Curious to see what this does on game

[Wolfdog91]

Rain got the berm super soft and was able to recover this (NOE 310-165-fn from my 7.62x39 AR) out the berm @ 100yd hope it keep raining like us been so the hogs come back out ans I can test these on them. Hope they do what I like and enter expand dup all energy and no exit


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[dk17hmr]

How soft are they cast?

Just about everything will expand in wet sand.

[BLAHUT]

Pure lead cannot be beat for total expansion and energy transfer ..... speed at about 1200 FPS. 100yds of dead hogs.........

[Wolfdog91]

How soft are they cast?

Just about everything will expand in wet sand.

Actually not 100% , I don't test this batch like I usually do,but probably around 14bhn

[Winger Ed.]

Just a guess, but I think it will ruin their day.

[slim1836]

Happy hunting, looks like a fine load.

Slim

[ChristopherO]

Go get em and wonder no longer. Be sure to give us the full report with pictures, too.

[FergusonTO35]

Simple: just cap 'em til they're dead!

[versa-06]

Go Get Em!! Then tell us all about it. Can't wait to hear the results. -06

[ACC]

I use 130 grain cast bullets in my 7.62X39 and although I no longer hunt Deer, it works wonders on feral pigs. I have learned through experimentation that in my bolt action rifle it loves H4198, and likes 4895. But that is just my rifle. Good hunting.

ACC

[41mag]

Shoot'em cheap and stack'em deep....

[lar45]

Looks great to me.
What kind of velocity and accuracy are you getting?
1:10 twist barrel?
.308" groove?
I have tried several cast bullets in my 7.62x39 AR Pistol and I couldn't get good groups with anything but Barnes X's
I did not try that bullet though. I'll have to give it a shot.

[popper]

Not an X39 but BO with 170 gr RD (PB) from 1:8 10" pistol. 18" 1:10 carbine AR 145gr
Both about 3% Sb and PCd.
Hogs are not hard to kill, just hard to hit. Only one I got was 165gr TC @ 20 yds with a XD40 - went tail to jaw, breaking stuff on the way. No recovered bullet but recovered from rock pile, 98% retained weight and it looked like a soda can. Just don't hit the big ones in the shoulder (fat) and no problem. Yup, missed a few with carbine, bad shots. jacketed. If they run off you get coyotes as target.

[Tripplebeards]

14BH IMO is pretty hard alloy for hunting. Make sure to hit the hard shoulder plate so you get expansion. Pure lead is 4 to 5 BH. I’d tell you to re cast up and try some softer alloy on them for knock down comparison. A dirt berm is ALOT harder than an animal so imo that boolit isn’t going to expend well unless you hit something hard to slow it down or stop it.

[lar45]

How fast are you guys pushing your cast in the x39?

[725]

Wolfdog91 ~ i have been lurking around this topic since junior1942 started to work up a load for the 7.62 x 39 with a heavy for caliber cast boolit. Think I'll check the larder for a similar mold and get to work!

[JDL]

I am getting 1953 fps with a 165 grain FN using 25 grains of WC-844 and 1878 fps using 28 grains of surplus 4895 and with slightly better accuracy. Clip on wheelweights and while I've not got a shot at a deer, it's pure poison on coyotes and armadillos.

[Elpatoloco]

14BH IMO is pretty hard alloy for hunting. Make sure to hit the hard shoulder plate so you get expansion. Pure lead is 4 to 5 BH. I’d tell you to re cast up and try some softer alloy on them for knock down comparison. A dirt berm is ALOT harder than an animal so imo that boolit isn’t going to expend well unless you hit something hard to slow it down or stop it.

I agree with everything said except the part about " Hard Shoulder Plate" I kill LOTS of Hogs. Year round. Ive never seen one with a hard plate. That shoulder covering fat can be sliced with a butter knife. If you are talking Bone? Thats where Id want my shot to land with a solid slug.

[rickt300]

I agree with everything said except the part about " Hard Shoulder Plate" I kill LOTS of Hogs. Year round. Ive never seen one with a hard plate. That shoulder covering fat can be sliced with a butter knife. If you are talking Bone? Thats where Id want my shot to land with a solid slug.

Boy I have. I have skinned boars that the hide looked like a saddle the shield was so thick. Not like fat at all. That said I felt it only helped initiate expansion.

[Elpatoloco]

Boy I have. I have skinned boars that the hide looked like a saddle the shield was so thick. Not like fat at all. That said I felt it only helped initiate expansion.

Well, I guess we can Agree to Disagree then. Ive literally Killed hundreds of them out here in West Texas. Never seen anything that was HARD. knives go right through it. I think the myth that folks claim that hogs can soak up bullets comes from the fact that they shoot them wrong. But heck, I don't know everything. Yes some of the old boars have a thick fat/ gristle layer. No, it wont stop a 22 LR. Out here we put lead in every one we see. Trap them, etc.....
I am sick of them....but they do eat good. Freezer stays packed

Just my experience.

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