stubblejumper

Perhaps the bullet struck an obstacle on the way to the deer which can be a contributing factor to bullets not holding together as well as they normally would.

young_gun

i have used these many of times, 130 grain, in my 270. they havent left a massive exit wound yet. the biggest was maybe the size of aquarter at the largest.

338

If you are worried about a big hole you can jump up from 130 to say 150 .the bullet will stay together a little better ..

trophyhuntr

they are my 2nd choice nice bullet though, good knock down power but they do fragment alot

strut

My son and I both have used the Ballistic silvertip in 130 and 140 gr and we are completely satisfied with the performance we have gotten from them.

jasonthehunted

I ve used them in my .270 for the last 3 seasons, took 4 deer with them. All one shot-drop kills. Will continue using them.

Muddyemms

I've used the 165-grain loads in my '06. It's like firing a grenade into the deer. One of the deer I hit with one dropped on the spot, and there was no exit wound. I think that the range (10 yards, and 20 feet up in a tree stand) and the fact that I hit the doe in the spinal column were the main reasons. The second deer I hit had an exit wound that was 1" x 3 1/2", conservatively. I could see blood running out of the deer as it ran 35 or so yards. Ray Charles could have followed the blood trail, it was so wide.

farmcntry

I use the 168 grain in my .308. It's the only bullet I will shoot in my 308.
I shot a doe last year with it at abo 75yds and it went through that deer and hit another. I took both does home and ate em.

Deerslayer_37

I havent shot them, nor do i plan to. Can't beat the HORNADY SST or Interbond. The interbond has the polymer tip but it has a stronger jacket. I shot 4 deer with the SST's, they all went through except one, which i shot on a head on shot, taking out the heart and boucning around the rib cage. I hit a doe last fall with the 130 grain interbond, with her angling downhill. i put one between teh shoulder blades dropping her on the spot, hitting her in the spine and then the bullet went into the boiler room and took out a bunch of junk in there. a 260 yard running shot went completely through the upper pelvis on a buck last year. killed him on the spot.

I love hornady, a bit more expensive, but it has tighter manufacturing tolerances than winchester or federal or remington. plus, my gun loves them too. only things that hate them are the deer!


slayer

zrexpilot

I agree slayer I use hornady's also. I am shooting a .243 in 100 gr and at the range the hornady's will be dead on at 200 yds while all the others, federal, winchester and remington will be shooting about 2 inches lower. It takes there 80 gr bullets to hit the same as the Hornadys 100 gr at 200 yds. Weird huh ? I have taken some awsome shots with the hornady's, they blow right through bone and tissue. They are very very accurate too.