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02 August 2003, 02:02
T/C nimrod
Rich Jake - Have you....
Have you done anything with Unique yet in your OTT .41?

You posted the 170 Sierra's did well at 25 yards - Any expansion results? I'm getting ready to move to the expansion testing portion of Sierra and Hornady soon.

Is your barrel as temperamental about col(aol) as mine is?
02 August 2003, 03:04
Rich Jake
T/C nimrod
I shot the 170's with 21.0 grains of 2400 Fed 150 primers for 1586 Fps ave. I will load some more soon. Maybe tonight. To try out at further distances. I've done some expansion test with Hornady XTP's.

Hmm If I remember correctly I may have done one test with the 170's out of a revolver at 1450 fps ave, expansion was good.

I like the 210 Hornady's better than the Sierra 170's where expansion is concerned.

I want to test the Sierra 210's & see what they do.
Rich Jake

[ 08-02-2003, 01:26: Message edited by: Rich Jake ]
02 August 2003, 10:36
Magnum Mike
I have used the Sierra 170 on chucks, expansion is nice! [Wink] It rips em apart purty good! [Big Grin] I never chrono'd the load out of either me ole S&W or the 10" Contender barrel. Think i will take it along chuck huntin as the "back up" gun tonite. LOL!
02 August 2003, 10:42
Magnum Mike
BTW, Gary Reeder recommends the Sierra 170 for LARGE game outta his wildcats. [Confused] I have always wanted to try them on a larger animal but am half afraid of the outcome.....
02 August 2003, 11:12
Rich Jake
Mike
I told you what happened with me. A bunch of things went wrong when I used them in the past. So I'm not real confident with the 170's. I don't know if it was bullet failure or a combination of things, bullet & shooter & deer. So my past experiences have me a little skeptical about them.
It doesn't mean that other people won't have better results than I did.
Rich Jake