Hornady Light Mag ammo
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RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
I'm not a reloader, does hornady publish what powder they use etc....? or is that part of the kept secret?
If they do then that eliminates one place to look, if not, patented formulas etc......which create more power is one part of the equation.
one idea i have is if they use spherical powder, mayb emixing different size of spherical to creat less empty spaces......VOLUMEvoids.....but if that were the case I suppose yo ucan just take a part a round and discorver that.
I'm guessing they compress power to its limit maybe? and have a proprietary powder formula....
If they do then that eliminates one place to look, if not, patented formulas etc......which create more power is one part of the equation.
one idea i have is if they use spherical powder, mayb emixing different size of spherical to creat less empty spaces......VOLUMEvoids.....but if that were the case I suppose yo ucan just take a part a round and discorver that.
I'm guessing they compress power to its limit maybe? and have a proprietary powder formula....
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RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
ORIGINAL: gethuntin
I was wondering if anyone has some ideas they can get this ammo on average 150 to 200 fps faster than standard velocites like 3000 fps for a 150 grain .308. and 3100 for a 150 grain 30-06.
I was wondering if anyone has some ideas they can get this ammo on average 150 to 200 fps faster than standard velocites like 3000 fps for a 150 grain .308. and 3100 for a 150 grain 30-06.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
According to Hornady's website they use a special blend of powders to achieve the published velocities. Some people say that they are accurate in their guns, others won't touch em if they were free. Buy a box and try them out.
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 604
RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
I was wondering if anyone has some ideas they can get this ammo on average 150 to 200 fps faster than standard velocites like 3000 fps for a 150 grain .308. and 3100 for a 150 grain 30-06.
Considering the Light Mags were 15 grains heavier and still approx 70 FPS faster than standard ammo fired from the same barrel I am a believer.
During my last elk hunt our group took 3 elk with the 165 light mags. Five hits on three elkresulted in3 pass thrus and the two recovered bullets were 137.5 Grains and 156 grains. The recovered bullets broke both front shoulders and the past thru rounds leftgood sizedexit wounds.
PS: The Federal 180 grain High Energy Nosler Partition rounds are also a round I have chronyd at 2870 from a 22" barrel just 10 FPS off the claimed 24" velocity. 2" groups in my gun.
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 604
RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
I would recommend that you Goggle light mag, chronograph, velocity or a similar combination. You should find several rifle reviews that are intended to demostrate gun accuacysimilar the one that I have cut and pasted below:
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The resultsabove weredocumented by Gary Paul Johnson of Guns Magazine.The intention was to evaluate the Steyer ProHunter rifle'saccuracy not the various ammo. It is in my opinion a non biased review unlike some others. It demonstrates from the same barrell that loads meets or exceeds the manufacturers claims.
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ACCURACY RESULTS
Steyr SBS ProHunter .30-'06
Ammunition Velocity Accuracy[*]
Federal 168 gr. Gold Medal Match 2,697 fps 0.78"
Federal 150 gr. BTSP 2,901 fps 1.11"
Hornady 150 gr. SST Light Magnum 3,093 fps 0.82"
Hornady 165 gr. BTSP Light Magnum 3,009 fps 0.98"
Hornady 168 gr. BTHP Match 2,792 fps 1.08"
Winchester 168 gr. Ballistic Silvertip 2,780 fps 1.26"
(*.)Accuracy measurements are the result of five five-shot 100 yard bench
rest groups using the Oehler P35 Chronograph
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Steyr SBS ProHunter .30-'06
Ammunition Velocity Accuracy[*]
Federal 168 gr. Gold Medal Match 2,697 fps 0.78"
Federal 150 gr. BTSP 2,901 fps 1.11"
Hornady 150 gr. SST Light Magnum 3,093 fps 0.82"
Hornady 165 gr. BTSP Light Magnum 3,009 fps 0.98"
Hornady 168 gr. BTHP Match 2,792 fps 1.08"
Winchester 168 gr. Ballistic Silvertip 2,780 fps 1.26"
(*.)Accuracy measurements are the result of five five-shot 100 yard bench
rest groups using the Oehler P35 Chronograph
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The resultsabove weredocumented by Gary Paul Johnson of Guns Magazine.The intention was to evaluate the Steyer ProHunter rifle'saccuracy not the various ammo. It is in my opinion a non biased review unlike some others. It demonstrates from the same barrell that loads meets or exceeds the manufacturers claims.
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RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
I'm not a reloader, does hornady publish what powder they use etc....? or is that part of the kept secret?
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2007
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RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
I read an article a few years ago about the .30-06. The guy in the article was keeping track of how many animals he got that year.
Anyways the part that I found interesting is he pulled the bullets on the federal hi-energy rounds and seated the bullet of his choice in the same weight.
Anyways the part that I found interesting is he pulled the bullets on the federal hi-energy rounds and seated the bullet of his choice in the same weight.
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RE: Hornady Light Mag ammo
ORIGINAL: Prairie Wolf
Anyways the part that I found interesting is he pulled the bullets on the federal hi-energy rounds and seated the bullet of his choice in the same weight.
Anyways the part that I found interesting is he pulled the bullets on the federal hi-energy rounds and seated the bullet of his choice in the same weight.