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  1. 11-11-2022, 10:01 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by rusl View Post
    the Hornady 87gr hpbt comes up as a varmint bullet, why do you prefer this to something like a ELD-X? I would have thought a varmint bullet would have poor penetration?
    Because it is not a varmint bullet. Originally designated as a medium game bullet, by the people that made it. Still killing deer just the way it used to.
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