best Mzl bullet made

[mr.big]

Hornady .45 cal 300 gr XTP Mag..

killed a bunch with it and it does this everytime..I have never recovered one

entrance at about 100 yards

exit through the offside shoulder with massive internal wounds,,heart blown in half.

 

[sneakboxer]

Quick question. What velocity are these flying at? I'm working up a load with XTPs for my 357 and i'm curious on the terminal performance.

I will agree that the bullet and the shooter (you) did a fine job, congrats!

 

[mr.big]

my 16 yo son done the shooting,,

maybe 17-1800 fps

 

[knightrider]

if you dont push them over 1900-2000 they are a great bullet.i shoot them over top of 100 grains of blackhorn with no problem

 

[TheAirMan]

 

[fastbs]

i agree and if your throwing your rock faster, say 2000 fps+ try the 300gr xtp mag.

 

[ewc]

Impact velocity defines a bullet.

100 bullets, 100 velocities, 100 answers....

 

[ewc]

i agree and if your throwing your rock faster, say 2000 fps+ try the 300gr xtp mag.

What if you expect 3,000?

(hint: see above)

 

[fastbs]

i agree and if your throwing your rock faster, say 2000 fps+ try the 300gr xtp mag.

What if you expect 3,000?

(hint: see above)

ewc,
you're right on the dot. (i think we've spoke about this before ) different bullets work better at different impact speeds. i like using sierra gold dots too for my 1400ish fps set up.

if you're expecting 2300+ with a 300 grainer i would start looking into rifle bullets and say "why that's a monster of a smoke pole you have there. Might want to check out a nice recoil pad located over in the you're nuts isle at the local gun shop".

3000+ reverts back to patch and round ball. don't forget you're eye protection! (really don't try that)

 

[Paul Burns]

I would have thought the larger ragged hole with all the blood was the exit hole if you had not labeled the pic. Thanks for the info on the bullets.

 

[mr.big]

ok best for a mzl I never shot a 458 lott

lol

 

[mr.big]

Impact velocity defines a bullet.

100 bullets, 100 velocities, 100 answers....

I would say it be fine for the bottom 75 speeds.

 

[tasaman]

I use the 300 XTP in my Savage at about 2100 to 2200 fps. Works wonders on deer from 50 to 200 yards. I try not to shoot anything closer to avoid bullet failure. Agree 100 percent that the impact velocity is what you should be aiming for not the muzzle velocity. It's a fine bullet and if your on a budget, it's the best thing since sliced bread.

 

[94user]

I use the 240 gr .44 cal XTP and it kills deer dead. I found this one just under the skin in the buck I killed yesterday.I have only recovered two of them.

 

[sasquatchgonehuntin]

I love the 240 XTPs too. It would take alot to make me swap from it.

 

[ttf909]

the xtp's always perform great in the regular mz but since the savage it seems the non mag is little less than needed.
i have killed 1 deer with it and it seperated the jacket from the bullet and i never found but small frags of the bullet.
i switched to the barnes 457010 in 300gr. will have to wait and see what it does....

 

[4onaside]

Are there any degrees of death? Like with x bullet the deer is only a little dead, but with y bullet its graveyard dead? Point being that unless the bullet explodes on impact and does not penetrate, isn't the end result with any jacketed bullet of reasonable weight going at a reasonable velocity the same, regardless of brand?

 

[94user]

Are there any degrees of death? Like with x bullet the deer is only a little dead, but with y bullet its graveyard dead? Point being that unless the bullet explodes on impact and does not penetrate, isn't the end result with any jacketed bullet of reasonable weight going at a reasonable velocity the same, regardless of brand?

I agree completely. All I know I'm saying is the XTP I use is Centerfire accurate and kills every I hit dead, more than a little. It works for me. YMMV.

 

[Elite Mafia]

This is a great read. I'm done with shock waves!

 

[ewc]

The xtp is a great bullet. I have killed 20+ deer with a couple versions.

However, I had a failure with that bullet at an impact of 2,600+.

The deer died. Entrance was a volleyball and no exit.

As I stated earlier, define your impact velocity (or get close) and pick a bullet.

I have two options: 1) .400" 195 gr Barnes 2) .400" 200 gr Hornady SST

At close range, my impact is better than 2,900 fps.

I choose the Barnes 9 times out of 10- even though the sst is a 1/2" more accurate.

Why? Because I defined my shot before I loaded the gun.

Go to west tn and shoot/impact over 200 yards? - sst.

 

[RoyalsScout]

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