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I have started using the AR Hybrid OTMs (just OTM or bullets from here on) since starting with this Lone Star Armory rifle. It shot them best of the loads that we had. I had seen where folks have been using them for long range hunting and figured it might be a good option. I had tried them previously with ammo loaded by Custom Reloads of Dallas, but that stuff was about 95 fps slower than Federal's load.
So here is my take based on several sessions using the bullets. Accuracy is great. The bullets hit and destabilize very quickly or they don't. They don't expand. The tip of the jacket gets ripped off probably as the bullet yaws. When the bullet yaws, it usually fragments. This is where the real destruction seems to occur. If it doesn't fragment, then damage is more limited and penetration may be much greater. The bullet would apparently destabilize and come apart when hitting bone.
Some bullets have destabilized right after entry and others have penciled in 3 or 4 inches and then destabilized after hitting bone.
In general, the OTM tends to penetrate well, usually all or much of the bullet exiting on typical broadside shots.
In this video, I have a variety of things that occurred. I did decent necropsies on the first 2 hogs. Then I partially dislocated my wrist (old, recurring injury) lifting the 3rd hog. When I could locate no bullet fragments with the metal detector, opted not to cut her open. Wound locations were noted and the two body wounds were finger probed. Hog 4 was cut open open to retrieve fragments and wounds otherwise just finger probed.
So here is my take based on several sessions using the bullets. Accuracy is great. The bullets hit and destabilize very quickly or they don't. They don't expand. The tip of the jacket gets ripped off probably as the bullet yaws. When the bullet yaws, it usually fragments. This is where the real destruction seems to occur. If it doesn't fragment, then damage is more limited and penetration may be much greater. The bullet would apparently destabilize and come apart when hitting bone.
Some bullets have destabilized right after entry and others have penciled in 3 or 4 inches and then destabilized after hitting bone.
In general, the OTM tends to penetrate well, usually all or much of the bullet exiting on typical broadside shots.
In this video, I have a variety of things that occurred. I did decent necropsies on the first 2 hogs. Then I partially dislocated my wrist (old, recurring injury) lifting the 3rd hog. When I could locate no bullet fragments with the metal detector, opted not to cut her open. Wound locations were noted and the two body wounds were finger probed. Hog 4 was cut open open to retrieve fragments and wounds otherwise just finger probed.
Thanks, keep up the good work. Gary
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