Hornady 325 FTX

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I have shot 2 animals with my 45-70 with the 325 FTX bullet a 5 pt Whitey and a 250 lb Blackie - both died but the bullet did not exit either and it mushrooms HUGHLY and also shed 100-125 grs of weight- Pentration is not good. The deer dies in its tracks as it was shot throught the neck and the bullet hit its spline - the bear in the lungs - did not exit and ran about 100 yards deep into the BUSH ! I don't like going after bears in the thick dark bush ! Ok bullet for deer sized non dangerous game but there are a " LOT's of BETTER " bullets to kill things with ! jmo RJ
 
hoytcanon said:
Don't agree with Boomer on this one... in my .45/70's the .325 FTX proved to be the most accurate bullet I tried... and on stacks of wet news paper and pine, they stayed together and penetrated well... I did not shoot game with them, but based on what I saw, I would be confident using them on deer, black Bear, elk and moose... I would probably choose a heavier and tougher bullet for big bears or bison.
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My tests of bullets out of my 45-70 " proved to ME only " that the FTX 325 is a POOR bullet for penetration - I have shoots dozens of different brand and weight bullets into fir blocks and the FTX is a POOR performer ! I found the jackets shedded on lots of my samples and the bullets lost a lot of weight . The 250 gr Horn GMX bullet penetrated way further then the FTX as does the Horn 350 gr & any Hard cast bullets - the 405 Rem is about the same for pentration - the 400 Speer is much better . I would use them( FTX 325) my self for lung shots on any of the deer family but i much Prefer many different other bullets - Again JMO ;) RJ
 
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remington jim said:
My tests of bullets out of my 45-70 " proved to ME only " that the FTX 325 is a POOR bullet for penetration - I have shoots dozens of different brand and weight bullets into fir blocks and the FTX is a POOR performer ! I found the jackets shedded on lots of my samples and the bullets lost a lot of weight . The 250 gr Horn GMX bullet penetrated way further then the FTX as does the Horn 350 gr & any Hard cast bullets - the 405 Rem is about the same for pentration - the 400 Speer is much better . I would use them( FTX 325) my self for lung shots on any of the deer family but i much Prefer many different other bullets - Again JMO ;) RJ
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I had a Marlin 1895GS that I gave my Son in the B.C. central interior,;) not far from you rj:).



I've since ;)replaced it with a Marlin GBL and a BFR.



I haven't yet done much testing with my latest acquisitions, but I have a fair selection of 45 cal cast and jacketed bullets available. :)Probably better than what I have available for reloads in any other calibre.





In the 1895GS, my preference was for the 420gr cast and the 405gr Remington jacketed.
 
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Thanks guys, my go to work rifle is my 45-70 with 420 & 480 cast bullets. But this 450 came along and you know I just gotta try it out. Looking for data for 405 Rem. bullets as I have a lot of them.

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pounder said:
Thanks guys, my go to work rifle is my 45-70 with 420 & 480 cast bullets. But this 450 came along and you know I just gotta try it out. Looking for data for 405 Rem. bullets as I have a lot of them.

pounder
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I have a 450 Marlin in a BLR i am loading 500 gr Hornadys in it - there is no prob with overall lenght or feeding in the BLR ! I really like the BLR ! :) RJ
 
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