GMX in 308 win
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ALBERTA BOY
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Sorry, I don't have them in .308 diameter but in .277 a GMX killed this white tail doe at a lazered 339 yards.
I was at a higher elevation. You are looking at the exit side. The entrance was through the spine and down out where you see the exit. Instant death. Good expansion.
Generally I use Accubonds with great satisfaction. This is the only GMX I have tried - I will try more.
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I was at a higher elevation. You are looking at the exit side. The entrance was through the spine and down out where you see the exit. Instant death. Good expansion.
Generally I use Accubonds with great satisfaction. This is the only GMX I have tried - I will try more.
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Thanks for responding guys. I've hear a lot of good stuff about Accubonds and TSX, but no mention of the GMX. I used some older 150 Ballistic Tips on 2 whitetails this year, and I want more controlled expansion than they offer. I had more reliable penetration from them than the Winchester Super X soft points I was using up to obtain brass, but lots more damage than the 165 Hdy BTSP I used to use in my 30-06.
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I use them in my 30-06 and they are very accurate, I also use them in both my 7mm-08's. Again very accurate <1/2 groups.. Have taken deer with them at 50-200 yards and they dropped in their tracks..
ALBERTA BOY
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It's worth noting that "gilding metal" can be composed of different ratios of copper and zinc. I don't know for sure but I would surmise that Hornady's gilding metal is softer (uses less zinc) than Nosler's.
The reason I believe this is because when seating a bullet into a case with a compressed load, the Nosler bullets will seat confidently with no excessive marring on the jacket from the seating die.
Hornady bullets on the other hand tend to have 'softer' seats and the impression from the seating die is more like a scuff or scrape across the surface of the jacket. I can show a picture if you'd like.
That's why I believe that Hornady uses less zinc in their Gilding metal which would bring the GMX closer in its ability to open at lower velocities like Barnes bullets. I would suggest that perhaps the E-tip would require higher velocities to open well although I've never shot an animal with an E-tip.
All I can say for sure is that the GMX seems to be quite capable based on my experience. If it can open well in the small neck of a white tail deer which is itself a small animal, it will surely open well in a moose or elk. I didn't recover the bullet, obviously, but I can infer that expansion is good from the wound channel.
The reason I believe this is because when seating a bullet into a case with a compressed load, the Nosler bullets will seat confidently with no excessive marring on the jacket from the seating die.
Hornady bullets on the other hand tend to have 'softer' seats and the impression from the seating die is more like a scuff or scrape across the surface of the jacket. I can show a picture if you'd like.
That's why I believe that Hornady uses less zinc in their Gilding metal which would bring the GMX closer in its ability to open at lower velocities like Barnes bullets. I would suggest that perhaps the E-tip would require higher velocities to open well although I've never shot an animal with an E-tip.
All I can say for sure is that the GMX seems to be quite capable based on my experience. If it can open well in the small neck of a white tail deer which is itself a small animal, it will surely open well in a moose or elk. I didn't recover the bullet, obviously, but I can infer that expansion is good from the wound channel.
Good to hear you guys are happy with them expanding on deer, which is mostly what I shoot. I decided I really like the way they mushroomed and held together in the test with bones and wet newspaper I read recently in the hunting and sporting arms forum.
I have used the 165 GMX in my '06 with great results. I consistently get 3/4" groups at 100 yards. So far the only animal I have harvested with it was a calf moose at approximately 100 yards striking it on the the shoulder. On the post mordem both shoulders was broken with the bullet passing through. The biggest bone fragment around the wound channel was about the size of teeth. Seemed like good performance to me. BTW my velocity is about 2900 fps. Hopes that help you.
I shot a moose with a 150GMX out of my -06 at 80yds.
The second shot entered over the left kidney and stopped
under the skin of the rt shoulder perfectly mushroomed
and feeling the same weight as new. (First shot double lunger).
The second shot entered over the left kidney and stopped
under the skin of the rt shoulder perfectly mushroomed
and feeling the same weight as new. (First shot double lunger).
