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123 gr Lapua scenar
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<blockquote data-quote="Trnelson" data-source="post: 1378377" data-attributes="member: 42308"><p>I have used the 123 and the 139 scenar to take deer. I was in the same boat as you. Each showed ridiculous, and plain silly accuracy and I talked myself into just trying them, it didn't go as planned. I was lucky to have recovered the animals in most cases. Neither is great for anything other than a head shot. Both had minimal expansion into soft tissue and long tracking jobs. Hit the shoulder and it's 50/50 for expansion. Hit the spine and it totally blows up. </p><p>I even tried annealing the bullet forward of the ogive and gave each bullet a few more tries. I still didn't see anything I was comfortable sending into game again. The jacket is just too hard and too thick to behave consistently. Combine that with an unbonded core it's performance is either a grenade or similar to a FMJ with nothing in between. Cut one in half and take a look for yourself. </p><p>I use the Berger 130 AR hybrid from my 6.5 Grendel or the 120 Nosler ballistic tip and can report excellent results with both bullets on deer. I give up very little accuracy with the Berger and gain reliable terminal performance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trnelson, post: 1378377, member: 42308"] I have used the 123 and the 139 scenar to take deer. I was in the same boat as you. Each showed ridiculous, and plain silly accuracy and I talked myself into just trying them, it didn’t go as planned. I was lucky to have recovered the animals in most cases. Neither is great for anything other than a head shot. Both had minimal expansion into soft tissue and long tracking jobs. Hit the shoulder and it’s 50/50 for expansion. Hit the spine and it totally blows up. I even tried annealing the bullet forward of the ogive and gave each bullet a few more tries. I still didn’t see anything I was comfortable sending into game again. The jacket is just too hard and too thick to behave consistently. Combine that with an unbonded core it’s performance is either a grenade or similar to a FMJ with nothing in between. Cut one in half and take a look for yourself. I use the Berger 130 AR hybrid from my 6.5 Grendel or the 120 Nosler ballistic tip and can report excellent results with both bullets on deer. I give up very little accuracy with the Berger and gain reliable terminal performance. [/QUOTE]
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