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Sept 7, 2010 20:36:57 GMT -5
Post by 12ptdroptine on Sept 7, 2010 20:36:57 GMT -5
I just bought 500 of the .400 Hornaday 200gr XTPhp for my Pacnor Savage.... Hope they are the right one's. But one question. The 200's were hard to find for awhile... Does anybody shoot the 155gr? Or the 180 gr bullets? wouldn't they shoot flatter? Or do they not stabilize as well Thanks Drop
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Sept 7, 2010 20:44:31 GMT -5
Post by rossman40 on Sept 7, 2010 20:44:31 GMT -5
I was with Shooter at the local gun show and he picked up some Remington 155gr JHPs for his .45. He hasn't shot any yet. The thing is do they have enough bearing surface to stabilize?
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Sept 7, 2010 20:46:52 GMT -5
Post by hunter on Sept 7, 2010 20:46:52 GMT -5
I did not have much luck with the 155's in my rem. 700ml 45. The 180's and 200's did better.
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Sept 7, 2010 20:54:27 GMT -5
Post by DBinNY on Sept 7, 2010 20:54:27 GMT -5
Don't know about the light weights but the 200gr XTPs have very similar POI to the 200 SSTs and 195 Barnes. Load development translation to the more expensive bullets is probably also better. IMO you have the right one!
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Sept 7, 2010 21:31:21 GMT -5
Post by chuck41 on Sept 7, 2010 21:31:21 GMT -5
The 200gr XTP 40 cal shoot great and are very dependable on both targets and game. I used them both in my 50 and also sabotless with my 40. They work well on deer and so far have scored five for five for me. Their almost explosive expansion at our velocities mean they are unlikely to result is pass thrus if that is your goal, but a shot most anywhere in the lung area will result in a dead deer within 50 yd or less.
The 180s worked pretty well also on paper, but I've shot very few of them. I suspect that lighter ones have questionable bearing area for our guns, especially if you are using them in a sabot. I just bought another 300 of them (200gr) myself.
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Sept 8, 2010 9:53:30 GMT -5
Post by pposey on Sept 8, 2010 9:53:30 GMT -5
I may have aski this before,,, but if the nose of the 200 XTP was filled with a lead type substance making a flat point out of it would it not be a little slower to expand? They sure shoot well out of my 45 pacnor shortie with a baby blue harvester,,,, I've shot 180 or so in the last month with no problems,,, they also seem to handle faster powders better that the 200 SST, could it be the flatter base???
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Sept 8, 2010 10:54:40 GMT -5
Post by dave d. on Sept 8, 2010 10:54:40 GMT -5
:)drop the 155's and180's will have a very low bc and will drop much more at long range. The 200 xtp will drop quite a bit more then the sst and bx out at 300yrd. For hunting I would stay with at least the 200gr.
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Sept 8, 2010 12:02:40 GMT -5
Post by boarhog on Sept 8, 2010 12:02:40 GMT -5
I ordered some 180 gr Privi Partizan 45 bullets, because they were about $9.00/100. I haven't tried them in a 50 with sabot yet, but sized and knurled, they shot under 2" sabotless out of my 45. Better than I expected considering the short bearing surface. I might use them for Coyotes or Crows, but I wouldn't use them for deer.
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Sept 8, 2010 18:39:53 GMT -5
Post by 12ptdroptine on Sept 8, 2010 18:39:53 GMT -5
I bought them on recomendation from those here. I understand that they perform as well as the sst on paper out to 100 yds thats why I bought them . I just wondered about the lighter one's. Getting the bug to go shooting again. Thanks Drop
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Sept 8, 2010 19:37:27 GMT -5
Post by Richard on Sept 8, 2010 19:37:27 GMT -5
Drop.........if you look at my post today, I shot some 180 Noslers which did pretty good at 100 yds. That was only one load. Maybe another load would do even better. Since I only had four to play with, I couldn't do much playing. I sort of have a feeling that there 200 and beyond performance might not be so good? I will definitely try more when I get them. Richard
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Sept 9, 2010 2:21:44 GMT -5
Post by Al on Sept 9, 2010 2:21:44 GMT -5
I've shot the 165gr "Zero" brand JHP's in the light blue Harvestors with decent results @ 100yds, not quite as good as the 200gr XTP's for accuracy, but close enough to plink with.
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