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#1 rdsii64

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 05:16 PM

My goto  load for  hunting predators and  pigs is a hand loaded 75 grain Hornady BTHP. conventional wisdom says that responsivle  hunters don't hunt with match bullets. I can attest that coyotes don't go very far if they take a step from a properly placed 75 grain load. they fly strait and hit like a freight train.

 

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Lake city case trimmed to 1.75

75 Grain Hornady BTHP seated to mag length

25.2 grains of AA2520 ( old school high power shooters know this powder well)

Any small rifle primer ( I use wolf primers)



#2 Will Chambers

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 12:33 PM

Thanks for sharing. I've used 75gr Hornady BTHPs (Black Hills blue box) for varmints in the past. On some ground hogs, the results were great. However, last winter I shot a possum and it seemed like they were just punching holes right through him.  I actually thought I was missing, then once he stopped, I noticed the blood trail from where I had first shot at him. I decided at that point to not use those on small game anymore. 

 

Now I have a good stockpile of 55gr ballistic tipped ammo for varmints and coyotes, as well as some of the new Sierra 77gr TMK loads from Black Hills for larger game.  



#3 rdsii64

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 01:18 PM

A BtHP tries to turn base forward once it hits something more dense than air. It needs a few inches to start to upset. For ground hogs, prarrie dogs opposums and such I would use the same stuff you use.   



#4 InfiniteGrim

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Posted 24 April 2015 - 02:06 PM

The 75gr BTHP from Hornady is a great projectile for medium size game as it does need some time to start working unlike the tipped varmint projectiles which instantly fragment.

 

75Gr Hornady @ 50 yards

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#5 Will Chambers

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Posted 01 May 2015 - 07:08 PM

The 75gr BTHP from Hornady is a great projectile for medium size game as it does need some time to start working unlike the tipped varmint projectiles which instantly fragment.

 

75Gr Hornady @ 50 yards

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#6 chrisaranca@gmail.com

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Posted 05 September 2016 - 11:00 AM

Thanks for the share/information. Has any one tried the G2 rip out trident ammo?




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