Joshua M. Smith
Member
Hi All,
I'm having trouble finding any softpoint 7.62x54R locally.
I just picked up 100 rounds of Brown Bear 185gr spitzer.
I'm wondering how a .30-06 class round performs on coyote sized varmints with FMJ ammo. I'm stuck with it until I find (or, maybe just this time, order from the 'net) some softpoint.
I wouldn't use it on deer, but shooting a water jug vaporized quite a bit of it, and showed energy transfer to be adequate even if it didn't "dump" it in with an expanding tip.
I'm thinking hydrostatic shock may come into play here. It's something I dismissed long ago, but I hadn't done anything extensive with rounds running around 3000fps yet either.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Josh <><
I'm having trouble finding any softpoint 7.62x54R locally.
I just picked up 100 rounds of Brown Bear 185gr spitzer.
I'm wondering how a .30-06 class round performs on coyote sized varmints with FMJ ammo. I'm stuck with it until I find (or, maybe just this time, order from the 'net) some softpoint.
I wouldn't use it on deer, but shooting a water jug vaporized quite a bit of it, and showed energy transfer to be adequate even if it didn't "dump" it in with an expanding tip.
I'm thinking hydrostatic shock may come into play here. It's something I dismissed long ago, but I hadn't done anything extensive with rounds running around 3000fps yet either.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Josh <><