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    Would you hunt with this?

    Anyone ever hunt with this?

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    If it shot good I would. I make my "hunting boolets" with a soft nose of lead, and then a harder alloy for the rest of the slug. I buy pellets for pellet rifles, drop about 4 in the hot mold to make the soft nose. Two piece boolit.

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    I , personally, would not. Not saying it won’t work, just not optimal for me. I prefer a flat point cast of 96/2/2 for deer and other mid size critters. Being a commercial cast I suspect it is going to be 92/6/2 , a bit harder than needed and not as ductile as a balanced alloy for fracture resistance. The point can be fixed with a file. Assuming you are thinking deer.
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    Absolutely why not if i hunted.

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    Not for deer I wouldn't. Pigs, sure.

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    Wouldn't I hunt what with it? It's more than enough for most critters in this hemisphere.
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    I prefer a flat nose for brush work
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    Why not? Drive it hard enough and it will expand if it is softer than type metal; jacketed bullets do.
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    Would you hunt with this?
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    No, but only because my 35 cals have tube mags and short COAL issues.

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    ground hogs, prarie dogs, yotes, squirrels, and rabbits, yes.
    anything else, no.

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    where are you getting that mould for $22? that's a deal!

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    Bullets for sale, not mould for sale for $22

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    interesting.

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    The only possible problem I see with them is .358" sized, @$22 a hundred cheap enough to try.
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    ...... and yes I would hunt with it IF I could get an accurate load worked up. Very similar shape to the "Ed Harris" Lee 155 gr 30 cal which I have shot deer with, 30 cal hole in, 30 cal hole out, eat right up to the hole. I probably would prefer some meplat but a 35 caliber hole all the way through will still do the job.
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    No, I wouldn't. If you are going to pay that kind of money, buy a good hunting bullet. You might get lucky, and the bullet to do a flip inside the body causing some damage, but the entrance hole will be a pin hole. Exit wouldn't be impressive at all. At the very least get a flat point. Better yet, get a soft cast or soft nose bullet. A hollow point would be a very good choice too, but are rare for commercial cast bullets.

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    Make a better target bullet than a hunting bullet because if the tip deforms on the flesh or bone it will change direction
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    A Hard cast commercial bullet like that.......no.
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    I have a couple molds like that in 25 and 30 cals bought cheap at gun shows. They shoot accurately for paper but when I tested them in soaked phone books, they usually began tumbling after about 2" of penetration leaving an enormous "wound channel" but veering in unpredictable directions. Even semi-pointed or round nose boolits were more predictable. Because of that, I decided the the cast spire points would be a real meat destroyer on deer size game. There are no degrees of dead, however. I agree with a couple of the above that they are excellent for smaller, non-edible game.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check