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<blockquote data-quote="Topshot" data-source="post: 291475" data-attributes="member: 13285"><p>Hi Tank,</p><p>Just an update.</p><p>I got back from the Goat cull where I shot 99 goats. About 60 of these were shot with the 250 grain Hornady BTHP match bullets out to a range of 500 yards. Performance was brilliant, quite spectacular some of them.</p><p> </p><p>I shot 8 goats with the 300 grain SMK @ MV of 2435fps at ranges out to 200 yards and although they killed them, the kills were not what I would describe as impressive. This bullet seemed a bit too hard for this size game animal.</p><p> </p><p>In summary I would say that the Hornady bullet is a softer bullet. They expanded more rapidly at 200 to 500 yards than the 300 grain SMK did at 20 yards.</p><p> </p><p>I have since done extensive range testing and have settled on a charge of 68 grains of H4350 or AR2209 for outstanding accuracy and longer case life.</p><p> </p><p>One thing that I did notice when I bought two new boxes of bullets last week was that they look slightly different to the first batch. The box is also different. The metplate was more open and not as rounded off and neat as the first batch. Hopefully they have not changed the design and they shoot the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topshot, post: 291475, member: 13285"] Hi Tank, Just an update. I got back from the Goat cull where I shot 99 goats. About 60 of these were shot with the 250 grain Hornady BTHP match bullets out to a range of 500 yards. Performance was brilliant, quite spectacular some of them. I shot 8 goats with the 300 grain SMK @ MV of 2435fps at ranges out to 200 yards and although they killed them, the kills were not what I would describe as impressive. This bullet seemed a bit too hard for this size game animal. In summary I would say that the Hornady bullet is a softer bullet. They expanded more rapidly at 200 to 500 yards than the 300 grain SMK did at 20 yards. I have since done extensive range testing and have settled on a charge of 68 grains of H4350 or AR2209 for outstanding accuracy and longer case life. One thing that I did notice when I bought two new boxes of bullets last week was that they look slightly different to the first batch. The box is also different. The metplate was more open and not as rounded off and neat as the first batch. Hopefully they have not changed the design and they shoot the same. [/QUOTE]
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