Thread: anyone used the Hornady Whitetail stuff on the Locals?

Gidday groovers-

Anyone shot any Tahr or Big Reds with the Hornady Whitetail Range?
esp in 270 calibre... 130 or 140gr?

what about other Calibres, anyone using it to much effect?

Thanks

Haven't used it myself but they are loaded with the Interlock range of bullets so they should be ok, they area tried and true bullet..

Yip 130g was all I used for a while dropped a red and a few tahr. Out to 300m. Went to the ssts after I suppressed my 270

I have used the 150gr in my 308 for a long time now shoots well does the job for me

Originally Posted by trooper90

I have used the 150gr in my 308 for a long time now shoots well does the job for me

+1

Yep used it heaps,no worries. In fact was what my .308 preferred accuracy wise! The sika hated it.

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The interlocks work well from close to moderate ranges. The Factory 140gr does around 2850Fps in a 22 inch barrel.

A mate shoots everything with that ammo in a 7mm rem mag. He’s got some big red with it. 139gr bullets out to 700m and doing it old school only using the reticle for hold overs.

!50 gn out of a winmag does the trick.

Sweede as - Yip, interlocks are fairly good things back in the day..

keen as!
cheers

Used a lot in a 270 - think it was 130g

Accurate - and very effective

David Gray might’ve done.

Originally Posted by tanqueray

David Gray might’ve done.

Dude! Too soon!!!

My oldest boy has shot 8 red deer from 8 shots since mid October using Hornady American Whitetail in .243. Certainly does the trick. The odd one has run a wee bit, maybe 50 metres, but most not more than a few steps. Have used them out of a .25-06 with similar results so a .270 should do well.

We did use Superformance SST’s out of the .25-06 for a brief period, but where we hunt most shots are under 100 metres and that seems to be to short for the SST’s. Too many deer got up and ran off, so changed to the Whitetails and haven’t lost one since.

my Swedish mate used it while he was here in .270winchester and had no issues at all knocking over everything he pointed it at.