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<blockquote data-quote="PLHunter" data-source="post: 1585165" data-attributes="member: 107772"><p>I voluntarily switched over to all copper this last season. As far as factory loads go the vor-tx loads for both my 30 and 25-06 shot great after putting some break in rounds through a completely clean barrel. Terminal performance was great on two antelope and a big bodied mule deer buck. On the first antelope which was my first lead free kill I would have said the killing was more delayed than with lead. Bedded down with a heart shot he still went a good 60 yards. However, a couple days later I saw a buck bang flop with my 25-06 and two other well hit pronghorn run for a bit hit with accubonds and eldx bullets from larger caliber guns at closer range. Point being sample size is important. </p><p></p><p>The big mule deer buck was a 500 yard shot with the deer expiring almost immediately. The .308 bullet was impacting at the minimum expansion velocity. Complete pass through. </p><p></p><p>The big thing with the coppers is when comparing ballistics the limiting factor to your effective range will almost always be impact velocity and not energy. They also can be harder to reload for. But for me I want to only harm the wildlife I'm actually shooting at and not having lead in my meat is an added bonus. I have switched to hammer bullets for the 25-06 and can't say enough about the ease of shooting sub moa and meeting velocity goals. The product support has been second to none.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PLHunter, post: 1585165, member: 107772"] I voluntarily switched over to all copper this last season. As far as factory loads go the vor-tx loads for both my 30 and 25-06 shot great after putting some break in rounds through a completely clean barrel. Terminal performance was great on two antelope and a big bodied mule deer buck. On the first antelope which was my first lead free kill I would have said the killing was more delayed than with lead. Bedded down with a heart shot he still went a good 60 yards. However, a couple days later I saw a buck bang flop with my 25-06 and two other well hit pronghorn run for a bit hit with accubonds and eldx bullets from larger caliber guns at closer range. Point being sample size is important. The big mule deer buck was a 500 yard shot with the deer expiring almost immediately. The .308 bullet was impacting at the minimum expansion velocity. Complete pass through. The big thing with the coppers is when comparing ballistics the limiting factor to your effective range will almost always be impact velocity and not energy. They also can be harder to reload for. But for me I want to only harm the wildlife I’m actually shooting at and not having lead in my meat is an added bonus. I have switched to hammer bullets for the 25-06 and can’t say enough about the ease of shooting sub moa and meeting velocity goals. The product support has been second to none. [/QUOTE]
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