hornady 350 fpb slug

[art sehnke]

This is a before & after photo of a Hornady 350 gr FPB bullet after test firing. The bullet "trap" was 2 one(1) gallon milk jugs filled with sand. The front bottle held sand and all the water that I could pour in. Approximately one half gallon water. The rear jug held only sand to facilitate recovery of the slug. I used 80 grains of BP-209 @ 100 yards. It blew the front bottle apart and made a very neat .50 cal. hole in the rear jug. I cut the top off the jug and dumped the sand in to a 1/2" hardware cloth screen & there it was. A nice mushroom with shank.
Art
P.S. Thanks for the help posting the photo. Cayuga

 

[big6x6]

Good group! You gonna hunt with that?

 

[Bucker]

FPB

What is your gun?

 

[art sehnke]

Hornady FPB .350 slug


Chuck; No that is not a hunting load for me here with our smaller deer. That was a "Just in Case" . Load. I have a little more testing/shooting to do, but I am hoping for some good groups using the Hornady.44 cal/430 dia 240 gr. XTP with the Harvester green crush rib sabot. I have shot some good groups using 80 grains BH209, now I want to try 90 grains of same.

I had one load that FINALLY seem to come together, it was: TCSW 250 gr with Harvester EZ load black sabot & 80 grs. BH209. It took a lot of different sabots b4 I got this one to group about 1".

Bucker; I am using a CVA Kodiak Magnum. 50 cal. 28: bbl & Win.209 209 primers.

 

[frontier gander]

was shot #3 used for the water jug test? I am surprised you actually caught it with only a gallon jug.

 

[art sehnke]

hoprnady 350 FPB slug


No Gander, actually #3 was one of those famous "FLYERS" about an inch & a half above the numeral 1. But the jugs were on a milk crate below the target in the photo and you can see traces of dirt/mud on the lower left corner of the target. I was surprised that the second gallon caught & held the slug. Don't forget the first jug was sand & water, the second was only sand. I actually had a third jug filled with ONLY water, to back up the second jug. But the slug only made it aout half way thru the second jug.

 

[txhunter58]

Looks pretty impressive to me. Can't wait to try one out on a real animal. The proof is in the puddin! Hopefully I can report how they work on a mule deer and elk.

 

[Hiker]

txhunter58, I sent you a PM.