Hornady Interloc Bullets?

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Does anybody use these Hornadys for deer hunting? I just tried some 130gn with 60gns of 4831sc in my 270 and they are accurate... 1/2" @ 100 / 1 1/4" @ 200yd. My question is; do they perform on the terminal end ? I shot Remington core-locs for years with good results so I figure these Hornady's will do the job just as good or better.
Zen

I meant to post this in the reloading forum

[cfvickers]

I have hunted with interlocks quite a bit and I personally think it is probably the best white tail bullet made, and not too lightly constructed for elk in the heavier weights. You should be very happy with it. Works like a core lokt but generally has a better ballistic coefficient. Just watch your powder charge when reloading. It has a longer bearing surface than some similar bullets and cannot be loaded as hot as others. You should be able to achieve comparable velocities though with slightly less powder.

[whyohe]

I have shot 2 deer with them in my 30-06. they performed great. fast expanding. did not recover bullet on either but one was a pass threw, heart wa sexploded and lungs gel. did a death run for 30 yards till ran into a tree. the second was not a pass threw but didnt dig for bullet. in sides mush, DRT!

P.S. they are very accurate and i was shooting the light mags in the hornady customs. they packed a punch.

[boarhog]

I've used the 117 gr Hornady Interlock on quite a few deer in one of my 257 Roberts rifles. Only recovered 1 bullet, and it looked like it could be used in a bullet add. I switched to Nosler Partitions, and later to Barnes TSX, because of regularly getting shots at hogs. I never lost a hog hit with one, but they generally blew up pretty badly, and I made certain I didn't have to shoot through large bones!

[rossman40]

People often get the Hornady Interlock and the Interbond confused and a Interlock with a plastic tip is a SST. you have to remember you do not have a bonded core with the Interlock and interlock ring feature doesn't always work, look at the 250gr SST ML. You just have to balance out what you want the bullet to do. More expansion less penetration go with the SST, more penetration slower expansion go with the Interlock, more penetration thru bone go with the Interbond.

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Thanks guys....
I like the way they shoot. I've got a Model 70 Winchester and my grandson has a Handi Rifle in 270 and they shoot well in both rifles. The Handi likes a reduced load of 52 4831sc...
58gns of RL22 shoots as well as the 4831....I used to shoot Nosler Partitions and think they're an excellent bullet. I've shot a lot of deer with Core-lokts and Sierra game Kings and they have been just as deadly as the premium bullets. My favorite shot is a high shoulder at the base of the neck and have never experienced a bullet failure with the cheaper bullets....I'll be shooting the Interlocs this year.
Zen

[whyohe]

thanks for pointing that out Rossman. I'm going to have to double check but i think you may be right, they are interbond.

[rossman40]

A eastern whitetail is not the toughest critter on the earth. One thing that has happened over the years, maybe the "more experienced" members (better then saying "old farts") can attest, is the improvement and the selection you have of bullets.

It is still a matter of what you want the bullet to do and maybe even when dealing with off-the-shelf, what is available. We were going once to WV for deer hunting and one of our group was asking what ammo I was going to use. I told him I was going to use the WW Ballistic Silvertips. We get there and meet him in the field and he shows us the WW Failsafes he was going to use. After a serious "WTF" he explained he went in to buy the Silvertips and they were out but the counter guy said the Failsafes were just as good maybe even better. One guy in the group made the remark that if we seen a rhino or any deer with a flack jacket on we would send it to him.

One old guy told me long ago that if you want accuracy use Sierra bullets, if you want max terminal effects use a Swift. Of course that was a few decades ago. With the selection you have today (WW offers like over 20 different rifle bullets in there ammo) you just have to sort out what you want and know the strengths and weaknesses of your choice. With todays prices why should a guy pay over $40 for a box of the hypped up premium ammo when the $20 a box Remington Core-Lokt does the job just as well for the less then 100yd shot he is going to take from his tree stand.

[whelenman]

I've only shot one deer with the Federal factory interlocks...that was a small buck with a 150 grain bullet from a 308 Winchester. Shot was about 45 yards broadside and there was spray for about 20 yards on the ground behind the buck. He ran in a small circle and dropped within 20 yards of where he was standing when shot. I couldn't have asked for much more.

[artjr338wm]

As I have now shot well over 800 Interlocks out of my .338wm about 300 or so out of my 7mm STW, at least 600 or so out of my 300wm and a like number out of my 6.5x55 Swede, I can tell you the Hornady Interlock is a superbly accurate bullet. I should add I have also enjoyed excellent accuracy with Interlocks shot using both max loads as well as reduced loads using HG powder in my 338wm, 300wm, and 6.5 Swede.

The only on game performance I can retell is my friend used the 225grain Interlocks to kill a fine 5x5 bull elk. Shot was under 100yrds, broad side. Bullet did not exit, but turned the lungs into pulp. Elk went only about 70 or so yards down hill before piling up.

For my last elk hunt I gave both the Hornady bonded core bullet the Interbond and the bonded core Nosler Accubond a try. Both shot sub MOA out to 300yrds, (under 2.25" @ 300yrds) but I liked the way the Accubond performed in my wet paper tests better and combined that it was a frog hair more accurate I went with the Accubond.

For use on deer sized game I am 1000% confident the Interbond will perform as well as any bullet out there.