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a "non-premium" ammo for .30-06
@ 12:57 pm (GMT) |
francescoshooting exclusively european wild boar at 20-150m.avg weight: 80-110kg bad luck with SST - insufficient penetration. good enough corelokt SP 180gt, geco sp 170gt, rws evolution 184gr any better choices for reducing dead runs? |
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@ 07:28 am (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: a "non-premium" ammo for .30-06Ok, lets try to summerize this a bit.Not taking shot placement into account: Based on your past posts / emails, the 165gr SST produced the fastest kills but you are having some issues with penetration on the largest boars / shoulder shields. Good energy transfer but lacking construction. The other loads are giving adequate penetration, but energy transfer is limited, resulting in dead runs. This leaves only two options in the .30-06: 1. Increase bullet weight (for penetration) while maintaining rapid SST like expansion. You would need to hand load to achieve this. 2. Use a premium bullet (stout), but increase velocity substantially in order to enhance hydraulic action and nervous trauma. There might still be some compromises though. The 170gr Tip Strike jacket is much thicker than the SST but with a fast expanding tip. But for what you are wanting, you might need some form of substantial change. That or focus on breaking the front shoulder joint or neck / head shooting. OK, hope that helps to clarify things a little bit. |
@ 09:35 pm (GMT) |
[email protected]Re: a "non-premium" ammo for .30-06as most recent shots, I got a strong debilitating effect with 180gr PowerMax and DK.At least at 100-150m, good penetration and quick incapacitation with "full shoulder shot" (not forward not back of it: into the bone,concussion dislocating vertebrae and shrapneling vitals with bone shard. Dk has also front fragmentation while powermax has high weight retention with exit site. Head shot...is always difficult to have absolute precision and on big boars the issue is a shot into mandible or soft tissues as neck and head are large and mobile |
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@ 09:54 am (GMT) |
[email protected]Re: a "non-premium" ammo for .30-06probably not a "non premium" but RWS evolution 184gr has revealed as a very good cartridge for big boars.Exit wound, great expansion, good trajectory for a 184gr/round nose bullet. |
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