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[cshold]

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[6pt-sika]

Shot them on paper some but never at a deer .

[Griff]

No. I've had good success with plain soft points.

[cshold]

How'd they shoot 6pt ?
I took notice tonight that's no small hole in that hollow point.

[Panzercat]

Don't know, but I want some! Do they even still sell those?

[rodeo kid]

Yes, they still sell them. I saw some yesterday in K-Mart. God Bless.

[tman]

Send them to me . I will shoot deer with them and post the results.

[cshold]

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[FWiedner]

Some people swear by those 150gr HP, I'm not one of them.

That particular cartridge made the ugliest wound on a deer of any that I have seen with my own eyes.

Those 150 HP are the very reason I started using 170gr SP and PP and nothing else in my .30-30s.

Others may have had different and more positive experiences.

[Stan in SC]

In 1975 when I started deer hunting my indian mentor in the sport advised me to use these.He said that they hit like a 30-06.I used them in a Marlin 336 for some 20 years quite successfully I might add and never had a deer run more than just a few yards with a proper hit.
They also WILL screw up a coyote's day very thoroughly.
I also have some for my .308 and they have been good although I do not use them much in that caliber.
To answer your question,yes they do work and work well.

Stan in SC

[6pt-sika]

How'd they shoot 6pt ?
I took notice tonight that's no small hole in that hollow point.

They shot about as well as can be expected for factory ammo in a virtually untuned Marlin 30-30 . With that being said , my memory is telling me they shopt 3 in 1 1/2" at 100 yards (using a 3-9 scope in a Marlin 336XLR).

If I had my prefernce for NORMAL factory 30-30 ammo I'll always go with the Winchester 170 Silvertip followed by the Winchester 150 Silvertip .

The Hornady rubber tipped stuff is excellent but not what I consider ordinary . The Federal Hi Grade with the Nosler 170 Partition ain't bad either and seems to me PMC makes a factory load using the Barnes 150 bullet . I happen to like all three of those bullets although I've only tried the rubber tipped stuff in factory loads and only done the Nosler and Barnes in reloads .

[WinM71]

In my pile of .30-30 ammo, I've got a very nice old box of Peters 160gr "Full Metal Cased" loads - yup, solids. Guess they were somewhat popular back in the 30s & 40s. They have the "PETERS" headstamp.

[Mike D.]

I use Barnes TSXs and they are hollow points. One word, devastating.

[cshold]

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[Malamute]

In my pile of .30-30 ammo, I've got a very nice old box of Peters 160gr "Full Metal Cased" loads - yup, solids. Guess they were somewhat popular back in the 30s & 40s. They have the "PETERS" headstamp.

They still showed in the catalogs into the 60's.

I'd like to have a couple boxes. Seems like they'd be good penetrators on large critters. I'm curious how they hold up on large skulls or heavy bones.