I have used many bullets to kill deer and I like
Dead right there and the 168 and 175gr Hornady A-Max puts them down, I even took the life instantly from a 700lb steer with the
168gr A-max.
Yes explosive expansion.
So I know the A-Max works for me and the shots I take.
Now I needed to know how it compared with the New 168gr Sierra Tipped Match Kings.
So I loaded 43.5gr IMR 4064 into Lapua cases, primed with 210M, capped the load with the 168 A-max and the 168 TMK (tipped match kings).
4 milk jugs in a row full of water and capped.
Front jug I duct tapped .090" thick leather piece to it.
So the bullet must enter the tanned cow leather, then pass through the jugs.
The Sierra TMK exploded the first 2 jugs split and sent the leather 5 feet forward and exploded jugs 10 feet to the sides and made a hole in and out of #3 and made a hole into #4 with no exit.
I recovered the jacket and a small mushroomed disc of lead
from jug #4.
Now the A-Max. It exploded the first 2 in grand fashion.
Jugs and pieces 20 feet to the sides and the leather 15 feet to the front.
The bullet entered jug #3 and left a small dent in jug #4.
No lead inside of jug 3 just a tore up jacket.
Well there was a tiny bit of lead that looked like very small fingernail clippings about 3 of them.
Next up was solid Oak boards.
The Tipped Match King passed through 4 boards and buried into the 5th one and came out of the back of the 5th and made a leaded spot on board 6.
Tiny .308 hole in board #1 then a larger hole in 2 and even larger in 3 and 4.
The A max did the same except it only penetrated the 5th board 1/2 way through.
The Oak boards are Kiln dried and just a bit over 3/4" thick.
I know.... only 2 different tests but seems the A-max is much more explosive than the New Tipped Match King.
And the Match King penetrates a bit deeper.
Dead right there and the 168 and 175gr Hornady A-Max puts them down, I even took the life instantly from a 700lb steer with the
168gr A-max.
Yes explosive expansion.
So I know the A-Max works for me and the shots I take.
Now I needed to know how it compared with the New 168gr Sierra Tipped Match Kings.
So I loaded 43.5gr IMR 4064 into Lapua cases, primed with 210M, capped the load with the 168 A-max and the 168 TMK (tipped match kings).
4 milk jugs in a row full of water and capped.
Front jug I duct tapped .090" thick leather piece to it.
So the bullet must enter the tanned cow leather, then pass through the jugs.
The Sierra TMK exploded the first 2 jugs split and sent the leather 5 feet forward and exploded jugs 10 feet to the sides and made a hole in and out of #3 and made a hole into #4 with no exit.
I recovered the jacket and a small mushroomed disc of lead
from jug #4.
Now the A-Max. It exploded the first 2 in grand fashion.
Jugs and pieces 20 feet to the sides and the leather 15 feet to the front.
The bullet entered jug #3 and left a small dent in jug #4.
No lead inside of jug 3 just a tore up jacket.
Well there was a tiny bit of lead that looked like very small fingernail clippings about 3 of them.
Next up was solid Oak boards.
The Tipped Match King passed through 4 boards and buried into the 5th one and came out of the back of the 5th and made a leaded spot on board 6.
Tiny .308 hole in board #1 then a larger hole in 2 and even larger in 3 and 4.
The A max did the same except it only penetrated the 5th board 1/2 way through.
The Oak boards are Kiln dried and just a bit over 3/4" thick.
I know.... only 2 different tests but seems the A-max is much more explosive than the New Tipped Match King.
And the Match King penetrates a bit deeper.