AMAX bullets

[grizzman]

I ordered some Hornady Black .308 ammo the other night when I saw it available. It comes with the 168 grain AMAX bullet and the website had target and hunting listed as it's applications. After I ordered it I went to Hornady's website to read about it. They say it is a match/target round.

I went to some other gun forums and general consensus was the AMAX could be used for medium game but expanded quickly a short ranges.

Has anyone had any experience using the AMAX 168 gr .30 cal. Bullet on game and what did you think?

[highspeed]

Took my buck this year with my 308 and a 168 gr A-Max at 110 yards. A piece of his heart a little bigger than a golf ball fell out of the exit wound.

[BigL71]

Shot a 250lb pig at 125yd with a 308 155gr AMAX and he dropped straight down.

[Button]

I’ve shot a few deer with 168gr AMAX they dropped dead. I’m waiting for my order of them to come in. Only have a few left but plenty of coreloks.

[muzzlebrake]

I think they perform about like the old tried and true Remington el cheapo cor-lokt bullets do.

[Triple 000 Buck]

Use them in my Grendel and the Amax has outperformed the SST

[bustacap]

Been hunting with the 155 amax for many years. Have made kills out to 584 yds with most being DRT. I wouldn’t hesitate to hunt hogs or any deer species with the 168gr.

[Wits_End]

Shot many deer and hogs with 178 amax in 308. Awesome hunting round. Shot pigs head on and it destroys their insides, like a bomb went off internally.

[dclifton]

Shot many deer and hogs with the amaxs in many calibers no complaints here.

[duckhunter175]

terrible terrible bullet for deer-- I will buy everyone of the defective rounds off ya!!

The 168 AMAX (and now ELDM) is an AWESOME bullet, especially at 308 velocities for deer, antelope, pigs, etc!!

I even harvested a cull Red Stag at 75yds-- 1 round through the lungs (wasn't gonna try to send that bullet through the shoulder) and he stopped, wobbled and tipped over about 15 seconds later.

[grizzman]

Thanks for the feedback all. I have heard that it disenegrates when it hits shoulders.

[duckhunter175]

Thanks for the feedback all. I have heard that it disenegrates when it hits shoulders.

You won't have a problem with a deer shoulder-- but a big hog, stag, elk and I would avoid big bones.

[Bullseye07]

I guess I’m the exception. Shot a buck at 80 yds. Bullet splattered on the ribs. Still hit him hard enough to kill, but I’ll pass on using them for deer again.


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[LWD]

Thanks for the feedback all. I have heard that it disenegrates when it hits shoulders.

I’ve shot deer and pigs with the 168 AMAX out of a .308 Win. I would not take a shoulder shot on a whitetail with one and especially not on a hog. I think it’s a neck and heart/lung bullet only. In fact, I’ve switched to the 165 SST to get more penetration (but I also love Barnes TSX). They shoot to the same point of impact as the 168 AMAX at hunting ranges and give much more penetration.

LWD

[sierracharlie338]

I guess I’m the exception. Shot a buck at 80 yds. Bullet splattered on the ribs. Still hit him hard enough to kill, but I’ll pass on using them for deer again.


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What caliber?


Sierracharlie out....