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It's a capable relatively short-range cartridge. For factory ammo there's the Win XP Copper, Win Defender 160 Bonded and such like - unless you handload, then you got many excellent options like Barnes and Hammers.
Yes, it loses velocity fast with its bore size to bullet weight ratio along with the low MV's. I should clarify that if you're not in a good position to get another more suitable rifle, this one will work fine if you use the right bullets and are ok with restricted effective range. If you handload, the picture widens a good bit, as you can get a Hammer load that can potentially launch over 2,700 fps. that will get you out to 200 yds. or so.
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I do handload, and I've got my eye on those 125gr Hammers once I run out of my factory 180gr Winchester ammo. My Ruger American Ranch shoots that factory ammo under 1", and very accurate out to 300 yards (the furthest I've tested it).Yes, it loses velocity fast with its bore size to bullet weight ratio along with the low MV's. I should clarify that if you're not in a good position to get another more suitable rifle, this one will work fine if you use the right bullets and are ok with restricted effective range. If you handload, the picture widens a good bit, as you can get a Hammer load that can potentially launch over 2,700 fps. that will get you out to 200 yds. or so.
.355 Cal-125gr Stone Hammer™ - Hammer Bullets
Designed specifically for the 350 Legend and deer hunting out to 200 yards. At 125gr it is easy to achieve 2500 fps giving very good terminal performance.
What rifle do you have? I have a Ruger American Ranch with the 16" barrel, and I'm going to work on a load with the 125gr Hammers. I'd love to hear about your recipe.
Ever try a light, fast mono? Whole different game than the traditional cup and core. Running light 123 Hammers at 3,495 fps in a 6.5 Sherman Max and it literally ran through a whitetail from the rear ham to front. Penetration was better than my 7-LRM with the big 180 Hybrids running at 3K with the same shot on a smaller deer even. The 123 mono exited after even further penetration, while the 180 Hybrid didn't even make it to the vitals. Both 200 +/- yds.
Yep.....not a fan after using lots of light bullets of all different types in my early ignorant years of hunting. First deer I killed with a legal hunting rifle was a 06 with 125 bullets 45 years ago.
Nope, I can say take it from a guy who used to do slow and fast. The light fast is great. And I have taken a good amount of deer and hogs with the light and fast and the heavy and can say without a doubt the light fast kills much better and does more damage.
