whats your opinion

[andy]

WOULD YOU USE 180 GRAIN .430 BULLET WITH 100 GR T7 FOR DEER IN TN.

[wilmsmeyer]

Only if it was the last bullet on earth. But that's me.

I think a heavier bullet would be more effective in penetration and probably tend to be easier to find accuracy with.....having a longer bearing surface.

[andy]

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW I HAVE KILLED 20 DEER IN THE LAST TWO YEARS FROM 15 TO 100 YDS WITH THIS COMBO

[ozark]

andy, what gun are you using this load in?

[tar12]

I would not use this bullet/sabot combo in any of my savages.If this is such a bona-fide deer killer in your gun,why pose the question?

[wilmsmeyer]

Any bullet can give you confidence if you are a great shot and pick your shots. With that said, I would feel comfortable saying that I could humanely kill 20 deer in a row with 1 shot each and my scoped .22 LR. IF I picked my shots and was under no pressure.

Deer where I hunt can weigh 250 on the hoof. I've heard TN deer are kinda small and you are shooting at a much lower speed then my Savage.

So use it. And like Tar12 said....why do you ask?

[whyohe]

i killed a small deer to some(110 lbs field dressed) with my 44 mag lever action at 75 yard shot. dropped at apx 75 yards. i was using winchesters 210 grn silver tips. if i remeber right the MV on theses is around 1250 fps.

if it is accurate out of your gun using 100 grs of T-7 i dont see a problem especially if you have gotten 20 deer. but i definitly would not shoot that out at savage speeds, bullet might come unglued.

[andy]

ya ll probably have got a lot more wisdom and ideas about loads and guns. I bought them cause they were cheap. I shoot a Kodiak pro with a 29" barrel. I thank everyone for there wisdom and comments

[deadeye]

andy,not tryin to beat up on ya,but there is a difference between cheap & inexpensive

[andy]

THEY ARE HORNADY XTP. I GOT A HUNDERED BULLETS AND SABOTS FOR $20.00

[DHinMN]

If these were packaged together by Hornady did they come with any instructions. I'm guessing they were meant for a ML with a slow rifling twist like 1 in 48. Maybe even slower. This is a combination that may have been intended to use instead of patched round balls. They would be an improvement over that. You could try them and see what they do but I don't think you would want to move them too fast.

[jims]

Deadeye: I did not look this up in the dictionary but an old hunter once told me that cheap meant shoddy and inexpensive was a good buy. I don't know if I could argue with that or not, $20 for that combo looks inexpensive if they work well.