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Art Eatman · January 23, 2001, 11:40 AM

In my .243, either the 70-grain Hornady, or the 85-grain Sierra HPBT.

I used to load the Sierra 52-grain HPBT in a Swift; it was truly devastating on house cats.

I gotta try out my Ballistic Tip loads in my .223. Time to go call Wiley.

A 110-grain load in an '06 is rough on rabbits. Even nastier is an 80-grain .32-20 flatnose, swaged down to .3085. Slows down quick, but very much a hand grenade at closer ranges.

Mornin', all...

Art

January 23, 2001, 11:40 AM	#4
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	In my .243, either the 70-grain Hornady, or the 85-grain Sierra HPBT. I used to load the Sierra 52-grain HPBT in a Swift; it was truly devastating on house cats. I gotta try out my Ballistic Tip loads in my .223. Time to go call Wiley. A 110-grain load in an '06 is rough on rabbits. Even nastier is an 80-grain .32-20 flatnose, swaged down to .3085. Slows down quick, but very much a hand grenade at closer ranges. Mornin', all... Art