And what about Speer HOT CORE?

dugasgunner said:
I just bought a box of 200gr hot core for my 8mm without knowing how they performed. Got them for moose next fall and found the price very down to earth. Anybody uses them. Comments, experiences, pictures? I know there is a lot of super hi tech bullets out there. But do HC works and anyway i m more on the classic side. Thanks.
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Just to be clear, the Hot Core is not a bonded bullet; it is a standard cup and core bullet. In saying that, they are also a good reliable cup and core bullet, wherin, buying a good heavy bullet will take down any animal that you wish to shoot with it. use that 200gr bullet in an 8mm mauser with total confidence.
ivor
 
Likely the only bullet I've had completely fail to do what I hoped, (235gr in .375 H&H), I was pretty disappointed in its performance and would be the closest thing to a "bullet failure" I can think of witnessing. With all the good experiences here, I'm hoping it was a one off and related to the relatively short and squat 235gr .375 bullets. The penetration was abysmal, at least on small horse size game, bullet fell apart, and it barely did the job in a timely fashion. I avoid them from that one experience, though I found them accurate. I've had good luck with other plain cup and cores that friends haven't been impressed with, so it's all a bit hit and miss, forgive the pun. Likely could shoot a thousand more and have no issues, but it sure didn't work for me like I hoped.

Anyone know if the 235gr was designed for the .375 Win? I doubt it, given the classic H&H weight, but it sure acted like it was in the wrong case.
 
Well Ardent, now that we figured that out we need to move down the list. What should we do about Crimea?
 
Ardent said:
Likely the only bullet I've had completely fail to do what I hoped, (235gr in .375 H&H), I was pretty disappointed in its performance and would be the closest thing to a "bullet failure" I can think of witnessing. With all the good experiences here, I'm hoping it was a one off and related to the relatively short and squat 235gr .375 bullets. The penetration was abysmal, at least on small horse size game, bullet fell apart, and it barely did the job in a timely fashion. I avoid them from that one experience, though I found them accurate. I've had good luck with other plain cup and cores that friends haven't been impressed with, so it's all a bit hit and miss, forgive the pun. Likely could shoot a thousand more and have no issues, but it sure didn't work for me like I hoped.

Anyone know if the 235gr was designed for the .375 Win? I doubt it, given the classic H&H weight, but it sure acted like it was in the wrong case.
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The 235gr .375 has poor sectional density along with a large for North America frontal area. That bullet was probably designed for something much smaller than an elk. It would probably work like thunder on a deer though.
Ivor
 
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