Thread: oryx projectiles

Thanks all of you for the feed back much appreciated
I haven't tried the interlocks as i'm a fair way out of town and had trouble getting them without having to order them and it took 3mths to get some vld's last time
the oryx seemed easier to get so I thought i'd try them
The wild cattle are very touchy and a lot of the shots are from 150m-350m head shots are taken when possible but that is not often as the cattle hang to the scrubs
shoulder and heart-lung are more frequent shots
I'm not rapped in the eld-x 162gr or the vld 168gr because I've done good hits on neck only to have the bullet blow before peno was achieved
As you said Flyblown quartering shots should be good for the oryx as they are most of the shots I can get because the scrubbers hear a vehicle or tractor they're off
then stand in the scrubs so then you have to get the best shot you can and some times or I should say most times its a shoulder or front on shot with it's head held high
making it impossible for a head shot
I've shot them with 22-250 but care was taken for the head shot at close range also shot them with 25-06 as well but sold the 25-06 and bought the 7mm last year
That's why i'm looking for a fairly tough bullet for it , I used interlocks in the 25-06 as well as others and from memory they were the toughest I used in that caliber
I might take the advice I've received and buy some interlocks as well , I've tried partitions and can't get them to shoot below 2''group used 2217, 2213,RL 22, 2225
the best was with 69gr 2217 cci250 primers for 2''group but all the others like vld,eld shoot .3'' @ 100yds
By reading the info on here the oryx sounds tough and some times too tough but it sounds like its one I should try so thanks again

cheers