Barnes vs Hornady FTX

[Mike Perry]

Okay, I need some help. Last year I shot a buck with a Hornady FTX boredriver at 290 grains at about thirty yards with a CVA optima and was not impressed with the performance of the projectile. Pass through with little to no expansion. This year I shot an 8 pointer at 165 yards with a Barnes 250 grain spitfire saboted tmz projectile and had great results. I recently upgrade to a CVA LRX .50 and after reading the manual they do not recommend a saboted bullet especially if you plan on using a muzzle brake which I do intend on using. I am leaning towards the Hornady FTX but I am concerned about past performance, I am not sure if this was a result of being an extremely close shot or if a monometal bullet such as the Barnes has better terminal performance than the Hornady.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Mike,
Sorry but the only help we can give you is to direct you to our sister site Modern Muzzleloader Muzzleloading Forum as we do not allow discussions of inlines, nor sabot, jacketed, powerbelt ammo.

Good luck with your inquiry

LD