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Hornady Interlocks at high velocity
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<blockquote data-quote="cabelasken" data-source="post: 2258617" data-attributes="member: 117774"><p>I like to eat what I shoot and find that although a lot of bullets are effective at putting down game, they tend to leave behind a bunch of bloodshot meat. For the past 10 to 12 years, I've gone away from traditional lead core bullets in favor of solid copper or copper blends. Even bonded core to jacket bullets lose 15 to 35% of their weight in the first 2 to 4 inches of impact. The non bonded bullets can lose 50% or more. Typical destruction from a solid copper is a cone shaped wound channel, 5 to 8 inches on the near side tapering down to 2 or 3 on the far side. And most often full penetration. Optimum is a clover leaf exit hole on the far side hide, and I've seen this on about 75% of the animals I've taken in the past 10 years. The newer designs like the Bergers and the Hammers shed petals and have their own individual merits. My preference is to retain 100% weight and for full penetration and there are several manufacturers that can provide this. Some even offer long range bullets designed to expand at lower velocities ( like below 2000 FPS) and still retain 95+ % of their weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cabelasken, post: 2258617, member: 117774"] I like to eat what I shoot and find that although a lot of bullets are effective at putting down game, they tend to leave behind a bunch of bloodshot meat. For the past 10 to 12 years, I've gone away from traditional lead core bullets in favor of solid copper or copper blends. Even bonded core to jacket bullets lose 15 to 35% of their weight in the first 2 to 4 inches of impact. The non bonded bullets can lose 50% or more. Typical destruction from a solid copper is a cone shaped wound channel, 5 to 8 inches on the near side tapering down to 2 or 3 on the far side. And most often full penetration. Optimum is a clover leaf exit hole on the far side hide, and I've seen this on about 75% of the animals I've taken in the past 10 years. The newer designs like the Bergers and the Hammers shed petals and have their own individual merits. My preference is to retain 100% weight and for full penetration and there are several manufacturers that can provide this. Some even offer long range bullets designed to expand at lower velocities ( like below 2000 FPS) and still retain 95+ % of their weight. [/QUOTE]
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