Thread: Sako factory ammo one shot, two holes

Was at the range yesterday helping a mate sight in his new Tikka T3 in .308 (shooting 100m)

Had just got it on point shooting real well with Remington Core Lokt in 150Gr, Brought some other ammo along in case the core lokt didn't work out...
One of them being the Sako Gameheads 150gr which I warned said mate the day before not to bother with as I have heard bad things about Sako ammo especially recently.

Anyway couple shots in seems to be shooting okay not grouping as tight as the Remington but good enough, But then on about the 4th as I was spotting I had to stop and think for awhile as I was sure there should have only been 4 bullet holes in the target and not 5, With two both being about 2inches low of the initial 3 shot group.

Just sort of put this down to bad spotting as we had shot quite a few rounds at other targets already and decided I would have a couple more shots to double check this time with two spotters and a fresh target...
Sure enough second shot in we all watched as two new holes appear on target again, both 2inches low one 1inch to the left (pic of this below)

Still wondering if we are all seeing things I have no idea how this could happen but it definitely did, I am wondering if the tips of the lead core are somehow breaking off mid flight or as the round exits the barrel and both still managing to hit target??
has anyone else seen this sort of thing before?

Chur

No

Sounds like personal defence rounds!

Aha... who else was shooting at the range at the same time?

Will be back.. with video this time

Originally Posted by .308Jake

Will be back.. with video this time

It will be interesting to see what is happening here.

The similar size of the holes suggests maybe core thru one and jacket thru the other, but the jacket wouldn’t even make it to the target let alone hit at the same height.

Odd that both holes are near the point of aim and similar size

Left hole doesn’t look like a bullet hole, tears are only one side and no calibre size smudge of black.

The bits of “shrapnel” marks around the area suggests something was either struck in front of the target of came in from somewhere else.


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That's weird! Watch this space!!

any long grass around. as others noted that left hole looks like something key holed through it.

or someone else on the range just really wanted to piss you off.

Not being a smarty pants but i have seen this before.
On a second hand target when the little black covering sticker blew off a previous shot. Confused the hell out of me.
Sorry if this didnt help you tho

Iv completely gone off the Sako Gamehead Pro ammo.
Shoots tiny groups in my 85 Finnlight 30/06 but two things changed for me recently.:
1) Bought two boxes in the last month where the tips fracture off just by touching them.
2) Have seen photos surface on the net of people recovering the projectile and it hasnt opened up and behaved like a FMJ.

Maybe pull one of them out of the case and see if there are 2 bullets in it, or broken bullet

Any chance it was the bullet going in the dirt behind and ricocheting back the way it came? Stones in the dirt can do that occationally.