Video of taking game with Hornady A-tip.

[Jason_A]

Found this this morning. It’s one of the Gunwerks guys taking a pronghorn with an A-tip.

 

[Park ranger]

Looks like it works good. I thought it was funny they come in sequence when you buy them and he has a bag of them all mixed together.

 

[Jason_A]

If they are like amax’s with just the tip being different I’m sure it won’t be long before they have a reputation as a game getter.

It looked like it worked well to me also.

 

[MTlager]

I wouldn't jump on the band wagon over a goat kill. The 180 ELDM work good on goats and deer, but NOT so on elk !!!

 

[jmkasza]

Yes, it will work as proven by the kill. Not interested in starting a debate, but why use a match bullet when there are excellent hunting bullets available? Great you can use the A-tip for harvesting game, but should you?? I know others will disagree with me and that's fine, but they make hunting bullets for a reason.

 

[Plumsask]

Rather than "Testing" on some animals as the host puts it, why not fire some into ballistic gel and be able to study the behaviour of it? The word "test" isnt something I would want to include in my dialogue while hosting a hunting show and referring to harvesting an animal. I hunt plenty, I just think one owes it to the animal to go in with a bullet of known performance.

 

[Coonman300]

Rather than "Testing" on some animals as the host puts it, why not fire some into ballistic gel and be able to study the behaviour of it? The word "test" isnt something I would want to include in my dialogue while hosting a hunting show and referring to harvesting an animal. I hunt plenty, I just think one owes it to the animal to go in with a bullet of known performance.

well said

 

[Todd Morley]

There are several ballistic-gel tests of A-tips on YouTube. The results look very much like Berger bullets' terminal-ballistics performance. See e.g.

and

. (There are others.) One reason one might want to use A-tips on game is for the bullet's extraordinary accuracy, making them (given their terminal performance at lower velocities) an appealing choice for long-range hunting. There's a thread on the long-range hunting forum containing reports of the use of the 230-grain A-tip for elk hunting. . . .

 

[L.Sherm]

Theres also a thread on LRO were they tried Atips and went back to Bergers

 

[boltfluter]

Looks like a great bullet for hunting to me! At almost 700 yrds what more do you want from a bullet. One and done.

Paul

 

[AckleymanII]

The bullet did it's job, exit wound proved it. Looks like a good bullet for lung shooters....so far.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

This is very promising for accurate long range hunting shots. Looks like the bullet was still trucking at that range, looks like it would be effective even farther.

 

[Bill Norris]

Looks like great performance at long distance to me. I'd certainly try them out.

 

[CaptainMal]

Nice shot. You sure were practiced to make such a good hit at that range.

 

[AckleymanII]

Ok, shoot a ham and see what happens when the bullet hits the bone, say 100 yards.

Back to Bergers, then back to ELD-X or Accubonds?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

Ever loose a really good buck because the target bullet blew up on a rib or shoulder blade? I have!

Stupid is as Stupid does, just because the bullet shoots small groups.

Last speed goat I shot was at 470 yards, killed with a Rem 788 in 223 with a 55g Winchester soft point at 3100 fps, flopped in his tracks rubbing his scent glands on the red wind flag that I had forgot about, drove off and left.

I am sure that some 240+ lb bucks will be shot on camera in the very near future with the A tip.

Call me a doubting Thomas, I am all for using hunting bullets on game, TILL I am shown the proof.

I am solid in Hornady's corner, I just want to see some broken bones, not just bullets slid between the ribs!

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Last speed goat I shot was at 470 yards, killed with a Rem 788 in 223 with a 55g Winchester soft point at 3100 fps, flopped in his tracks rubbing his scent glands on the red wind flag that I had forgot about, drove off and left

Will the coyotes even clean them up.

 

[timeout]

Will the coyotes even clean them up.

I take it that he forgot his red wind flag.