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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4116698" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>55 gr V-Max from AR 16" barrel 2789 fps and Savage axis .223 22" at 3190 fps.</p><p>Heart shots and neck shots and my buddy put them down in 2 jumps with crappy shots (under skin no vitals hit), same bullet.</p><p></p><p>Hogs over 400 lbs die on the spot with a neck or ear shot and that pill.</p><p>It is my favorite bullet out of all i have used in any caliber.</p><p>Shot a hog through the hard shoulder area and killed it where it stood.</p><p></p><p>I like it so much that I researched sabots for 30 cal to try it in 30-30 as I hate that slow 150 gr 30-30.</p><p>It is my least favorite gun to shoot deer with.</p><p>Growing up all the old guys had 30-30 and you hardly ever took deer home and if you did it was all shot up.</p><p>I have killed a few with it but sure do not like it. Running 125 HP now in it but have not hit a deer with them. Should be way better than the non expanding penciling through 150 gr.</p><p></p><p>I do not like the Hornady 55gr SP No shock factor, deer run hundreds of yards and you recover a mushroomed bullet.</p><p>V-Max 55 gr goes in a couple inches then begins to come apart like a hand grenade.</p><p>Looks like you took a 2" wood paddle bit and wallered it around for the next 8".</p><p>It will explode neck bones.</p><p></p><p>87 V max in .243 was awesome.</p><p>Stepping down to 70 gr this year.</p><p>I have become a big fan of small bullets that explode inside critters.</p><p>I do a lot of testing on meat before I try a bullet.</p><p></p><p>I did not try the 55gr SP on meat as I thought it would act like the V max and I was mistaken.</p><p>Maybe it needed pushed faster.</p><p>I do not know, I sold all of the ones I had.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 4116698, member: 15054"] 55 gr V-Max from AR 16" barrel 2789 fps and Savage axis .223 22" at 3190 fps. Heart shots and neck shots and my buddy put them down in 2 jumps with crappy shots (under skin no vitals hit), same bullet. Hogs over 400 lbs die on the spot with a neck or ear shot and that pill. It is my favorite bullet out of all i have used in any caliber. Shot a hog through the hard shoulder area and killed it where it stood. I like it so much that I researched sabots for 30 cal to try it in 30-30 as I hate that slow 150 gr 30-30. It is my least favorite gun to shoot deer with. Growing up all the old guys had 30-30 and you hardly ever took deer home and if you did it was all shot up. I have killed a few with it but sure do not like it. Running 125 HP now in it but have not hit a deer with them. Should be way better than the non expanding penciling through 150 gr. I do not like the Hornady 55gr SP No shock factor, deer run hundreds of yards and you recover a mushroomed bullet. V-Max 55 gr goes in a couple inches then begins to come apart like a hand grenade. Looks like you took a 2" wood paddle bit and wallered it around for the next 8". It will explode neck bones. 87 V max in .243 was awesome. Stepping down to 70 gr this year. I have become a big fan of small bullets that explode inside critters. I do a lot of testing on meat before I try a bullet. I did not try the 55gr SP on meat as I thought it would act like the V max and I was mistaken. Maybe it needed pushed faster. I do not know, I sold all of the ones I had. [/QUOTE]
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