Hornady 9.3 bullet explosion again.........................

Here it is........Hornady shot the said bullets into wax blocks at 2320fps recovered weight was 226gr.Then shot at 2009 fps [distant impact velocity calculation] and had 233gr retention.All bullets mushroomed well with one at .760" and the other .565". Quoting ...I then sectioned a bullet and looked at the size of the interlocking ring .The ring is positioned quite a bit rearward .It is set at .210" from the base of the bullet.This could be why the bullet peeled back so far for you and came apart. i am going to try to send them back to you if possible.[ End of quote]Has anyone sectioned a new 286 gr Hornady bullet to see if they have moved the ring farther from the base? That's all I got for now and likely will get from Hornady. Thoughts ..................Harold
 
so there is a problem between the material you used (deer), the water i used and the hornady one they did ...

i do not see how the bullet can remain in one block ... did they send you pictures of the bullets after the shots?

i confirm that i will not use them for other than practising or shooting in wax .... if someone want to section or know how to i will send some to be tested ...
 
He said he will try and return the fired bullets.I think I'll take out one of the new 286gr bullets they replaced and cut it length ways with a saw to see if they moved the ring from the old location.Otherwise I won't use them for BG either just paper and targets.....Harold
 
I have a quantity of the old, obsolete Hornady Interlock bullets in 220 grain 8mm. They were specifically designed for the 8mm Mag.
They have a very prominent interlock ring in them, well up from the base. Newer bullets I have sectioned [338, 225 grain] have a much
shallower ring, closer to the base of the bullet. If I can find the sectioned bullets, I will post a picture of them together.
I know the old 220 was a pretty tough bullet with a decent jacket thickness. The newer 195 grain...not so much. Dave.
 
All the old dull red box Hornady's were good bullets.......they changed something and it wasn't for the better.Harold
 
I sectioned a new Hornady 286gr SP yesterday and even with a magnifying glass can't see any sign of the interlock ring? Could be the eyes so i'll try to remove the lead core and see if it's hiding.Harold
 
Ardent said:
I do get curious why we invest so much thought into cheap bullets... I use them too in certain applications, but really what's the cost of a box of Partitions, Accubonds, A-Frames, TSXs...
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I was asking myself that just as I got down the rabbit hole of reloading... 3 boxes of TTSXs later, I think my drinking budget just went away for the month.
 
This is true! 3 of us in my group shoot .30 cals so now that I have 150grs and someone has 130grs we can trade projectiles to see what shoots best. I'm hoping my Gunsite can handle 150gr TTSXs but maybe should have gone with the 130grs.

Not to threadjack though.
 
I fired 3 shots this fall from 75-200 yards.............two animals standing ,one on the fly .A dead antelope,MD and WT.I'm not hard on ammo or cheap when it comes to buying bullets ........but as stated Hornady used to make a great bullet in their Interlock design. Harold
 
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