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Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - gwtx - 05-06-2020

I bought some of these, and am interested in any experience or info on them. They look like an ELD-M that they forgot to put the ballistic tip on. Now may not be a good time to experiment with the shortage of components, but I'd like to try some on hogs. I shot a few with the same load I use for the ELD's and they look promising as far as accuracy goes, but would like to know how they might act on hogs. Not real concerned with long range performance as most of my shots are 250yds or less.
Any input much appreciated,, Gary

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - iNheRchOnieS - 05-06-2020

gwtx Wrote:I bought some of these, and am interested in any experience or info on them. They look like an ELD-M that they forgot to put the ballistic tip on. Now may not be a good time to experiment with the shortage of components, but I'd like to try some on hogs. I shot a few with the same load I use for the ELD's and they look promising as far as accuracy goes, but would like to know how they might act on hogs. Not real concerned with long range performance as most of my shots are 250yds or less.
Any input much appreciated,, Gary

I believe it is the projectile they use in their “American Gunner” ammo. I got a bunch of them sometime ago on sale from MidSouth, IIRC, and they work fine on paper and steel, never hunted with them.

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - gwtx - 05-06-2020

iNheRchOnieS Wrote:I believe it is the projectile they use in their “American Gunner” ammo. I got a bunch of them sometime ago on sale from MidSouth, IIRC, and they work fine on paper and steel, never hunted with them.

Thanks, I think I've read that before,,,,and forgot itSad I'm wondering if the hollow point would create enough expansion that they wouldn't "pencil through" as some "target" bullets do.

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - iNheRchOnieS - 05-06-2020

gwtx Wrote:Thanks, I think I've read that before,,,,and forgot itSad I'm wondering if the hollow point would create enough expansion that they wouldn't "pencil through" as some "target" bullets do.

Won’t know until you try!

Kind of also depends on what type of hog “hunting” one does too. If you can shoot them under a feeder from 30 yds, then I’m sure sticking one in the ear would work just fine. Cool

OTOH, shooting at them from 200 yds behind the front shoulder would be a different matter altogether. “Horses for courses”. Big Grin

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - mel - 05-06-2020

Friend tried them on coyotes and they didnt expand might be a bit different on a hog thoiugh

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - sundowner - 05-06-2020

Got 3 bags of 250 when MidSouth had them on sale work great on steel and paper targets .

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - muvef - 05-06-2020

They are accurate. Not sure about how they would react on a hog.

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - A5BLASTER - 05-06-2020

If it was a hog I wanted to eat and didn't want to give a chance to get away. I would use a diffrent bullet.

But I keep very few hogs for eating and don't care if they run off to die and be ate by yotes and birds. So if it shot good from my gun I would use it.

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - A5BLASTER - 05-06-2020

If it was a hog I wanted to eat and didn't want to give a chance to get away. I would use a diffrent bullet.

But I keep very few hogs for eating and don't care if they run off to die and be ate by yotes and birds. So if it shot good from my gun I would use it.

Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - imaguy3 - 05-07-2020

I have shot several coyotes with them, all within 100 yards and they all had substantial exit holes... as a result I did some tests on them with water jugs...

at 100 yards, 2400fps muzzle velocity... they exploded...

destroyed 3 water jugs

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all I found in the sand bag

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At distance, 477 yards (1600 ish fps impact) not so much. into a sandbag after a few water jugs... it clearly tumbled and went into the sandbag backwards

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Hornady 123 gr.BTHP Any reviews? - gwtx - 05-07-2020

Wow ! Thanks for the reply. The pics are really great. I bought some of these to use as backup supply in case the SST's and/or ELD's get hard to find. I'm using the same load as for the SST and ELD, and the POI is the same, no zero shift Smile. The few I have chrono'd are averaging 2502fps MV. Most shots are under 200yds, 100 to 150 mainly. I'm not concerned with meat damage, just want'em dead quickSmile.
Thanks again, good huntin to ya, Gary