Thread: Amaxes, I think im over it

168 A-max at 100m, hair on but you get the idea. Base of the neck.

Originally Posted by Tahr

So just to be sure, where do I get the ones that work from?

Thats what this thread is about?

Seems to be 162's and 140s that work

The 6.5 140 amax are shit. They dont group dont kill and if any body wants to ditch their boxes of the said terrible projectiles i will dispose of them for ten dollars a box!

Originally Posted by puku

what about some swift scirocco's? Soddy swears by them. Im getting a box off him for a 270win to try.

Im sure you could get them in 30cal

I do like the "idea" of a sirroco but I think ultimately I need to discipline myself not to use the amax so close and push out with the barnes, they work consistently well out to 350 but haven't tried em further yet as my "close load" I have never validated any data further out.

Originally Posted by Malhunting

168 A-max at 100m, hair on but you get the idea. Base of the neck.

Yea that looks messy for a neck Mal.
I had some 100gr hollowpoints once that all but a bit of skin severed heads on goats at 20y. Was never game to try them on a deer

Yeah it had travelled into the back straps a bit but it was only a yearling, this is probably one of the worst cases i have had with the 168's.
The same day i shot a spiker at 352m and it was just as bad on exit but luckily not a shoulder shot so everything was fine meat wise.
I have to say i love them, they kill instantly and out of 20 or 30 deer i have had only 1 go more than 5m but she was easy to find with the blood she was losing.

No doubting they kill. The one in my first pics went around 40y downhill but im putting this down to touching the heart as well as the lungs.Generally they drop on the spot with a lung shot but they do that with the barnes as well(out to 300ish not tested further)

Originally Posted by puku

what about some swift scirocco's? Soddy swears by them. Im getting a box off him for a 270win to try.

Im sure you could get them in 30cal

Shhhh! They are shit in 6.5, no one should buy them. I will dispose of them thoughtfully for any who have them, for free

hmm seems to be a couple of fellas on here that are willing to help us out with some 'poor' projectiles, jeez you's are good buggers!!

Worth a try anyway

I think I have a box of 140's that I can open and send some samplers.

I like the way bergers are working at the moment

Chris

Originally Posted by puku

what about some swift scirocco's? Soddy swears by them. Im getting a box off him for a 270win to try.

Im sure you could get them in 30cal

Puku have you tried them yet I just got a 270 and I'm looking at a good all round bullet and load for hunting , pigs and medium sized deer, thanks Munsey

No I haven't yet.they arrived yesterday. Not sure when I'll get to them either.looking for a chrongraph to borrow as the one I normally borrow is being used

They are only 130s though.I'm using 150 bergers for the wsm.

7mm amaxs work good, but maybe need something abit harder for front brisket shots under 100 on big bulls i lost one this year or shoot neck
the surrococs seem to be the same as accubond

Originally Posted by Smiddy

7mm amaxs work good, but maybe need something abit harder for front brisket shots under 100 on big bulls i lost one this year or shoot neck
the surrococs seem to be the same as accubond

Thats the interesting bit Smiddy they seem to work great in 7mm but a bit to explody in .308"(168gr at least) Iv got some 178gr to try which with the higher SD and lower muzzle vel may work better as a "do all" round,Time will tell.