hornady a-max

johnty · Post by **johnty** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:52 am

hi guys,

for some reason i bought some 6.5mm hornady 120gr a-max then realised they were not hunting bullets. my bad.

the hornady site says

Rapid, explosive expansion with limited penetration.
Recommended muzzle velocity range: 2000+ fps.
These bullets are not recommended for hunting.

I would have thought rapid expansion would be pretty good on light game like cats and foxes,

Has anyone tried them?

Cheers Johnty

kickinback · Post by **kickinback** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:04 am

They'll kill everything you have listed there.

Post by **MISSED** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:14 am

I know Hornady do not consider them a Hunting projectile BUT they work relly really well out of my 6.5x47L.

Use them you will be impressed.

johnty · Post by **johnty** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:26 am

thanks for the reply kinkinback and missed.

what load are you running them with your 6.5x47l missed?

Post by **MISSED** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:21 am

Firty nein grains of 2208 please ado the proper thing and start low and work up.

johnty · Post by **johnty** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:37 am

MISSED wrote:start low and work up.

always do thanks missed

Waldo · Post by **Waldo** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:29 pm

I've used the 75g Amax thru the 5.6x57 when tagging some roos, very effective

sometime shooter · Post by **sometime shooter** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:55 am

Have you seen the NZ site Ballistic Studies, he has done a lot of testing with different bullets to determine what you can expect from each bullet on different types of game and he loves the A Max's for a long range hunting bullet of soft skin game. From what he say's they tend to fragment but into large pieces so they tend to kill quite well for a match round.

johnty · Post by **johnty** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:51 pm

If you could post a link, that would ne awesome. Thanks sometimes shooter

sometime shooter · Post by **sometime shooter** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:24 pm

Ummm not that tech savy the address is www.ballisticstudies.com

dan_351 · Post by **dan_351** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 10:24 pm

sometime shooter wrote:Have you seen the NZ site Ballistic Studies, he has done a lot of testing with different bullets to determine what you can expect from each bullet on different types of game and he loves the A Max's for a long range hunting bullet of soft skin game. From what he say's they tend to fragment but into large pieces so they tend to kill quite well for a match round.

there is actually 1 or 2 videos of him annealing the bullets.

i think its the amax he does with a candle and berger in a tin of water (pair submersed)

sometime shooter · Post by **sometime shooter** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 12:10 am

Have never looked at those vids

lowndsie · Post by **lowndsie** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:48 am

I can highly recommend that site! All the info I've gathered from him has been spot on.

I've heard A-max's are quite popular on medium game over in the states.

sometime shooter · Post by **sometime shooter** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:06 am

He tends to be more gathered towards medium sized game and up rather than varmints which is fine. I generally tend to check what he thinks of projectiles before I change or try something new.

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