208g A-Max 30 cal.

[QRE23]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

Oh yea!! Well I bet my dad can beat up your dad, so there, take that. LOL

Looking at all those 208's I feel like Homer Simpson looking at a donut. In my best Homer Simpson voice "doooonutttt"

Would you be interested in taking a small child as partial trade? They're great for income tax purposes...

 

[Frogdiver]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ackley Improved</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mmmm.. been trying to work out what to do with these... 1100 of them... still got a good 800 odd 200SMK's to get through before I even crack these open for the 300WSM!!

I bought enough projectiles a while back to last the life of the barrel.... I hate not being able to find components when you need them!

Cheers </div></div>

Is this considered SH porn?

 

[Falar]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

I still have a few too.

 

[magnum_99]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

Does any vendor in the country have these in stock?

I want to play, and am getting some 210 Berger bullets to experiment with, but don't want to pay those prices long term.

 

[jrob300]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

I *just* got off the phone with Lindy at Hornady. The production run of 208's has be pushed back *<span style="font-weight: bold">AGAIN</span>* to the end of Nov. They'll ship to dealers two weeks later. That means no 208's until at least the middle of Dec.

John

 

[QRE23]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

You're just full of good news aren't ya.

Ok, I'll bump up my offer for some 208's. One small child and I'll throw in an X-wife. lol

 

[chooter]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

I saw two boxes at BassPro/Cincinnati yesterday but at 35/box they stayed.

 

[RODENT]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jrob300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I *just* got off the phone with Lindy at Hornady. The production run of 208's has be pushed back *<span style="font-weight: bold">AGAIN</span>* to the end of Nov. They'll ship to dealers two weeks later. That means no 208's until at least the middle of Dec.

John </div></div>

That's good to know. Thanks.

 

[magnum_99]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RODENT</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jrob300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I *just* got off the phone with Lindy at Hornady. The production run of 208's has be pushed back *<span style="font-weight: bold">AGAIN</span>* to the end of Nov. They'll ship to dealers two weeks later. That means no 208's until at least the middle of Dec.

John </div></div>

That's good to know. Thanks. </div></div>

+1

I hope their run is sufficient to actually have some stock once it ships.

 

[jrob300]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: magnum_99</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I hope their run is sufficient to actually have some stock once it ships. </div></div>

Yes. It will be very interesting to see how quickly Hornady can adjust to the sudden increase in usage that they apparently did not foresee.

The last production run was obviously not sufficient. I have very little faith that they can get this right in the very next run.

Another possible explanation is that ammo manufacturers are perhaps being more conservative right now. We're on the backside of the Obama-induced ammo/reloading supply hoarding frenzy, and with the economy such as it is, nobody wants to be sitting on excess inventory. This may actually be calculated on Hornady's part.

Either way, I'll not be surprised to see these dry up quickly again.

John

 

[paul T]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

Pure porn, will give ya a pack of rancheros for a box of them there booties. Cant wait to try them out with a stiff dose of N550.

 

[Cigarcop]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

Look in the WTS thread boys....just sayin

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paul T</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Pure porn, will give ya a pack of rancheros for a box of them there booties. Cant wait to try them out with a stiff dose of N550.</div></div>

Re-17....better medicine for those 210 Bergers and 208 A-max's.

 

[Bob L Swagger]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

H-1000 is the best for them, out of a .300 win mag.

 

[JByrd]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

its getting to the point where i just wanna say screw hornady's 208's shoot tha vld's . i mean c'mon $50 more per 500 and most serious people on here are shootin $4k rigs , im about ready to give my $200 extra to berger b/c they got their crap together. i try not to swear but the tards at hornady arent makin it easy.....whew i feel a little better, had to vent . some of these dorks with 2k rounds sittin in their closet will still have 2k rounds nxt yr only diff they will be slightly more dusty

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bob L. Swagger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">H-1000 is the best for them, out of a .300 win mag.</div></div>

Yes, out of the .300 WM. I was referring to shooting them out of the .308 and 30-06. H1000 was definitely my preference when I owned a really good .300 WM

 

[Falar]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: procovert45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">its getting to the point where i just wanna say screw hornady's 208's shoot tha vld's . i mean c'mon $50 more per 500 and most serious people on here are shootin $4k rigs , im about ready to give my $200 extra to berger b/c they got their crap together. i try not to swear but the tards at hornady arent makin it easy.....whew i feel a little better, had to vent . some of these dorks with 2k rounds sittin in their closet will still have 2k rounds nxt yr only diff they will be slightly more dusty </div></div>

Cry much?

This "dork" buys components by the 1000s and makes sure inventories never get below a certain amount. Maybe now you will have learned a lesson about being prepared.

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

Everybody called me a hoarder for having 30k primers. But, when you shoot 3-6K a year, and no telling when prices will come down I say buy it, support the company that is producing it and be prepared all at the same time.

 

[JByrd]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

no lesson , 300 purchase was in sept. after all this BS was in motion. dont forget to dust Falar

 

[jagged77]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: procovert45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no lesson , 300 purchase was in sept. after all this BS was in motion. dont forget to dust Falar </div></div>

I just got my hands on another 800, will be sure to dust on a regular basis

 

[NRF]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sandwarrior</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bob L. Swagger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">H-1000 is the best for them, out of a .300 win mag.</div></div>

Yes, out of the .300 WM. I was referring to shooting them out of the .308 and 30-06. H1000 was definitely my preference when I owned a really good .300 WM </div></div>

My choice was RL 22 with CCIBR2 Norma brass shooting at 3120 lights out. I sold over a thousand because of the bad things I heard about " do not use for game " although I killed two of my best whitetails with them down without a flinch I guess it turns out a high expansion bullet needs to be put in the boiler room, but my 183 gross whitetail I had no other chance but to put it high in his neck, it turned out ........... Ya dropped in his tracks!

In saying i was happy to stop my sales and save a few hundred loaded and unloaded, for future use. They are great! Let me know who's looking I'm still finding them just started shooting Bergers because of the bad hipe I was reading.

 

[JByrd]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

look ....more bs

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: 208g A-Max 30 cal.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NRF</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sandwarrior</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bob L. Swagger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">H-1000 is the best for them, out of a .300 win mag.</div></div>

Yes, out of the .300 WM. I was referring to shooting them out of the .308 and 30-06. H1000 was definitely my preference when I owned a really good .300 WM </div></div>

My choice was RL 22 with CCIBR2 Norma brass shooting at 3120 lights out. I sold over a thousand because of the bad things I heard about " do not use for game " although I killed two of my best whitetails with them down without a flinch I guess it turns out a high expansion bullet needs to be put in the boiler room, but my 183 gross whitetail I had no other chance but to put it high in his neck, it turned out ........... Ya dropped in his tracks!

In saying i was happy to stop my sales and save a few hundred loaded and unloaded, for future use. They are great! Let me know who's looking I'm still finding them just started shooting Bergers because of the bad hipe I was reading.</div></div>

I know what you mean. I've heard all kinds of "can't do this with that bullet, can't do that with this bullet...." stories. The .208 A-maxs will pound deer, no question. All my life I've remembered going out as a kid with my dad and uncle and shooting deer out in the center of Nevada. Now these are big mulies, from which I've seen tend to be a little dumber and not as tenacious when hanging on to life like whitetails. But, all they ever used were then standard grade 85-100 gr. soft-points {added: from .243's}. My uncle hit a huge 4 pt. (remember western count 4 on each side, not counting eye-guard) in the neck down in the bottom of a side canyon. He dropped like a sack of 'taters. My dad made a bad shot on a forky (2 ea. side) later that day and blew one leg off almost. The next shot killed him though. We didn't get a lot of meat from him. My dad's best deer though was huge (bigger than my uncles) 34 1/2" 4 pt. that should have made the book....if my dad had just gone to the Fish and Game office and got it scored. We knew a couple wardens that lived near us and both said it would've made the national book. For sure it would've made the State book.

Yep, bullet placement is about 96.8% of how to kill a deer. Terminal ballistics isn't critical unless you have a bad shot angle.