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Reviews and comments written for the Hornady Interlock bullet. |
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| I drew a cow moose tag last fall, and was excited to use my old Mauser K98 in 8X57. I have tried many bullets through this rifle with poor results. Accuracy I mean. These bullets consistently place three shot groups into a 3/4' grouping at 100 meters. Nice!! I modified the rifle to fit a pistol scope. The rear sight is replaced by a mounting base which I acquired from an internet sight. Can't remember the name. The bullet hit the moose right in the lung region, but I hadn't thought about the fact that I was shooting slightly uphill. The shot was about 165 meters away. The bullet entered, leaving a nickel sized hole in between the ribs, crossed over top of the lungs completely, and hit the base of the spine. The interlock bullet also sliced the main artery that runs along the base of the spine. The moose dropped, and died of internal bleeding. It probably didn't help that it couldn't stand back up due to paralysis. when I approached the moose it was dead. The one thing that concerned me about this particular bullet is how easily it mushroomed. I mean it mushroomed through the moose' fur! Probably a good choice for deer. The bullet however stayed intact long enough to hit the spine. All that matters!! |
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by: Greg |
Date: 3/3/2009 |
| Rifle used: K98 Mauser Circa 1937 |
Caliber: 8X57Js |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| The accuracy of this bullet is great, but I'm not sure how well it will be on deer size game at high velocities (above 3000 fps). I shot a deer with a load I had developed for my .257 Weatherby Magnum and the bullet did not exit the deer. I had shot the deer at 70 yds so the velocity would still have been very high. It shattered a rib on entrance and clipped the back bone. The internal damage to the deer was devastating, but it did not exit the deer. I thought it would have and was a little disappointed that it didn't. NOTE: The load had good accuracy (.7" group at 100 yds). |
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by: Red Coleman |
Date: 1/16/2008 |
| Rifle used: Weatherby Vanguard |
Caliber: .257 Wby Magnum |
| Hunting performance: 3 |
Accuracy performance: 5 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I have used the .257 100gr SP on over 40 game animals in my 257 wby @ 3600 FPS. No need to look any further, this bullet work very well on big Alberta deer, bear & antelope. Usally thye are mushroomed back to the interlock rig and weigh about 40% of starting weight. They usally drop game one the spot. |
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by: Paul K |
Date: 11/6/2007 |
| Rifle used: Weatherby |
Caliber: 257 Wby Mag |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 5 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| without question the best bullet price and performance on the market,shoots like a match bullet and hits as hard as anything on the market. |
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by: pale face |
Date: 11/5/2007 |
| Rifle used: mauser |
Caliber: 30-06 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| Hornady has labeled this bullet as a "premium", I beg to differ. A 90 yd. shot to the shoulder of a Whitetail buck last fall resulted in a grenade-like fragmentation of the bullet, with virtually no penetration. I actually saw the large white flash due of the bone exploding through the scope, and the impacted leg dam near blown off. Took most of the day to recover that deer, I will NEVER use the Interlock bullet again, there are way better performers than these to be had. |
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by: Rainman |
Date: 7/4/2007 |
| Rifle used: Winchester |
Caliber: .270 |
| Hunting performance: 1 |
Accuracy performance: 5 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| My rifle is a custom 98 in 338/06. I worked up a load of 63.5 gr reloder 19 which gave me 2650 fps. Had 3/4" groups at the range. I used this load hunting hogs in Florida. Made a going away shoot at 100 yrds hitting the hog in the pelvis totally shattering the bone and continuing throught the hog lodging
in the front lung. The hog went down, trashed for several minutes and died. The bullet stayed together, but was near separation with perfect expansion. Excellent accuracy and performance. |
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by: Ron Woods |
Date: 3/29/2007 |
| Rifle used: Custom 98 |
Caliber: 338/06 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| Shot a whitetail buck at about 100 yds with 25 cal 100gr Interlock. Entered the shoulderblade and expanded but did not exit. This bullet is very accurate but could be fragile for larger game or sharp quartering shots on deer. |
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by: bigtime reloader |
Date: 2/5/2007 |
| Rifle used: Ruger M77 Mark II |
Caliber: 25-06 |
| Hunting performance: 4 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I shoot a 180 grain hornady interlock, and it consistently groups uder 1/4 inch, often an unmeasurable 1 hole group at 110 yards. Let me say that i do find this quite remarkable. My gun is a Remington model 700 Stainless laminated. All I have done with it is put a muzzlebrake on it. I have not killed anything with it yet but it is the most accurate bullet I have ever fired out of any rifle. |
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by: cfvickers |
Date: 10/25/2006 |
| Rifle used: Model 700 Stainless |
Caliber: .300 win mag |
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Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I recently sighted in some factory ammo in the Hornady Custom, 30.06 180gr. Interlock bullet. I bought a new CZ-550 American in the spring and plan to use this for most of my fall hunting.
The accuracy of this ammo was beyond what I expected. From a properly fouled, dead cold barrel this combo produced two bullets at .36" group directly vertical of my point of aim. The third shot measured a 1.3" group. I am not an advocate of 3 or 5 shot groups. I believe the most important shot is the first one. From a cold, fouled barrel, the first shot will be the one that counts the most in hunting conditions in the fall. And that's what I set my scope for. The second shot, if within a 1" to 2" group is just as important. I find a third shot tends to be a Hail Mary anyway on running game, which is usually is the case. The Hornady bullet has performed exceptionally well in all of the game that I have shot. |
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by: L Sayers, alberta |
Date: 9/29/2006 |
| Rifle used: BRNO |
Caliber: 30.06 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| Loaded some 150 grain .308 Interlock soft points for my dad for his new rifle. Used some IMR 4320, thinking i was using a cheaper powder and saving my expensive Hodgdon Varget for my SST's. Now I LOVE Varget, but when I got to the range the soft points were 1/4 to 1/2 inch tighter than the SST bullets. Since then I have found that with different powders both shoot very accurately and are great on deer sized game. |
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by: Father Sandman |
Date: 3/2/2006 |
| Rifle used: Remington 700P LTR |
Caliber: .308 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| The general consensus running through all the posts is that the, Hornady interlocks performance is as good or better than the higher priced bonded bulets for a fraction of the cost.I could not have agreed more.Years back I stumbled upon a remington model 7 KS at gun show.I got the rifle for a steal because the original owner had it barreled for the 35 remington!!!.Scoped with a Burris straight 6x and stoked with 225 grain interlocks I have taken deer ,elk moose and bear all under the 150 yard mark.The bullets has never seperated and when recovered exhibited great expasion and high degree of weight retention.Results of the bench are also excellent.Like you say the best bet for the money. |
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by: Alberta Hunter |
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| Used the 162gr Boattail in my .280 on cow elk, black bear and several deer. All passed through. The .280 was handloaded at about 2940fps. It always went in, opened up and destroyed the vitals and upon exiting punched out with very little blood shot to the offside meat. All were one shot kills. At standard published velocities of the 7mm WSM, 7mm Rem Mag, or the 7mm Rem Short Mag my guess is that it would perform exceptionally well. |
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by: L. Sayers Canada |
Date: 11/4/2004 |
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Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| best bullet for the money in my experiance
i have shot them all performance wise this bullet is good value wise it is superb 30 head of game so far and still counting in a .270 win and a .7mm rem mag textbook mushrooms and not a single head of game traveled more than 50 yards.i use the 140 bt.
in my .270 and the 162 bt. in my 7-mag.i recover about 1 in 6 recovered w/lung shots
when they dont exit the game drops i have killed deer,elk,bear,and antelope with these
as well as several thousand rocks.i also like the 150 gr spire point in the .270 and the 139 bt. in the .7mm mag also check out my
review on the winchster power point bullet .270 130 grain my pet loads are also listed for the .270 they are #9040 .585 m.o.a. #9041 .432 m.o.a. and for .7mm load #9049 162 gr. .373 m.o.a. |
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by: DON COMTON IDAHO |
Date: 4/16/2004 |
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| I've shot several large elk with a 225 grain Interlock in a 338 Win Mag. Ranges were 150 to 275 yards. Have yet to recover a bullet and the exit wounds were 3 inches in diameter, all broadside shots. Have also shot deer and antelope with the same load. A little overkill, but terrific results. Very good performance for the price. With the more expensive bullets I find myself practicing less. |
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by: Nate |
Date: 12/31/2003 |
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| I have killed 5 whitetails with a 243 100 gr Hornady. Generally the bullet shows rapid expansion on close range shots producing quick kills with no exit wounds. One kill at 40 yards in the shoulder of a 150 lb buck hit the shoulder, turned up the neck and exited on the same side as the entrance. The buck went down but attempted to rise after about 1 minute. A vein in the neck had been cut and the deer had bled enough in this minute to be unable to get up. This bullet is very accurate. I would recommend it for animals under 150 lbs. For deer 150lbs and over at close range, dont depend on it to always penetrate the shoulder. |
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by: JKF |
Date: 10/12/2003 |
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| Used these for years.In my experience % tests it does as good as the premium priced bullets, but at half the price. |
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by: Boyd |
Date: 26.06.2003 |
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| I put a 150 gr. Spire point Interlock through both of a whitetails shoulders at 25 yards(30.06) Recovered it just under the skin on the far side. A perfect with no core separaation. I have shot a Remington Core-Lokt the length of a deer's neck and into the upper chest with out hitting any bones and the core was nearly separated from the jacket. The Interlock is the best of the popularly priced bullets IMHO. |
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by: L. Good |
Date: 19.04.2003 |
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Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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