Hornady XTP

[phade]

Anyone have experience with these?

Picked up some to tinker with since they are pretty cheap. 240 gr. in a 44 caliber slotted for .50 with the jacket. Haven't shot them yet, but the jacket doesn't seem all that well matched with the projectile.

[fasteddie]

I have been using them for about 5 years with excellent results . I found them to be as accurate as the Power Belts and less expensive . I tried different powder charges and went with 90 grains of loose Triple 7 pushing the 240 gr Hornaday XTP sabot ...

[strapassassin]

I used the XTP 240gr. last year with good results with blackhorn 209. I switched sabots that came in the box with the XTP bullets with MMP sabots.  They are alittle more quality than the ones they give you with the bullets.

[woodsdweller]

cant go wrong with xtp's.

[Santamour123]

With the 240 don't try to push with 150gr.  the 240 is realy a pistol bullet.  It is fairly volital.  If you like the XTP and want to push them alittle more, I suggest moving to the 300gr.

[erussell]

It depends on preference and what your gun wants, I use 150 grains of 777 with great results out of my Triumph, Especially on shoulder shots. The bullets expand rapidly and drop the deer in there tracks.  They hold together rather well also. I shot a doe facing me the other day just above her brisket. The bullet went through arked upward hit the spine clipped every rib off on one side and logged under her skin just short of the back legs and was in pretty good shape still. I shot a buck first day at 70yrds that it went through both sides, double lung, and left a nice hole. Buck went down quickly. I think they are just as accurate as any other sabot out there.

[phade]

I'll most likely be pushing it with two 50 gr. T7 pellets this time around. I plan to mess with some other combinations in the Spring, but I doubt I'll be pushing anything more than 100 gr.

Are the other sabots easy to find locally (say Gander Mtn. BPS, etc.) or are they an order item?

I'd like to have these be accurate up to the 125-150 yard range...anyone shoot regularly at that distance with them (range time, etc.)?

[fasteddie]

The accuracy won't matter if the bullet doesn't perform / expand .

[phade]

I don't think expansion is in question here since it's a fairly well-designed bullet that's seen heavy use in the mz industry, as long it's not overpushed as stated.

Hornady advertises 1" @ 100. Just wondering what type of groups people were getting with it beyond that distance out to 150 yards.

[Nomad]

phade, you can get them at Biekirks ( spelling?) Linden ave in E.Rochester. Which is a great place to buy guns ammo and so on.Wholesale/retail place.I got my MK 85 for 200 bucks there on close out a few years back.