A fair warning

gelandangan · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:56 pm Post subject: A fair warning

To zombies.. Very Happy

I have almost always cast my own projectiles, but when I saw the pack of 500 Hornady 308cal 168gn Z-max projectile for a good price, I cant help myself and bought a pack.

I believe these are the same to A-Max, only with different color tip (Green instead of red) am I correct?

Zombies beware, I'll load these on my whisper and 308 WIN.

I hope the proj would expand well at lower velocity of the Whisper, thus might give it a bit better game performance.

MacD · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: A fair warning

Good score on the bullets. The only zombie's here are all seeking reelection.

tikkat3 · Super Member Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 800

Thats next weekend for us MacD

Vince · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: A fair warning

Thanks Tiks...I'd managed to put that out of my mind mate. You grown web feet yet mate...I think I have.

Elvis · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: A fair warning

close but no cigar..they are a SST..well they are in the 123grn .310cal anyway
still a great projectile but not as frangable as an Amax
theory on the SST goes something along lines of they rapidly open then hit resistance and "pop" a bit like opening an umbrella
loads of guys using them on big game over here.
see balistic research site to read a bit more from man who knows his stuff.

tikkat3 · Super Member Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 800

Just a lovely gentle rain all day, something to enjoy.
About 5 inches and rising

gelandangan · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:27 am Post subject: Re: A fair warning

Elvis they are definitely 308 168 grainers A-max with green tips LOL.

Somehow Hornady does not show the projectile on their pages, on the other hand they do have this www.hornady.com/store/...8-gr-Z-MAX
loaded cartridges.

Tik & Vince, you guys got soaked okay?
Down here it is so humid my teeth feel mossy..

Vince · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:03 am Post subject: Re: A fair warning

HORNADY ZMAX

30CAL 168GR BALLISTIC TIP
PROJECTILES
FIRST TIME IN AUS
NEW $159 /PER 500
THAT'S ONLY $31.80/ PER 100 IN BULK

Elvis · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:56 am Post subject: Re: A fair warning

ok so they must be Amax....in which case wooohoooo thats plurry good price for the projectile the long range guys rave about.it fragments/breaksup at lower velocity causing great amounts of "damage"..not too flash up close/at high velocity unless head/neck shooting or poking in behind foreleg into lungs angling forward as the volatile nature of the projectile prevents deep penertration and wouldnt want to have it blow up on surface.
Nathan Foster talks about the way these work quite a lot so worth a look in data base.

gelandangan · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: A fair warning

Yeah! thats the idea..