Kachok
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So a friend of mine came into a ton of old Hornady bullets a while back, judging by the boxes they are probably older then I am. Anyway he wanted me to work him up a brush hunting load for his 742 30-06, right off the 180gr RN Hornady grouped rather well with Hunter powder so off to the woods to test on an unlucky pig. Well I could not get one up close but I did get a shot on one right around 100yds, THUD! The crack of the rifle was drowned out by the hardest thud I have ever heard a bullet make, quite audible even at that range over the blast of a short barrel 30-06. Needless to day the pig fell dead on the spot, did not even kick, just pole axed dead. I must say one of the most impressive tests I have had to date and I won't be loading anything else for the brush gun. Entry hole was about .5" and exit was about 1.5", with moderate bruising of surrounding meat on a smallish boar. No heavy bone or CNS hit just a solid lung shot.
This is the first time I have ever tried RN bullets at high speed (about 2750fps), has anyone else used them, are my results typical or was this bullet design unique in some way. The new ones look the same, has Hornady changed them since way back when?
BTW for those having trouble getting a 742 to cycle reliably we have put about 70 rounds through it since developing the new load and not a single jam, REALLY stoked about that since it jams like crazy with everything else.
This is the first time I have ever tried RN bullets at high speed (about 2750fps), has anyone else used them, are my results typical or was this bullet design unique in some way. The new ones look the same, has Hornady changed them since way back when?
BTW for those having trouble getting a 742 to cycle reliably we have put about 70 rounds through it since developing the new load and not a single jam, REALLY stoked about that since it jams like crazy with everything else.