I have mentioned this incident on a forum here previously, but for the benefit of those who have not seen it, I'll repeat. I was Whitetail deer hunting with a Remington 700 chambered in 270 Winchester. I was shooting the 140 Hornady 140BT Interlock because It was very accurate in this particular rifle. I was on a post in the evening, and a 4x4 Whitetail buck showed up at approximately 80/90 yards, broadside. I levelled the crosshairs and touched one off. The deer jumped sideways and then took three or four jumps in behind a few willows, then stopped and stood there, looking uncomfortable. I managed to find a "hole" through the willows and sent another shot on it's way, at which the deer obligingly dropped. The postmortem showed that the first shot had hit a rib at entry, and had disintegrated, with shrapnel travelling in several directions. [I later found a piece of the jacket in the flank, and one in the neck.] The second shot had penetrated completely, and was the shot that killed that deer [Dressed weight 142 lbs]
Whether the bullet was simply a "bad" one or not, I stopped using that bullet ojn game, and went back to the Partition, a bullet I have proven on game over time. I would never use that 140 on moose or elk after such an experience. Not knocking Hornady here, they make many fine offerings, but that particular bullet is on my "don't use on game" list. Regards, Eagleye.
