Zoer
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id love to hear anyone 35 rem loads,,, mine is 42.5 LVR powder for a 200 rem bullet ... unfortunately i am running out of that bullet,, so going to have to find a new setup thanks for any input
ive heard the Sierra 200 RN is close to the rem 200,
I bought some 3 or 4 years back based on your advise, sure glad to have them about now.the Sierra 200gr RN
I too have a remnant of 200gr Corlokts I’m reserving for a rainy day.
Before LVR, I used H4895 and BLC2 at elevated charges.
I too got poor expansion from the FTX. The 200gr RN Interlok is also harder than optimal in the .35Re. When in the last Obama ammogeddon I couldn’t get jacketed bullets I bought a RCBS 200gr FNGC mold and haven’t looked back.
It casts to 218gr. Sized to .360”, loaded over 39.0gr of BLC2, it shoots under 2moa and gets 2,050fps mv. Kills very well too.
The most accurate.35Rem bullets I’ve used are the Sierra 200gr RN. They also expand quite readily. I’ve seen “daylight” through deer I’ve shot with them due to temporary wound cavity. Until I got a good lot# of Remingtons, they were my go-to .35 bullet. Wow, have they gotten more expensive!
I too have a remnant of 200gr Corlokts I’m reserving for a rainy day.
Before LVR, I used H4895 and BLC2 at elevated charges.
I too got poor expansion from the FTX. The 200gr RN Interlok is also harder than optimal in the .35Re. When in the last Obama ammogeddon I couldn’t get jacketed bullets I bought a RCBS 200gr FNGC mold and haven’t looked back.
It casts to 218gr. Sized to .360”, loaded over 39.0gr of BLC2, it shoots under 2moa and gets 2,050fps mv. Kills very well too.
The most accurate.35Rem bullets I’ve used are the Sierra 200gr RN. They also expand quite readily. I’ve seen “daylight” through deer I’ve shot with them due to temporary wound cavity. Until I got a good lot# of Remingtons, they were my go-to .35 bullet. Wow, have they gotten more expensive!
I use Hornady 200gr FTX bullets. They work very well with their LVR powder. Accurate and does just fine on 200-300 pound hogs.
i am guessing the FTX does a better job of expanding on heavier game like hogs than smaller deer ,, the one deer i shot with a FTX was through the lungs and ran long ways with a limited blood trail , fortunately it was on snow or i would have had a hard time recovering the deer
Flat point, hollow point, then round nose are my order of preference for slow moving bullets.If I take up deer hunting down here I will keep that in mind if I go after whitetail with it. I haven't hunted deer in well over a decade and they aren't as big in the south.
Flat point, hollow point, then round nose are my order of preference for slow moving bullets.
Try the Speer hotcore for accuracy. I run it in a slow Whelen load and it does it's job with no fuss or mess.
I haven't run the ftx.I won't be messing with the recipe of my FTX load. I can easily shoot 1/2 MOA with it in my rifle. Only reason I would change it for deer is if I ran into the same expansion problems you experienced. Before developing loads, I hunted with Corelokt ammo with no problems. The soft point tip mushroomed just as it should every time. Although with Remington split up it may take awhile to find some of that again.