Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
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Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
Has anyone tried the Hornady sabotless bullets yet? They appear to be all copper, have a plastic ballistic tipand have a hollowed out bottom similar to the Powerbelts but without the plastic bottom. They claim they are accurate (don't they all) and no plastic fouling which of course is logical since they don't use plastic sabots nor do they have plastic bottoms. A Wally World near my hunting grounds has several packs (15 in a pack) of the 350 grain reduced down to 5 bucks and I'm just wondering if they are even worth that. Thanks.
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RE: Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
Yeah, it's been nagging on me that I didn't buy them for that price even though I wanted to find out something about them first. I'm going hunting tomorrow so I'm going to swing by there at lunch time and pick them up. The guy in sporting goods said he can't seem to get rid of them and he guesses it's because they are new plus being 350 grains. He said most hunters he deals with at this store want the powerbelts or other bullets around 250 grains (shockwaves).
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RE: Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
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Has anyone tried the Hornady sabotless bullets yet? They appear to be all copper, have a plastic ballistic tipand have a hollowed out bottom similar to the Powerbelts but without the plastic bottom. They claim they are accurate (don't they all) and no plastic fouling which of course is logical since they don't use plastic sabots nor do they have plastic bottoms. A Wally World near my hunting grounds has several packs (15 in a pack) of the 350 grain reduced down to 5 bucks and I'm just wondering if they are even worth that. Thanks.
Has anyone tried the Hornady sabotless bullets yet? They appear to be all copper, have a plastic ballistic tipand have a hollowed out bottom similar to the Powerbelts but without the plastic bottom. They claim they are accurate (don't they all) and no plastic fouling which of course is logical since they don't use plastic sabots nor do they have plastic bottoms. A Wally World near my hunting grounds has several packs (15 in a pack) of the 350 grain reduced down to 5 bucks and I'm just wondering if they are even worth that. Thanks.
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RE: Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
ORIGINAL: graveyard zombie
Yeah, it's been nagging on me that I didn't buy them for that price even though I wanted to find out something about them first. I'm going hunting tomorrow so I'm going to swing by there at lunch time and pick them up. The guy in sporting goods said he can't seem to get rid of them and he guesses it's because they are new plus being 350 grains. He said most hunters he deals with at this store want the powerbelts or other bullets around 250 grains (shockwaves).
Yeah, it's been nagging on me that I didn't buy them for that price even though I wanted to find out something about them first. I'm going hunting tomorrow so I'm going to swing by there at lunch time and pick them up. The guy in sporting goods said he can't seem to get rid of them and he guesses it's because they are new plus being 350 grains. He said most hunters he deals with at this store want the powerbelts or other bullets around 250 grains (shockwaves).
Chap
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RE: Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
ORIGINAL: graveyard zombie
Has anyone tried the Hornady sabotless bullets yet? They appear to be all copper, have a plastic ballistic tipand have a hollowed out bottom similar to the Powerbelts but without the plastic bottom. They claim they are accurate (don't they all) and no plastic fouling which of course is logical since they don't use plastic sabots nor do they have plastic bottoms. A Wally World near my hunting grounds has several packs (15 in a pack) of the 350 grain reduced down to 5 bucks and I'm just wondering if they are even worth that. Thanks.
Has anyone tried the Hornady sabotless bullets yet? They appear to be all copper, have a plastic ballistic tipand have a hollowed out bottom similar to the Powerbelts but without the plastic bottom. They claim they are accurate (don't they all) and no plastic fouling which of course is logical since they don't use plastic sabots nor do they have plastic bottoms. A Wally World near my hunting grounds has several packs (15 in a pack) of the 350 grain reduced down to 5 bucks and I'm just wondering if they are even worth that. Thanks.
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RE: Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
So far I've tried them in 2 rifles, an older Knight inline and a T/C Hawken with a GM LRH barrel.
Very accurate from both!
I'm looking for a deer to volunteer to test their performance now.
Very accurate from both!
I'm looking for a deer to volunteer to test their performance now.
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RE: Hornady 350 grain sabotless bullets
I shoot them in my Genesis with 100 gr Pyrodex RS and they are very accurate. Buy them and if you don't like them, I'll take the remainderoff your hands for what you have in them.
I am a fan of big heavy bullets. I generally shoot for the shoulders of a deer, andI also want the bullet to exit.
I've shot 2 deer with this bullet, both passthroughs. Tried a shoulder shot on the last deer, but as it turned out only nipped the offside shoulderblade due to the hard quartering-toward angle.
But, a deer with 2 50 cal holes through its ribs is generally not hard to find.
I am a fan of big heavy bullets. I generally shoot for the shoulders of a deer, andI also want the bullet to exit.
I've shot 2 deer with this bullet, both passthroughs. Tried a shoulder shot on the last deer, but as it turned out only nipped the offside shoulderblade due to the hard quartering-toward angle.
But, a deer with 2 50 cal holes through its ribs is generally not hard to find.