#481942 - 11/05/07 11:01 PM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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She will make some good eating.
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#485361 - 11/08/07 11:57 AM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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I shoot the same Hornaday 240-grain XTP's (.44 cal + sabot) and 100 grains 777 (2 50-grain pellets) as your son and always get a pass through. Been shooting them for about 15 years. Shot a big doe Sunday evening at 98.5 yards (yes I ranged her) and she dropped in her tracks with a complete pass-thru.
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#492731 - 11/13/07 11:17 PM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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I shoot the xtp mag 250 gr with 80 grains of powerdex .Shot a buck the other day a little over a 100 yds .hit him high in shoulder bullet passed thrue both shoulders ,but stuck just uder the skin on the opposing side , Had i hit him better it would have passed thrue easy . I am pleased as punch with this bullet.
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#492761 - 11/14/07 04:02 AM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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The 7 pt. I got last Tuesday and the doe I shot Thursday afternoon both went down from a 240 gr. Hornady HP XTP w/sabot + 100 grains of Pyrodex pellets.
Doe dropped in her tracks, buck ran 10 yrds and layed down. 10 minutes or so later, he got up and ran/stumbled 20 yrds and layed down.
Got up and went 5 more yards and layed down.
It busted both shoulders. Found bullet under opposite side shoulder.
Doesn't have devastating power of my Barnes Expander, but my hand appreciates it when loading,LOL.
Edited by RutMan (11/14/07 04:03 AM)
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#494530 - 11/15/07 09:27 AM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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How are the Hornadys to load after the first shot? I'm shooting the Shockwaves (took two during the first season with good results- both pass throughs, one high shoulder shot that dropped in its tracks) and they're not as easy to load as PB.
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#494720 - 11/15/07 11:59 AM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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How are the Hornadys to load after the first shot?
Out of my Encore the 2nd shot is semi-okay but after that, good luck.
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#495065 - 11/15/07 04:13 PM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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dont really know, i dry clean pretty good between shots with the stuff i carry in my little possibles bag/soap dish carrier gear.
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#495483 - 11/15/07 08:42 PM
Re: Hornady XTPs worked great this morning!
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My son killed one opening morning with same bullet and so much blood was squirted out that you would get it on you tracking the deer. If I ever decide to shoot sabots that's what it will be.
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