kiwi hunta
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Anyone on here using one? Just picked up a custom mauser bulit on a VZ24 action 26" barrel, looking at these projectiles for Tahr hunting.
The following copied from the Terminal Ballistic website
The 165 grain Speer BTSP is very soft, producing fast clean kills and wide exit wounding on light bodied game down to 1800fps or 710 yards in the .30-06. This bullet is a good performer on game weighing up to and around 150kg (330lb) and can be used on heavier bodied deer with care. BC is a very high .520.
Hornady’s 165 bullets tend to produce excellent accuracy and velocities in .30-06 rifles, whether of vintage designs and twist rates, or modern barrel designs. This bullet weight is ideal for game weighing between 80 and 150kg (180-330lb). That said, the traditional Interlock and SST bullets are fast expanders, producing wide wounding on light bodied game and adequate penetration on slightly heavier game. Of the two designs, the SST is, as can be expected, the more dramatic killer. On lean game at longer ranges, the 165 grain SST never really produces immensely delayed killing. There can at times be a delay in killing at long ranges but the results are nonetheless emphatic. Penetration on game weighing between 150 and 180kg (330-400lb) is acceptable at close ranges where velocity is still around 2900fps however exit wounding cannot be expected on tough game. While the 165 grain Hornady bullets and especially the SST are ideally suited to mid weight game species of the suggested weight range, some hunters would rightly view this bullet weight and the SST design as a good all-around performer.
The 178 grain A-Max is a hard hitting bullet and can be employed for all around work on game weighing up to 150kg or so, again, with an understanding towards limitations and shot placement at close ranges on larger animals. On game weighing less than 90kg, the A-Max can be used at woods ranges without fuss regarding penetration. The strengths of this bullet do of course occur at long range and the 178 grain A-Max fragments in a reliable manner, right down to 1400fps (900 yards). The sound barrier and potential associated bullet yaw occurs at around 1200 yards from an MV of 2800fps. BC is .495.
In the .30-06, the 208 grain A-Max can be driven at around 2500fps. Seem slow?- not at all. As an open country large deer/Elk bullet, the 208 grain A-Max with its high BC of .648 shows its strengths, producing excellent wounding and adequate penetration light through to large framed game between the ranges of 100 yards and 1000 yards. Below 2200fps, 18-24” penetration can be expected through flesh, not bad for a frangible bullet. The 208 grain A-Max does however require a fast twist barrel of 1:10 for optimum accuracy.
Any other options guyss?
The following copied from the Terminal Ballistic website
The 165 grain Speer BTSP is very soft, producing fast clean kills and wide exit wounding on light bodied game down to 1800fps or 710 yards in the .30-06. This bullet is a good performer on game weighing up to and around 150kg (330lb) and can be used on heavier bodied deer with care. BC is a very high .520.
Hornady’s 165 bullets tend to produce excellent accuracy and velocities in .30-06 rifles, whether of vintage designs and twist rates, or modern barrel designs. This bullet weight is ideal for game weighing between 80 and 150kg (180-330lb). That said, the traditional Interlock and SST bullets are fast expanders, producing wide wounding on light bodied game and adequate penetration on slightly heavier game. Of the two designs, the SST is, as can be expected, the more dramatic killer. On lean game at longer ranges, the 165 grain SST never really produces immensely delayed killing. There can at times be a delay in killing at long ranges but the results are nonetheless emphatic. Penetration on game weighing between 150 and 180kg (330-400lb) is acceptable at close ranges where velocity is still around 2900fps however exit wounding cannot be expected on tough game. While the 165 grain Hornady bullets and especially the SST are ideally suited to mid weight game species of the suggested weight range, some hunters would rightly view this bullet weight and the SST design as a good all-around performer.
The 178 grain A-Max is a hard hitting bullet and can be employed for all around work on game weighing up to 150kg or so, again, with an understanding towards limitations and shot placement at close ranges on larger animals. On game weighing less than 90kg, the A-Max can be used at woods ranges without fuss regarding penetration. The strengths of this bullet do of course occur at long range and the 178 grain A-Max fragments in a reliable manner, right down to 1400fps (900 yards). The sound barrier and potential associated bullet yaw occurs at around 1200 yards from an MV of 2800fps. BC is .495.
In the .30-06, the 208 grain A-Max can be driven at around 2500fps. Seem slow?- not at all. As an open country large deer/Elk bullet, the 208 grain A-Max with its high BC of .648 shows its strengths, producing excellent wounding and adequate penetration light through to large framed game between the ranges of 100 yards and 1000 yards. Below 2200fps, 18-24” penetration can be expected through flesh, not bad for a frangible bullet. The 208 grain A-Max does however require a fast twist barrel of 1:10 for optimum accuracy.
Any other options guyss?
had it bedded, crowned, trigger done etc the best it will do is about 1.25 inches with swifts, might try some real slow powder?
