Hornady 150 gr sp

[GhengisAhn175]

Just got my free box of ammo from Hornady. I'm assuming these 150 gr sp interlocks are
Only for hunting?

Anyone have a good load recipe for this ? It'll be shot out of a 16.5" ar-10 semi auto.

I only have imr 4064 as a powder..

If someone does have experience with
This round, got any ballistic info and effective ranges?


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[sierracharlie338]

Killed a doe couple years ago with hornady's factory hunting load with this bullet. Doe was at 330 yards and she ran about ten. Good shit. Currently have about 300 rounds of the factory stuff.

 

[GhengisAhn175]

Sierra, you got the specs on tier factory load? Wondering about COAL and if you possibly know powder. I'll have to google it too thsnks


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[GhengisAhn175]

Anyone have the round specs or recipe for the 150 gr sp interlock?

I don't plan on buying more in the future and with the 100 I got need to make the most of it without too much load development . I figure I can help out my local rancher
With his coyote and hog problem with these rounds than use my match rounds which is what I've been doing lately


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[givey]

44 grains of IMR4064 win brass and cci primers with this bullet at 2.81 COL shoots sub MOA at 100 yards out of both my Armalite AR10 and Bushmaster ORC.

 

[GhengisAhn175]

Thanks givey. I'll try that, working up to that load. you use these rounds for hunting or it's a cheap all purpose bullet for you?

I have 175 gr Smks but I figured use the right bullet for the right application!


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[sierracharlie338]

Hornady 150 gr sp

Sierra, you got the specs on tier factory load? Wondering about COAL and if you possibly know powder. I'll have to google it too thsnks


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I can get you the measurements today. I'll also pull one apart and let you know what I find.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Hornady 150 gr sp

Sierra, you got the specs on tier factory load? Wondering about COAL and if you possibly know powder. I'll have to google it too thsnks


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So I measured 12 loaded cartridges and got an average of 2.730 (reloading manual lists @ 2.735)



Pulled the bullet to find some stick powder. My RCBS scale measured 44.1 gr of this cartridge give or take a couple tents [emoji6]

Powders listed in the manual for the 44 gr range are
H4895 - 44.0 max
IMR 8208 XBR - 44.2 max
Accurate 2460 - 44.5 max
Varget and IMR 4064 both @ 44.9 max

Hope this helps

 

[GhengisAhn175]

Love you Sierra!


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[sierracharlie338]

Love you Sierra!


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HAHA No Problem bud. Hope it helps with what you are looking for. If I can be of any more help, let me know.

 

[GhengisAhn175]

Hornady 150 gr sp

Actually 1 more.. Got any recommendations as far as limitations of the round?

Biggest game I can take, max effectice distance, etc. never really hunted before other than take out pests


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[sierracharlie338]

Well that doe I shot a couple years ago was at 330 (used a range finder) and I was very impressed with the performance. Went through both shoulders. Based on what I saw I'd say you would be safe at least out to 500 on deer sized game or smaller. As far as size of game, it all depends on shot placement [emoji16] the best way to find out is using a ballistic app.

One sec hold that though.…

 

[GhengisAhn175]

At 330 went through both shoulders? Sounds like it didn't receive 100% of the energy if it penetrated through.

To verify my thought process, you want the bullet to stop inside the game for 100% energy transfer right?


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[sierracharlie338]

Hornady 150 gr sp

Peep this



According to this chart you could get out to about 700 and still have enough energy (far right column). I think most prefer around 500 foot pounds of energy for game. More for bigger game (bigger than deer) would be my preference

 

[sierracharlie338]

At 330 went through both shoulders? Sounds like it didn't receive 100% of the energy if it penetrated through.

To verify my thought process, you want the bullet to stop inside the game for 100% energy transfer right?


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To get the most energy dump yes you do. But when the shot breaks both front shoulders and hits the heart it's hard to argue. I think the exit was possibly a little off to one side. Wish I had a camera at the time.

 

[GhengisAhn175]

So broken shoulders +
Shattered heart or stop in meat.

Roger this! Thanks a bunch appreciate it


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[sierracharlie338]

Again it all boils down to shot placement bud!

 

[sierracharlie338]

You might also give this website a lookin at. Tons of good info on here about ballistics and how it relates to hunting.

http://www.ballisticstudies.com

 

[JGorski]

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Just got my free box of ammo from Hornady. I'm assuming these 150 gr sp interlocks are
Only for hunting?

Anyone have a good load recipe for this ? It'll be shot out of a 16.5" ar-10 semi auto.

I only have imr 4064 as a powder..

If someone does have experience with
This round, got any ballistic info and effective ranges?


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Start at 45.5grs on up to 47.

 

[Ledzep]

At 330 went through both shoulders? Sounds like it didn't receive 100% of the energy if it penetrated through.

To verify my thought process, you want the bullet to stop inside the game for 100% energy transfer right?


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Energy transfer alone means very little. You want to disrupt or destroy vital organs and tissues. Hit the lungs, hit the heart, hit the liver, hit arteries. 2 holes (entry and exit) generally means more blood loss quicker. Blood loss equates to shock, passing out, and dieing quicker.

Also, I used the 150 hornady in my .30-06 (M1 Garand) on a whitetail doe a few years ago and it dropped on the spot, passed out and died in about 20 seconds. Put it in the right spot and it'll do the job.

 

[.50 Cal Cow]

For what it's worth I use the same bullet in my 30-06 only pushing ~2800fps (a very nice light recoil load) and seem to be quite still accurate at 300-400 yards in steel. Haven't had the fortune of hitting anything with it yet though.

 

[givey]

I shoot feral hogs with this on a regular basis. It has been good for DRT out to 250 yards on 75 to 150# hogs. FWIW I have used the 175 SMK's on hogs and killed them out to 425 yards with quick one shot kills.