Is the season again, the target rifles are tucked away, and the hunting rifles are moving to the front ready for another year of bear, moose, deer. Last winter after spring I determined to my self the TSX bullet was going to be loaded in my 300 magnums and 7mm Mags,,,... However looking back on recorded kills from the late 90s on when I started to get serious about loading and hunting, I looked back at the kills made with Core locks, Interlocks, Nosler Parts, and so on. It seems, I my self have made way for the new technology bullets and left,, let me say some prety dam good ones sit on the shelf. I was at 2 of the local gun stores today and looking at the new Barnes bullet MRX per 20 at a hefty price, as well eyed up the shelf for the 180 Tsx bullets 168s, and 160s for my 7mm I thought to my self, yes I believe in these,, BUT What the hell am I doing spending upwards of 300-400 on bullets to accomodate my 7mms and my 30 cals and how much better are they in the big picture.
Its simply amazing the cost that barns is asking for the new MRX and the TSX bullet, I also looked at the partitions, The accubonds, and the bear claws.
I went home in the afternoon with empty hands and sat down and looked over the velocities, and the B.C of my huning loads and started to compair bullet ratings, and down range performance, based on my experience with big game kills, and based on accuracy results I flipped trough my old reloading field books I keep, measuring group size and recorded velocity. I than went through my hunting journal I started to keep since I started reloading.
I have personally come to the conclusion from a cost, accuracy, down range ballistic, and performance on game stand point I will go out on a limb here that the Hornady Interbond Bullet that can be had from 39.00 to 59.00 per box of 100 is one of the best all rounded hunting bullets for heavy, or light game..Infact teh Hornady products have produced some
of the best groups I have shot with hunting bullets.
I have come to the conclusion if accuracy is acceptable, they will be my primary hunting bullet this year in my 300 wby, 300win mag, and 7mm mag.
They have never failed me ever in the past.
Sure there maybe new technology, but can you argue with the Interbond bullet.
My 2 cents
Its simply amazing the cost that barns is asking for the new MRX and the TSX bullet, I also looked at the partitions, The accubonds, and the bear claws.
I went home in the afternoon with empty hands and sat down and looked over the velocities, and the B.C of my huning loads and started to compair bullet ratings, and down range performance, based on my experience with big game kills, and based on accuracy results I flipped trough my old reloading field books I keep, measuring group size and recorded velocity. I than went through my hunting journal I started to keep since I started reloading.
I have personally come to the conclusion from a cost, accuracy, down range ballistic, and performance on game stand point I will go out on a limb here that the Hornady Interbond Bullet that can be had from 39.00 to 59.00 per box of 100 is one of the best all rounded hunting bullets for heavy, or light game..Infact teh Hornady products have produced some
of the best groups I have shot with hunting bullets.
I have come to the conclusion if accuracy is acceptable, they will be my primary hunting bullet this year in my 300 wby, 300win mag, and 7mm mag.
They have never failed me ever in the past.
Sure there maybe new technology, but can you argue with the Interbond bullet.
My 2 cents
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