Thread: Recovered Amax

Originally Posted by 260hunter

Its the plastic bits at the front that results in such poor performance lol. I think I would much rather have complete penetration of the biggest part of the projectile. It results in much quicker break down of the vital functions when there is heaps of air getting in. Lungs do not operate well unless in a vacuum.

Interesting vindication of my beliefs about target projectiles terminal performance on game animals

I certainly don't advocate their use at close ranges in 30 cal(they seem to be more explodey than the 6.5 and7mm variants probably due to the low sectional density IE short for weight)
I love 130ttsx barnes up close 0-350y but when distance is getting out, velocity and energy is dropping off, a very frangible projectile that will dump most of its remaining energy in the animal and cause as big as wound channel as possible is the only humane option.
While this was "close" for an amax even at moderate velocity it dropped where it stood.