Hornady 250 FTX

[sabotloader]

This has always been a problem for me with Hornady bullets. It started years ago when I was hunting with a Hornady .308/200 Round Nose, shot from a 300 Winchester Mag.

I shot two elk with this bullet and both time I found the copper just under the skin on the entrance side and of course they never exitied. Yes both elk were harvested, so yes I gues the bullet worked but i certainly would not trust it.

When I moved from centerfire to muzzleloader the first bullets I tried were XTP's and the experienced continued. Not always did they strip but on occasion they did. Of course after my ML discovery of the the problem I immediatly switch to Noslers as I had done even for centerfire hunting.

I was shooting some 250 FTX's the other day at the farm and today when I set the target out I found this FTX in the trough in the ground. Shook my head... but I picked it up for pictures. Yes, I know shooting this bullet into wet soil if tough on a bullet but I am not certain howm much tougher it than shooting throught the hide of a bull elk - especially if you strike a major bone.

Fore myself Hornady's are good for shooting paper but I never really trust them when shooting a game animal.

sorry for the heavy yellow color - that is what I get for using a yellow back ground paper....

[spaniel]

We've discussed this elsewhere but I don't consider that anywhere near the top of my list for an elk bullet though it'll do just fine for deer. The 250gr-class SW/SST/FTX bullets are popular for their weight but IMHO the 200 and 300-325gr versions are all superior as they all have higher BC and hold together better.

325gr FTX impacting at close to 1900fps (MV 1950 fps with chrono 10ft from muzzle but deer 30-50 ft!), if this bullet will survive that looking like this I would not think twice about shooting an elk with it at any charge and any range:



It would have retained even more weight had I not found it with the business end of my burger grinder.