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Thread: 44mag hornady FTX or XTP for hunting

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  1. 02-09-2018, 01:06 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tommy View Post
    Are any of those better than the others for feeding in a lever action?
    Check my listing on TM for pictures they have the same profile as jacketed but the hollow points expand better than the 250 FTX
    in Brads photo, the 280FP will pass though pigs at 100 metres with a muzzle velocity of 1000fps
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    My load in my ruger77/44 is 22g of 2205 240g xtp 1.6col ,easily shoot 1in group @ 50m and kills really well with minimal meat damage.i would shoot out to 100m with confidence with it.
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