Mushroom bullets

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Originally Posted by TeRei

Crack up. I only use 50k different types of 223 projectile. LOL.

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@TeRei I give advice, not take it :thumbsup: I just don't want Trout's life to become confusing like mine :)

I dont use SST but have dug a few ELDX out of animals that came out looking like the original picture posted by trout, core seperated from jacket. All of those animals have dropped on the spot so theres been no need for a pass through / blood trail. One might call that a projectile failure because it seperated rather than holding together more and passing through but end of the day the deers dead on the ground without me needing to hunt for it without a blood trail so does it really matter?

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Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD

I dont use SST but have dug a few ELDX out of animals that came out looking like the original picture posted by trout, core seperated from jacket. All of those animals have dropped on the spot so theres been no need for a pass through / blood trail. One might call that a projectile failure because it seperated rather than holding together more and passing through but end of the day the deers dead on the ground without me needing to hunt for it without a blood trail so does it really matter?

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I don't call it a fail as they are not a bonded projectile.


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Originally Posted by Trout

I like Hornady Superformance ssts 308 -150gr or 165gr.The 150gr has the highist velocity and energy out put of all off the SHOP SHELF ammo in NZ.For a 300yd point n shoot,most deer just fall over.Doesnt take much to dial up for 400yds-500yds shots either.I dont need a drop chart,all dial up increments in my young brain to 500yds.I like speed,energy and deer fall over.

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I found the superformance to be a little too spicy in velocity and less accurate than the plain old hornady 150gr whitetail (soft point). Haven't recently laid down a group with either, just didn't reliably hit a 150mm plate at 320m for me vs the standard load.
(T3x superlite chopped to 18.5", for those who care)

Speer 400gr, recovered from sika stags shot at 70m. Fired from 45-70, mv 1840fps.

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Proper mushrooms.

That bullet didn’t fail , deer dead right there. A fail is when it’s hit proper and it runs and you don’t find it. Lots of the cup and core bullets perform like that and that’s normal , a failed bullet would be the likes of a bonded core one flighting to pieces .
SSTs are pretty explosive but seem to get the job done ok so if they work for you don’t try and fix it you may end up with something worse.

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Originally Posted by woods223

Proper mushrooms.

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180 grain Swift AFrame from a 300 WM in the offside shoulder of a Bull Caribou.
Went through some big bones before it stopped there.

My favourite mushroom. Barnes TSX 300 gn

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@Hugh Shields

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