magnum
I have taken 2 elk with the 165 grain interbond light mag ammo. I chronyd them at 2950 from my 22" barrel and they shoot 1" groups most of the time. My buddy took two whitetails with the same load and one tipped over and other crawled about 5 yards. I cannot say how the SSTs terminal performance will be but I would expect it to be fast like the interbonds and capable of good accuracy.
04-21-2009, 03:50 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Clermont Florida U.S.
Posts: 4,970
RE: Hornady Light Magnum
I tried the 150 SST's in my Sako 75 "06. They really didn't shoot all that well for me. I'm currently shooting 150 gn. Barnes TTSX (loaded by Stars and Stripes Ammo) and they are the bugs nuts.
04-21-2009, 06:29 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: Hornady Light Magnum
i shot hornadys "custom ammo" this year...cant remember if i shot 150 or 165gr SSTs out of my 06....killed a very large bodied buck at 75yds or so...heart shot. 1/2" or so hole through his heart...bullet did its job and looked like it stayed together very well..buck only went 15yds or so and dropped over dead...
shot VERY well...havent shot anything else that shot near as well and ive shot atleast 5 other bullets from that gun...
im going to stick with them...
shot VERY well...havent shot anything else that shot near as well and ive shot atleast 5 other bullets from that gun...
im going to stick with them...
04-24-2009, 04:43 PM
#8
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Posts: 256
RE: Hornady Light Magnum
I use 165 grain interbond light magnums in my 30-06. They shoot very accurate through my rifle.
Close range or way out there, the stuff devastates deer. The farthest one got was about 20 yards. All the others were dead right where they were when I squeezed the trigger.
Close range or way out there, the stuff devastates deer. The farthest one got was about 20 yards. All the others were dead right where they were when I squeezed the trigger.
04-27-2009, 01:00 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Person Co. NC
Posts: 884
RE: Hornady Light Magnum
The hornady light mags arethe only factory ammo my a-bolt (270, not a 30-06) loves. Often 3 shots at 1/2" always 3/4" or less if I dont pull one.It is really loaded different from other factory loadings. I was going to sell my a-bolt before I tried this ammo. Every other brand(hornady custom, federal premium, federal fusion, federal power shok, winchester ballistic silvertip and accubond, winchester powerpoint, remington corelokt, remington premium, black hills gold)I tried shot from so-so 1.25-1.5" to horrible 3+" groups.
I'll admit that I'd never know the difference between a 3/4" and a 1.5" group in the woods, but a 1.5" group doesnt make me feel very confident when it goes boom. The interbond bullets that come loaded in the stuff are also very stout bullets, but not too stout. They still open a pretty big hole in the back side of deer.
I'll admit that I'd never know the difference between a 3/4" and a 1.5" group in the woods, but a 1.5" group doesnt make me feel very confident when it goes boom. The interbond bullets that come loaded in the stuff are also very stout bullets, but not too stout. They still open a pretty big hole in the back side of deer.
