Hornady XTP 155

[smokepolehall]

Curious has anyone shot these bullets from a .40 or .45 w/sabot ? I am thing of getting some of them to try out in my .40 Under-Hammer rifle

 

[GM54-120]

All kinds of those were shot during the "45 Super" years. Its one of the bullets marketed as being shot at 7mm-08 speeds using 3 pellets.

 

[LBAhunter]

All kinds of those were shot during the "45 Super" years. Its one of the bullets marketed as being shot at 7mm-08 speeds using 3 pellets.

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[LBAhunter]

Curious has anyone shot these bullets from a .40 or .45 w/sabot ? I am thing of getting some of them to try out in my .40 Under-Hammer rifle

Anything under 200gr, for me, is gonna be a premium bullet.
Barnes 155gr TAC-XP
Sight with the Hornadys, hunt with the Barnes.

 

[smokepolehall]

Anything under 200gr, for me, is gonna be a premium bullet.
Barnes 155gr TAC-XP
Sight with the Hornadys, hunt with the Barnes.

I don't know if i can get the fps speed up fast enough to obturate the copper Barnes bullet from my Under-Hammer

 

[MrTom]

Anything under 200gr, for me, is gonna be a premium bullet.
Barnes 155gr TAC-XP
Sight with the Hornadys, hunt with the Barnes.

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!

 

[smokepolehall]

Premium bullets for killing a deer ? I am pondering how many times i have killed them while tree rat hunting. 5-50 yards shot them in the eyeball socket graveyard dead. Couple dz. i know when i was young

 

[GodLY08]

I'm loading 12.4 grains blue dot and CCI 300 primers using 155 Hornady XTP.
I'm expecting flash and a loud report. I'm using a Wolf 22# recoil spring in my Glock 20. I don't expect any probs.

 

[LBAhunter]

I don't know if i can get the fps speed up fast enough to obturate the copper Barnes bullet from my Under-Hammer

Anneal them and wad

 

[LBAhunter]

Premium bullets for killing a deer ? I am pondering how many times i have killed them while tree rat hunting. 5-50 yards shot them in the eyeball socket graveyard dead. Couple dz. i know when i was young

You can't shoot'em in the eye every time under 50yds.
Time and money spent practicing and etc. When I put the crosshairs on a deer, I'm not worrying about the bullet.

 

[smokepolehall]

You can't shoot'em in the eye every time under 50yds.
Time and money spent practicing and etc. When I put the crosshairs on a deer, I'm not worrying about the bullet.

Your right, just the ones that stop, lol

 

[TransYank]

When I used to shoot my 45 caliber Knight Disc elite that was all I used probably killed 50 deer and 1 black bear all DRT with shot to vitals. Bear I did shoot in base of the skull breaking spine and gave him a 2nd one. 90 grs. 3f verry accurate like 5/8" at 100 yards. 180 XTP is very good but my groups open up a little. Light Blue Harvester Sabot (Crush Sleeve)

 

[eekjellander]

Your right, just the ones that stop, lol

When our mold comes you'll have some that stop /just sayin Ed

 

[MrTom]

I never had an XTP fail at smoker speeds, but I question whether they'll hold together well at smokeless speeds. Granted, some of my speeds using T7 and Bh approached smokeless speeds in my .45 Kodiak, but when I got to that point I switched to Barnes Expanders simply because I had concerns about the 200 grain XTP integrity at those speeds and wanted to go to copper anyway. I'm approaching 1550 fps with the load in my Optima pistol using BH and I use the 225 grain XPB bullet. The pistol is the only sub gun I hunt any more. The Woodman is the rifle of choice and its being shot smokeless and I use either Fury or Barnes bullets in it.

 

[TransYank]

Yes, I have a Smokeless 45 caliber and the XTP's will not stay together. I have shot whitetail deer and wild hogs with them and they grenade. I use Barnes solid cooper for SML

 

[smokepolehall]

Maybe i did not express what i was going to shoot them through. I am going to try them in my 1:48 twist barrel.40 cal with Swiss black powder

 

[Dirtynple]

I recently shot a couple out of a new to me, Jukar, Kentucky Percussion Rifle with Harvester regular blue sabots, 70 grains of Goex 3f and they shot well. Haven't tried them in my under hammer buggy rifle yet. They're a no go in the Kentucky pistol.

 

[MrTom]

Maybe i did not express what i was going to shoot them through. I am going to try them in my 1:48 twist barrel.40 cal with Swiss black powder

You should be fine with them.

 

[smokepolehall]

You should be fine with them.

I figured if i made the thread here i would get a more & better response than in the regular black powder section. Thanks

 

[LBAhunter]

You should be fine with them.