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That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 03:53 AM
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J.G.
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Exit side Entry side. She was quartering a bit, exit side. 7mm-08, 162 gr. A-max, 2635 fps MV
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 03:58 AM
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bigjoe8565
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I've killed plenty of pigs with the 168 grain Amax. The wounds are typically nasty
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 12:38 PM
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bobsumner
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All I has loaded was the Berger 130 VLD's (hunting) in the 6.5x47 when I got the call to go hunting. All deer died, but I can see from pics the AMAX probably would have been a better choice.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 12:44 PM
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J.G.
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Not a better choice than a VLD Hunting, just another option. Those Berger's are bad medicine too.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 03:51 PM
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Killed 4 deer this year with A-max's in the Grendel. I got to see a fifth one from another Grendel. I'll keep using them.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 03:52 PM
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Any idea what they do when pushed hard? Like 3200 fps, or so.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 04:02 PM
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Dang, JG. You almost missed!
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 04:11 PM
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Any idea what they do when pushed hard? Like 3200 fps, or so. I run a 75 gr. A-Max exactly that speed out of a .22-250. But I only shoot prairie dogs with it. It does tend to make a very impressive exit on those little critters. I don't know of that helps you, but that's all I got for that velocity. In a larger animal, such as coyote of even whitetail does I would expect good results even running that fast.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 04:12 PM
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Dang, JG. You almost missed! Which one?
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 04:20 PM
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Amax in 6.5CM and 308 did quite a few one shot one kill ranging from 50-300 yards on hogs before New Years. One head shot was nasty.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 06:01 PM
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My son smoked a doe at 325 yards with my Creedmore and a 140 AMAX last week. She fell so fast he didn't see it and thought she ran off with the rest of them. All the way through, great wound channel.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/11/16 10:55 PM
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SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/12/16 12:08 AM
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Absolutely it does, on thin skinned game i dont hesistate usong match bullets at all. Nice shooting.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/12/16 12:40 AM
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Any idea what they do when pushed hard? Like 3200 fps, or so. I run a 75 gr. A-Max exactly that speed out of a .22-250. But I only shoot prairie dogs with it. It does tend to make a very impressive exit on those little critters. I don't know of that helps you, but that's all I got for that velocity. In a larger animal, such as coyote of even whitetail does I would expect good results even running that fast. I suspected they may be a little soft for big game at velocities like that, but I don't know. If my ELD-X bullets show up and work out, it won't really matter, but I like to have options.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/12/16 01:03 AM
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Good shooting! That looks a lot like the performance of a hornady SST I used on a doe this past week.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 02:05 AM
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bobsumner
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Not a better choice than a VLD Hunting, just another option. Those Berger's are bad medicine too. Ooops what I meant was VLD match, the Hunting VLD were on order Can't wait to try them.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 02:47 AM
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 03:11 AM
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Exit side mOron. It was literally to see what a vitals shot would look like with the A-Max. I had neck shot two the day before.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 03:49 AM
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80gr AMax working for me too. Today at 238 yards... Was checking out my coyote howls.
Last edited by DStroud; 01/13/16 03:50 AM.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 04:24 AM
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They're working I thoroughly enjoy how Hornady tells us they aren't for huntjng, yet so many hunters have photos of fast, ethical kills with them. I personally wouldn't use one on large, heavy animals, but they have done a fine job on whitetail and smaller.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 04:34 AM
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Only bullets i shoot 6.5x55 140 amax 308 178 amax 300 win mag 208 amax 338 lm 285 amax
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 12:02 PM
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 03:25 PM
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Thank you. Where you been?
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 04:36 PM
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Been around but haven't posted much.
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Re: That dang A-max just keeps killing things.
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01/13/16 04:43 PM
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I know you know how to shoot and can shoot and load circles around me, but that second doe aint nothing to brag about to me in shot placement or bullet performance imho. Its dead that's all I get from it.
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