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Old 03-24-2020, 01:27 AM
GrocMax GrocMax is offline
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Has anyone tried the .204 45 grain Hornady soft point? I don’t know how they shoot but they are in your desired weight range.
I thought they were discontinued? Yes, good larger critter bullet, but lower BC by a bunch (spire point) compared to std 39g-40g tipped or open nose varmint slugs. Something in the 45g-48g should be able to get in the low .300's G1 BC without issue and still fly 3400+ FPS out of a 20P at reasonable pressure.
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Old 03-24-2020, 06:12 AM
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I thought they were discontinued? Yes, good larger critter bullet, but lower BC by a bunch (spire point) compared to std 39g-40g tipped or open nose varmint slugs. Something in the 45g-48g should be able to get in the low .300's G1 BC without issue and still fly 3400+ FPS out of a 20P at reasonable pressure.
I can already easily out do that with a 53 grain Vmax, GI .290, in a 223 so what is the point of trying to do it with a .204. Also, the 40 grain Hornady .204 has a B.C. of .275 and still good velocity. If you give up too much velocity the increased B.C. isn't really helping.

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