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 Re: Why I prefer lead bullets over solid copper for hunting
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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12/01/16 10:01 PM
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took a 200 lb hog this morning with my new creedmoor, 129 gr hornady btsp( interlock ) well the creed met its match, i failed to get a pass through, but in fairness im testing this gun to see what it can do, put it right on the shoulder, it made it through the boars shield, through shoulder bone, broke through ribs on both sides, out shoulder meat on other side and ended up on skin under shield on opposite side. bullet weighed 108 gr or a 17% percent loss and had an expanded diameter of .68 at widest part and .55 at narrowest.  
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Re: Why I prefer lead bullets over solid copper for hunting
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12/01/16 11:20 PM
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I've seen a lot of game shot with 150 grain Barnes bullets from 7mms and .300 mags
From my experience, unless you hit a shoulder bone, it's straight in and out.
If I'm shooting a deer for meat, it's neck or head, and it really don't matter at that point.
If it's a trophy, I want the bullet to cause massive internal damage and in my experience a Barnes bullet in the 3000 fps range doesent cause it That's true. But the TSX does more internal damage than meets the eye (see ballistic gel tests). Have shot one ram and one buck with them (buck was simply because using same rifle later in same year). Ram went 10 yards and collapsed and deer went maybe 40 yards with a great blood trail. That said, I do not prefer them for deer-sized game and won't use them again for deer unless the caliber is small. Even then, I would probably go with an AB or NP or something similar. Monometals are designed to achieve penetration - every time. So their real sweet spot is really for larger, tougher animals. Can't go wrong with either AB or NP...... 
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Re: Why I prefer lead bullets over solid copper for hunting
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12/02/16 07:33 PM
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took a 200 lb hog this morning with my new creedmoor, 129 gr hornady btsp( interlock ) well the creed met its match, i failed to get a pass through, but in fairness im testing this gun to see what it can do, put it right on the shoulder, it made it through the boars shield, through shoulder bone, broke through ribs on both sides, out shoulder meat on other side and ended up on skin under shield on opposite side. bullet weighed 108 gr or a 17% percent loss and had an expanded diameter of .68 at widest part and .55 at narrowest. I wouldn't chalk 83% weight retention on shoulder shots as an kind of normalcy for a btsp interlock. That bullet was a one in a million kinda dude.
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Re: Why I prefer lead bullets over solid copper for hunting
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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12/02/16 08:17 PM
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dont be hatin rechevy. lol hey maybe it is at the right velocities, the creed aint no screamer you know
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Re: Why I prefer lead bullets over solid copper for hunting
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12/02/16 09:05 PM
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Still have a couple hundred rounds of 130 grain Hornady interlock with 54 grains of Dupont 4350. Best grouping round I have ever used
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Re: Why I prefer lead bullets over solid copper for hunting
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12/02/16 11:24 PM
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Is there any truth to the idea that lead bullets cause lead poisoning? I've eaten a deer steak before and chomped on pieces of bullet.
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