And that clearance isn't just unique to Hammers. mtmuleyJust checked that conversation, makes me want to leave a bit more clearance in the mag in my load development.
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And that clearance isn't just unique to Hammers. mtmuleyJust checked that conversation, makes me want to leave a bit more clearance in the mag in my load development.
I've beat up many soft points as well.And that clearance isn't just unique to Hammers. mtmuley
Have always worked on the premiss that just leave enough room so the rounds won't bind, not giving enough thought to damage to tips under recoil. Will have to rethink my process.And that clearance isn't just unique to Hammers. mtmuley
Maybe I missed it somewhere in the thread, but what did the wound channel look like?Was this a bullet failure or something that just happens? The majority of my hunting has been done with a straight-wall rifle so I don’t have a lot of experience with recovering actual rifle bullets - just shooting them.
This is a Hammer Hunter 143 grain bullet shot out of a .280 AI that hit a cow moose at the base of the ribs. She quartering slightly away and I recovered at the hide on her other side. 85 yards. Chrono’d these rounds at an average of 2995 FPS.
Any input would be great - I’d hate to have to pull the rest of the bullets that I have.
To be honest I was so excited to have taken a moose that I didn’t inspect it until I found the bullet, and by that time we had it quartered out.Maybe I missed it somewhere in the thread, but what did the wound channel look like?
UnderstandableTo be honest I was so excited to have taken a moose that I didn’t inspect it until I found the bullet, and by that time we had it quartered out.
Looks like 3 of the 4 petals sheared off. Looks like it did fine and had enough velocity to snap the petals. Being backwards inside means nothing as bullets do funny stuff inside an animal.Can someone explain the theory how getting a speck of dust or dirt in a tip inhibits expansion? Or how a damaged tip can? My limited understanding tells me a projectile moving that fast should expand upon impact regardless. Very perplexing to me.
I ask because I had a similar experience with a Barnes TTSX out of a 6.5cm. <150 yards so velocity should have been well above the internet accepted minimum of 2k fps. It was lodged backwards in the offside front leg bone.
I’ve had plastic tipped bullets get dinged up from recoil, have thought about putting a small piece of foam on that front side of the mag well but have never noticed a decrease in accuracy and never thought it would impact expansion.
I have started using game kings I don’t shoot enough animals for statistical analysis but I like them so far.
I’d bet those bullets have probably taken more game than any other animal. They by no means suck just technology has improved
Of course. I was just pulling your leg.You know what I mean. mtmuley