Hornady 308 100gr short jacket bullet

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Does anyone have any experience with these?

I just ordered 1 pack to try out for mostly plinking and may be for varmints?

There seem to be very little information about these on the net.

There is an older post about it, but no one replied at all.

Any inputs would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks


EDIT: Just found this post that is rather informative for those who care. http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376368&highlight=hornady+short+jacket
 
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I'm actually interested in this discussion because I currently shoot 150gr FMJ rounds in .308 win but I was looking at those cheaper short-jacket 100gr Hornady bullets as a cheaper alternative but I wanted to do some research first with regards to expected accuracy differences between the two bullets and whether the SJ bullets will cause any noteworthy amount of barrel leading due to the exposed bullet portion.
 
I would like to try the 100 gr short jackets, but, I understand that beause I use a lever action rifle I "need" to crimp. And I understand I and can't crimp without a cannelure.

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
 
I thought the catch with levers is you need to use a nice flat nosed bullet. I haven't actually seen the 100gr SJs yet, but the profile illustration of them, the nose seems kind of small. I don't know if it's kosher for seating up against the primers of the other live rounds or not...regardless of crimping.

Regarding crimping, I do believe you require a cannelure to crimp, but I'm not a seasoned reloader, so wait for better advise.
 
buttman said:
I thought the catch with levers is you need to use a nice flat nosed bullet. I haven't actually seen the 100gr SJs yet, but the profile illustration of them, the nose seems kind of small. I don't know if it's kosher for seating up against the primers of the other live rounds or not...regardless of crimping.

Regarding crimping, I do believe you require a cannelure to crimp, but I'm not a seasoned reloader, so wait for better advise.
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Its a savage 99 with a box magazine
 
Oh, well I don't think the action is relevant to the issue then, is it? I have a box mag in my bolt action rifle (though I don't use it, I just fire single rounds at a time). As far as I know, you never truly "need" to crimp, but that those who do are generally doing it for semi-auto rifles where on top of the recoil you also have the cartridges being chambered with much greater speed and force than when a person manually cycles a lever or bolt. So the crimp is supposed to keep the bullet in place during the semi auto action. Again, this is just as I understood it and maybe I missed something, but I am 99% certain you're fine without crimping. The shouldered case designs are supposed to hold the bullet quite sturdily just with the mouth pressure AFAIK.
 
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