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I was looking at the 110 grain bullet. I have some 120 grain Hornady CX for testing, but my guess is that I will struggle to get the kind of range I want given velocity limits of the cartridge and the 2000+ FPS this bullet needs for expansion. Maker lists its 110 as having an impressive .45 ballistic coefficient. What is minimum expansion velocity on these? Do you just use load data for any other bullet of the same weight?
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I talked to him before ordering, and he told me that the grendel bullets will open at "grendel velocities". they're supposed to be good for anything down to 1000 ke as far as opening.
I tried a few by interpolating between the 100 and 120 ttsx... but haven't formed any conclusions yet. I think they should be good using adjusted barnes data, but definitely start low and work up.
I got their 110 tipped variety also."Down the floor, out the door, Go Brandon Go!!!!!" -
I use the maker 110g for hunting and love them. They also shoot fantastic. Typically .7 moa out of my 12". I did not get the plastic tipped.Comment
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What is terminal performance like? What range have you made kills?Originally posted by Bigs28 View PostComment
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I got a new cell phone and all my strelok info didn't transfer over but I'm comfortable taking game out to 225 with it. I hunt in pretty dense woods usually with under 100 yards of visibility. I have killed both deer and hogs with it and none have ran more then 25 yards.Comment
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Thanks. I will have to see what I get out of the CX before I try barnes or maker.Originally posted by Bigs28 View PostComment
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I killed a large (150+ pounds) doe last month with an SST at 325ish yards. Based on the immediate drop and stop at that distance, I imagine 400 could have been easily doable. Not lead free, of course.Comment
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What was wrong with the cavity backs and what weight did you try? Curious because it is on my list as a replacement for Barnes 100 ttsx. Going to try the makers first.Comment
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