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<blockquote data-quote="RevJim" data-source="post: 1300615" data-attributes="member: 86754"><p>I've shot lots of elk sized plains game with a 35 WAI ( going at top Whelen speeds, no faster) with the old 250X and 200X. The new 200TTSX is very accurate. The 200 did the same thing as the 250 ( complete penetration from even acute angles) so I never saw any need for the 225! I did use a 310 Woodleigh on a nice hog a few years back. I have shot a lot of Hawk bullets ( start low as they do "bump up" fast and are "sticky" bullets) in a 9.3x62, 358 Winchester, 375 H&H but never tried them in the Whelen AI, nor had a chance to kill anything with them. I admittedly do like the idea of 'thumping them" with a heavy soft round nose bullet in medium calibers though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I just have had so much confidence in Barnes x/TSX/TTSX and Noslers that I tend to hunt with them "mostly", though have used a lot of Hornady and Corlokts too. In the Whelen AI I always used H322 with the 200x and 200TTSx with a standard primer. R15 with the 250s on up is "the berries"! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RevJim, post: 1300615, member: 86754"] I've shot lots of elk sized plains game with a 35 WAI ( going at top Whelen speeds, no faster) with the old 250X and 200X. The new 200TTSX is very accurate. The 200 did the same thing as the 250 ( complete penetration from even acute angles) so I never saw any need for the 225! I did use a 310 Woodleigh on a nice hog a few years back. I have shot a lot of Hawk bullets ( start low as they do "bump up" fast and are "sticky" bullets) in a 9.3x62, 358 Winchester, 375 H&H but never tried them in the Whelen AI, nor had a chance to kill anything with them. I admittedly do like the idea of 'thumping them" with a heavy soft round nose bullet in medium calibers though. :) I just have had so much confidence in Barnes x/TSX/TTSX and Noslers that I tend to hunt with them "mostly", though have used a lot of Hornady and Corlokts too. In the Whelen AI I always used H322 with the 200x and 200TTSx with a standard primer. R15 with the 250s on up is "the berries"! :) [/QUOTE]
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