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Scenar bullet failure! No really, it was bad.
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 105778" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p><strong>Re: Scenar bullet failure again and ? MK\'s</strong></p><p></p><p>The cow thing fell through so I </p><p>set up the phonebooks again today at 500 yards and they were dry. Fired a bunch of 250 grian Sierra Mk's and several 250 Scenars into them with mixed results. </p><p></p><p>The Lapuas did the same familiar banana shaped FMJ garbage if they didn't go all the way through.</p><p></p><p>The Sierra MK's were half and half. Some went through all the way and some stayed in. Wound channels were slightly larger with the MK's but not by much. Penetration was similiar and the recovered bullet didn't weigh much. </p><p></p><p>At best, I would say the MK's performance was inconsistent which was too bad since they shot a 1.5" three shot group at 515 yards!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p>I feel they opened up adequately at 515 but I am not sold they would be ok when they slow down a bit out past 1000 yards. Perhaps more testing is in order or maybe I should just cut my losses and start working up a load for the 225 Accubonds. What do you MK hunters think? Ever seen the damage of these bullets at over 1k or found a bullet in the animal around that distance? </p><p></p><p>C'mon, what say you?</p><p></p><p>Here is a pic of the recovered scenar and Mk. The MK was the most intact one I could find. The rest zipped right on through.</p><p> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/500mkscenar.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>And here is a pic of the box of newspapers the MK's flew through.</p><p> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/mkblowthru.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 105778, member: 2852"] [b]Re: Scenar bullet failure again and ? MK\'s[/b] The cow thing fell through so I set up the phonebooks again today at 500 yards and they were dry. Fired a bunch of 250 grian Sierra Mk's and several 250 Scenars into them with mixed results. The Lapuas did the same familiar banana shaped FMJ garbage if they didn't go all the way through. The Sierra MK's were half and half. Some went through all the way and some stayed in. Wound channels were slightly larger with the MK's but not by much. Penetration was similiar and the recovered bullet didn't weigh much. At best, I would say the MK's performance was inconsistent which was too bad since they shot a 1.5" three shot group at 515 yards!!! I feel they opened up adequately at 515 but I am not sold they would be ok when they slow down a bit out past 1000 yards. Perhaps more testing is in order or maybe I should just cut my losses and start working up a load for the 225 Accubonds. What do you MK hunters think? Ever seen the damage of these bullets at over 1k or found a bullet in the animal around that distance? C'mon, what say you? Here is a pic of the recovered scenar and Mk. The MK was the most intact one I could find. The rest zipped right on through. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/500mkscenar.jpg[/img] And here is a pic of the box of newspapers the MK's flew through. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/goodgrouper/mkblowthru.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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