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95 gr. V-Max, Starline Brass, 5 Boxes Still Available - Double Naught Spy - 05-08-2022
Order limit 2 boxes (50 rounds each)
$60 per box ain't bad at all.
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https://www.druidhillarmory.com/store1/6-5-Grendel-95-Grain-Hornady-V-Max-2-Boxes-Person-Day-p191289450
95 gr. V-Max, Starline Brass, 5 Boxes Still Available - Fodderwing - 05-12-2022
These guys ship quickly, too.
Got my 2 boxes today.
95 gr. V-Max, Starline Brass, 5 Boxes Still Available - Double Naught Spy - 05-12-2022
Excellent! I am glad somebody else got some. Yeah, they do ship quickly. I got mine as well.
95 gr. V-Max, Starline Brass, 5 Boxes Still Available - lazyengineer - 05-12-2022
Double Naught Spy Wrote:Excellent! I am glad somebody else got some. Yeah, they do ship quickly. I got mine as well.
Neat, will you be doing hog hunting with these?
95 gr. V-Max, Starline Brass, 5 Boxes Still Available - Double Naught Spy - 05-13-2022
I will, but I am not expecting great results. I tried previously with a very small (and potentially unrepresentative) sample and wasn't impressed (n=2, IIRC), but that isn't very useful. So, I need a bigger sample to get a better idea of what it can do.
The problem is, I am shy on hogs. Two nights ago, I came across the largest sounder than I have seen in a while (~20 piggies) and I doubt any were over 70 lbs. I shot 5 and they ranged between 25 and 55 lbs. I was lucky to get a crack at those. On several of my properties, I am not seeing any hogs or hog damage. Landowners are happy, but the hunter isn't.
95 gr. V-Max, Starline Brass, 5 Boxes Still Available - lazyengineer - 05-13-2022
Double Naught Spy Wrote:I will, but I am not expecting great results. I tried previously with a very small (and potentially unrepresentative) sample and wasn't impressed (n=2, IIRC), but that isn't very useful. So, I need a bigger sample to get a better idea of what it can do.Ha! Well, when your kills are measurable in tonnage, I guess that adds up!
The problem is, I am shy on hogs. Two nights ago, I came across the largest sounder than I have seen in a while (~20 piggies) and I doubt any were over 70 lbs. I shot 5 and they ranged between 25 and 55 lbs. I was lucky to get a crack at those. On several of my properties, I am not seeing any hogs or hog damage. Landowners are happy, but the hunter isn't.
I have run this bullet hog hunting. Though I suspect my own load may be a bit overpressure, and when I see their listed MV at almost 200 fps lower than mine, I REALLY suspect I'm over pressure (ARCOMP,). my own hog hunting is mixed with unclean data, as done with multiple hunters, and for safety, we never split up. From what I can tell, I got one DRT impact I'm pretty confident was me and the ammo. Small 50-70 lbs hog at 50 yards or so on the run. Feel good about that one. And maybe 4 or so either clean misses, or very little effect, not sure. I'm embarrassed by the number of potential misses, as I do have an Ego and like to think of myself as a good shot, but here we are. One lesson-learned I have with hog hunting, is the guy with the laser range finder who calls 70 yard, can (more than once) be hitting a twig between you and hogs that are actually 200 yards away! There is a skill to running Thermal at night and geting the yardage estimation correct; particularly if not running the higher end thermal units. And also, the skill of shooting as a hunter, and the skill of marksmanship, only overlap so much. I also find as a recreational hog hunter who does it 1-2x/year, is that the competency on day 1 is not nearly as good as it is on day 2. And day 3 would be even better, which is usually pondered while driving home on thrbmorning of day 3!
Thanks for posting the ammo find - it's good to see at least some avenue for people. It's a decent bullet and I run it to 500 yards at time on bullseye targets and gongs too.