130 gr speer hot cor

[amu_shooter]

Victor3Ranger1, That's gonna turn stuff inside out........A++

 

[Victor3Ranger1]

Victor3Ranger1, That's gonna turn stuff inside out........A++

I sure hope so.
I got my turret all dialed in and marked for 400-800yds two days ago
Didn't feel like I needed anything marked under that since it shoots so flat

 

[amu_shooter]

I'd say that's a lethal combo, best of luck with it.

 

[Bghunter338]

I run 140's out of mine right now, Nosler BT's at 3535fps.
This will be the first year to hunt with it. Hopefully they do bang flops

Oh I think that and then some

 

[headhunter130]

I run 140's out of mine right now, Nosler BT's at 3535fps.
This will be the first year to hunt with it. Hopefully they do bang flops

They will. If you have the same experience I did on whitetails, you will look for another bullet. It was beyond ugly. Destroyed lots of meat.

 

[Victor3Ranger1]

They will. If you have the same experience I did on whitetails, you will look for another bullet. It was beyond ugly. Destroyed lots of meat.

I'm hoping that it does that to ribs, lungs and heart

 

[LoneTraveler]

Speer hot core bullet with no crimp grove as a hinge point just keep expanding and do a lot of damage in an animal.
I shot a ground hog 1 time with a 243 Hot Core 80 Gr. The pig was laying in his hole, He raised his head, I held on his chin. when the gun cracked he disappeared backwards into the hole. When I picked him up I found a lump in his back leg. I found the bullet expanded to about quarter size.
Used 270 130 Gr. Hot Core in 270 Win. on crop damage deer. A broadside shot would blow big holes in off side. All DRT.

 

[Tikka300man]

Anyone have a load for this bullet in 7MMSTW?

Alliant had the following data for 7mm STW with 130-gr Speer BTSP: 80.1 grains (max load) of Reloder 23 with Fed 215 primer.
Layne Simpson showed 82.0-84.0 grains of IMR 7828 with the same bullet.
And Western powder showed 130-gr Sierra MK with Ramshot Magnum powder showing a maximum of 87.2 grains. All 3 loads used Federal 215 primers.
That's all I could find.

 

[headhunter130]

Thank so much for the replies with load data.

 

[griz375]

This is the entrance hole on a deer shooting a 125 gr accubond at 3600. Couldn't find the lungs, the stomach exploded even though the bullet hit 8 to 10" from it, and the liver had tears all over it.

I'm assuming you'll see similar results with a Hot core at those velocities.