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.223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/01/13 04:44 PM
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Picked up some Hornady Whitetail in .223 60gr. Never used it before and was wondering is anyone else had? How'd you like it?
Going to be firing it in my Browing A Bolt .223 1:12" twist
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/02/13 04:13 PM
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I assume that since it's called "Whitetail", that it's for deer hunting. With the 223 for deer, the cartridge itself is marginal, so it's all about the bullet being used. I don't know what Hornady used, but if the 60 grainer is the Nosler Partition, then you have about as good a bullet as you can get for that cartridge. If you know what specific bullet is being used, then the forum can tell you their experiences with that bullet.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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If the bullet is the 60gr Nosler Partition then it is fantastic. I have had very good performance from this bullet. I have taken down deer and hogs with no problem. My barrel is a 20" heavy barrel with 1/9 twist.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/02/13 11:14 PM
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I doubt Hornady would use a Nosler bullet in their ammo. Maybe though.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/02/13 11:46 PM
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uI also doubt they will use a Nosler. Do not think Hornady loads with anything other than their bullets. Wonder if they have made an Interbond or GMX in 224 and are using it.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/03/13 12:12 AM
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Interbond or GMX in .224 would be cool. Especially in a 220 swift or 22-250.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/03/13 01:22 AM
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I doubt Hornady would use a Nosler bullet in their ammo. Maybe though. Depending on the purpose, Hornady makes a better bullet than Nosler. No way are they going to put a competitor's bullet in their ammo. I hope it works though.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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I doubt Hornady would use a Nosler bullet in their ammo. Maybe though. Depending on the purpose, Hornady makes a better bullet than Nosler. No way are they going to put a competitor's bullet in their ammo. I hope it works though. Depends on your definition, I will take a partition from Nosler for use on large critters over any bullet Hornady makes.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/03/13 09:27 AM
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If it is the GMX then sure should work fine as long as the bullet exopands. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/178983/...-tail-box-of-20if it is the interlock then I would be looking for another bullet.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/03/13 07:38 PM
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Hornady has a 60 Gr Soft point.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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It's an interlock bullet. Didn't get to use them on anything of size this weekend. Just a rabbit when checking feeders. Trapped a hog and used the pistol on it. Maybe next time.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/13/13 03:02 AM
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saw these at Academy a few days ago, is this a new one for them?
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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It an "Interlock" bullet which they have brought back. Awesome bullet. I'd rank it right up there with the Nosler Partition.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/13/13 04:34 PM
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It an "Interlock" bullet which they have brought back. Awesome bullet. I'd rank it right up there with the Nosler Partition.
Jack Beg to differ that the "Interlock" is any where close to a partition in toughness and performance on game. Especially when using on large game for the caliber such as a 22cal for deer
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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It an "Interlock" bullet which they have brought back. Awesome bullet. I'd rank it right up there with the Nosler Partition.
Jack Beg to differ that the "Interlock" is any where close to a partition in toughness and performance on game. Especially when using on large game for the caliber such as a 22cal for deer Couldnt agree more. I feel that the "interlcok" is a joke. I have seen zero difference in its performance than any other regular cup and core soft point. I have had several interlocks in a 270 blow up, never lost a deer, but very poor bullet performance.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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I doubt Hornady would use a Nosler bullet in their ammo. Maybe though. Depending on the purpose, Hornady makes a better bullet than Nosler. No way are they going to put a competitor's bullet in their ammo. I hope it works though. I have tried several hornady bullets, tried them in 270, 280, 300 wby and 308. Never bought more than one box for each of them and dont even try hornady anymore. In my opinion for game they are worthless.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/13/13 05:36 PM
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I doubt Hornady would use a Nosler bullet in their ammo. Maybe though. Depending on the purpose, Hornady makes a better bullet than Nosler. No way are they going to put a competitor's bullet in their ammo. I hope it works though.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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^^^^^^^^^
I tried the Hornady 60gr softpoints from a 22-250 on deer. It was the worst bullet performance I have ever seen. Recovered a doe that required a finishing shot an hour after what appeared to be a perfect frontal neck shot, center of throat patch with her facing me. After over 1/4 mile trail and her jumping one fence that was almost 5 feet we found her and a shot to the head finished the job. The neck shot had given large surface wound and for about 2 inches deep. bullet never reached the backbone.
That was in the early 90's and the Corelocts, Powerpoints, and PMC soft points were a lot better than the Hornady for deer in those days. Not sure about today but they were bad enough then I never tried a Hornady bullet in a 22 cal since.
The best bullet in those days for deer sized game that I tried were the 60gr Nosler Solid Base. Now days we have quite a few choices to select from that will get the job done much better than the bullets of those days.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/13/13 08:49 PM
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I used to love that Nosler 60 gr SBBT. Nowdays in my 220 I shoot the 55 gr BT, but as I mentioned in a recent post, it isn't much good on pigs. So I tried the 60 gr Partition in my 220. Won't group worth a darn. So I tried an old favorite, the 63 gr Sierra SMP and it shot wonderfully at near max with 4064. Well..I just love that 65 gr Sierra GK in my 223, so maybe it would stabilize in my 220. Nope. Big Nope! I can't find where the bullet went. No holes in the target that I can find. I'll take that to mean that it isn't stabilizing. I guess I'll have to be happy with the 63 gr Sierra or maybe try the Barnes bullet when they are back on the shelves. I hear they offer a coated Barnes now that doesn't lay down so much copper.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/13/13 09:07 PM
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I doubt Hornady would use a Nosler bullet in their ammo. Maybe though. Depending on the purpose, Hornady makes a better bullet than Nosler. No way are they going to put a competitor's bullet in their ammo. I hope it works though. I have tried several hornady bullets, tried them in 270, 280, 300 wby and 308. Never bought more than one box for each of them and dont even try hornady anymore. In my opinion for game they are worthless. All I shoot is the Vmax in my 22 calibers (varmints and the occasional pig) and the SST in everthing else from 243 to 300 win. All of my rifles shoot very well with it, moa at 100 and sub on most. My wife and I have never lost an animal and bullet performance in our experience has been fantastic from Antelope to Oryx.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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I will correct myself, I do like 55 grain v-max in my 223 for plinking/varmeting, but thats it.
Hornady bullets suck in my opinion.
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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02/14/13 01:59 AM
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Have any of you tried the 60 gr. Vmax for game? I just picked some up for a hog hunt. It seems like the consensus is the Nosler partitions though. lol
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Re: .223 Hornady Whitetail
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Well so far I have only been able to get rabbit in the sights with these Bullets. I think because rabbits are so small and not very tough, the bullets are going right through them without expanding at all. I can't wait to get a hog in my sights with them but will have to wait a little longer I guess.
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