+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 10 of 13
Thread: LE ammo Expansion
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks-
07-20-2007, 10:11 PM #1Wrangler
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
- Long Island N.Y.
- Posts
- 357
- Member #
- 3267
- Thanked
- 2 times
LE ammo Expansion
Can anyone comment on the expansion of the LE bullet in 30-30 on game? I hear the Core-Lokts and Power-Points open up nicely.
336W Bushnell Trophy Scope 3-9x40
-
07-20-2007, 10:27 PM #2Site Contributor & Team 444 Co-Captain Super Moderator
- Join Date
- Dec 2006
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 8,036
- Member #
- 2917
- Thanked
- 913 times
LE ammo Expansion
not a game picture, however this filled plastic bottle was hit with a Hornady 160 L.E. at 100yds. impact was around the area where the bottle starts to round over toward the neck. Force of the impact blew the bottom out in the process. Hope this gives you some idea.
Mr fixit
TO ARMS!!
Team 444 Co-Captain
Member #168 1994 444SS
Team 45/70-----Member #23 2009 1895CB
Team 39---------Member #41 2004 39A
Team 60---------Member # 22 60SB, 60SS, Model 65 "Golden 50"
Marlin League----Member #18
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."-----Thomas Jefferson
Hunting - It's a matter of national security.
wisconsin-mo-ers
-
07-21-2007, 04:19 PM #3Wrangler
- Join Date
- Mar 2005
- Location
- Northeast
- Posts
- 330
- Member #
- 1267
- Thanked
- 8 times
LE ammo Expansion
Can't say on game as I never recovered a bullet, but in my testing against 150PP and 170 CL, in a bale of dry kraft paper, the LE had more penetration and a way bigger wound channel. The LE drops deer with authority, again, compared to the CL and PP.
The LE is now my primary hunting round.
-
07-21-2007, 05:13 PM #4Really Short Fuse Administrator
- Join Date
- Mar 2004
- Location
- Edmond, Oklahoma - That's just North of the Red River Team .444 Charter Member
- Posts
- 14,854
- Member #
- 72
- Thanked
- 221 times
LE ammo Expansion
Nuff said.http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/vtdw1/
MO Member #77
-
07-21-2007, 08:40 PM #5Site Contributor & Team 444 Co-Captain Super Moderator
- Join Date
- Dec 2006
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 8,036
- Member #
- 2917
- Thanked
- 913 times
LE ammo Expansion
VTDW, that's what they look like huh
Looks good to me, I know it's a good round and accurate as all get out if the person behind the trigger does their job. Still haven't gotten to the range to see where they impact at 200 yds, I just gotta know!! 
Thanks for the pics. Mr fixit
TO ARMS!!
Team 444 Co-Captain
Member #168 1994 444SS
Team 45/70-----Member #23 2009 1895CB
Team 39---------Member #41 2004 39A
Team 60---------Member # 22 60SB, 60SS, Model 65 "Golden 50"
Marlin League----Member #18
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."-----Thomas Jefferson
Hunting - It's a matter of national security.
wisconsin-mo-ers
-
07-21-2007, 08:50 PM #6Platinum Poster
- Join Date
- Mar 2004
- Location
- State College, Pa
- Posts
- 24,975
- Member #
- 12
- Thanked
- 242 times
LE ammo Expansion
Mr Fixit.. My buddy's xlr is sighted right on with hornady's recomendation 0 at 200.. its shoots about 3'' high at 100.. about 10 or 11 low at 300 and grouped about 4''..
Gunjunkie..
"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness." --George Washington
-
07-21-2007, 09:07 PM #7Site Contributor & Team 444 Co-Captain Super Moderator
- Join Date
- Dec 2006
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 8,036
- Member #
- 2917
- Thanked
- 913 times
LE ammo Expansion
Yep, read that on Hornady's web site. Is his the SS w/24" barrel? It's the only one I see on Marlins web site, I need to know how things work coming out of my 20" barrel, though I expect not a whole lot of difference in drops, but groups may tell a different story. I'll find out soon, sure would like to be confident enough to be able to take that kind of shot if need be. 4" group @ 300 I would say very respectable! nice shooting.
Mr fixit
TO ARMS!!
Team 444 Co-Captain
Member #168 1994 444SS
Team 45/70-----Member #23 2009 1895CB
Team 39---------Member #41 2004 39A
Team 60---------Member # 22 60SB, 60SS, Model 65 "Golden 50"
Marlin League----Member #18
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."-----Thomas Jefferson
Hunting - It's a matter of national security.
wisconsin-mo-ers
-
07-22-2007, 08:04 AM #8Gun Wizard
- Join Date
- Jun 2004
- Location
- Laramie, WY
- Posts
- 3,064
- Member #
- 679
- Thanked
- 53 times
LE ammo Expansion
LE groups very well in my 30-30 with 20" bbl. No experience with using it on game, yet.
Others were reporting very good performance on deer last season."Hunt close, then get closer."
Team .444 -- Member #22
-
07-22-2007, 08:51 AM #9Site Contributor & Team 444 Co-Captain Super Moderator
- Join Date
- Dec 2006
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 8,036
- Member #
- 2917
- Thanked
- 913 times
LE ammo Expansion
at 100yds, I have put a couple clover leafs in the bullseye before. No doubt that it is an excellent round, just need to see what it does at 200yds. Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry said "A man has got to know his limitations" :lol:
second target was to measure possible point of impact using the mil-dots on the scope, so accordingly 2nd mil=200yds and 3rd mil should=300yds or there abouts. Mr fixitTO ARMS!!
Team 444 Co-Captain
Member #168 1994 444SS
Team 45/70-----Member #23 2009 1895CB
Team 39---------Member #41 2004 39A
Team 60---------Member # 22 60SB, 60SS, Model 65 "Golden 50"
Marlin League----Member #18
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."-----Thomas Jefferson
Hunting - It's a matter of national security.
wisconsin-mo-ers
-
07-22-2007, 03:23 PM #10Marlin Marksman
- Join Date
- Feb 2006
- Posts
- 1,987
- Member #
- 1844
- Thanked
- 43 times
LE ammo Expansion
That is a nice ball of lead in those pictures. Good Ol Hornaday. :lol: :lol:
Reply With Quote
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
Search tags for this page
30-30 le ammo results game
,ammo expansion photo
,le ammo
Loading links...
