howa mini-action 22" barrel - range report

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I also bought the 6.5 grendel reloading handbook - it looks like 450m/ 500yds is about the effective range for the hornady SST's for hunting... its a shame they didnt test the 123gr Amax... the bullet looks basically identical to the 123gr SST but without the cannelure but I know that in the the bigger calibres the amax is soft enough to expand down to 1400fps which should extend the effective range considerably

We did test the 123gr AMAX at fast impact velocity, and it looked basically identical to the 123gr SST. From field results, the AMAX does appear to expand at lower impact speeds, and is a preferred bullet for a lot of long-range hunters in 6.5mm, 7mm, and .30 bores, but with heavier projectiles than the 123gr.

There was a forum member here who DRTd an antelope at 752yds a few years ago with a 22" Grendel and the 123gr AMAX if I recall correctly.