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Post by Oldbloke » 08 May 2015, 4:00 pm

I cut a Hornady InterLock 30 Cal 180 gr in half and then melted the lead out. This is the result. The extra InterLock ring near the base is obvious along with the Cannelure. Has anyone used these a lot on game and how did they go. I never seem to find the projectiles! :?

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Post by bobnob » 08 May 2015, 5:20 pm

I've used that bullet quite a lot in my 30-06; lots of pigs and one big red deer.

In my opinion its the best 30-06 big game bullet. I've never ever been disappointed with it.
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Post by Oldbloke » 08 May 2015, 5:33 pm

Yeh, I also load them into the 3006.
1 sambar, a couple of goats and a couple of foxes, all dead. Just never recovered one. The goats and fox obviously passed straight through. But the sambar I suspect it broke up, 200 yrd shot. I got about 300 in stock, at the rate I use them my grand son will use the bulk of them . Lol Have you recovered any bobnob?
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Post by headspace » 08 May 2015, 7:50 pm

The 165gn Interlock is my favourite load in my 308, in fact there's a photo of a water buffalo I shot somewhere on the site. Great projectile and accurate too.
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Post by Boatman » 11 May 2015, 10:44 am

Oldbloke wrote:I cut a Hornady InterLock 30 Cal 180 gr in half and then melted the lead out. This is the result.


Very cool mate, never see that done.
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Post by Sender » 11 May 2015, 1:28 pm

The interlock ring doesn't look like much but it sure seems to do the job.

The top 2/3 expands into a nice flat mushroom, I've never weighed a projectile after but there is a lot of it left.

The bottom few mm and the base almost look untouched on some, so the ring is doing it's job.
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Post by Lorgar » 11 May 2015, 1:30 pm

I'm going to have to put the torch to a bullet when I get home and make an empty jacket now that I've see that :lol:

Nice cut but the way, what did you use?
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Post by ebr love » 20 May 2015, 12:00 pm

Sender wrote:The interlock ring doesn't look like much but it sure seems to do the job.


Yeah, hardly looks like it would make a difference at all.
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Post by headspace » 20 May 2015, 4:58 pm

I'd cut a finger off if I tried that.
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Post by Oldbloke » 20 May 2015, 10:05 pm

Very carefully with a fine hack saw then cleaned it up with some carborundrum paper. But sand paper would be ok.
You could glue one to a piece of timber or steel with arildite and then use a sander. Then leave it in the freezer for about an hour. Due to the different expansion rates it will then drop off. Thats an old trick. :clap:
I would like to see a few other brands too If anyone gets keen. It does seem like they are good value. Im sure there is better out there though, but I guess you pay for it.
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Post by Manimal » 21 May 2015, 4:07 pm

I tried an empty case with a hacksaw once and it ended up looking like a tiny abstract sculpture. Mangled it but good :lol:

Too bigger teeth on the saw, was all I had though.
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Post by Oldbloke » 21 May 2015, 6:40 pm

Carefully with a file whilst held in a vice??
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Post by Manimal » 22 May 2015, 2:00 pm

Did it a bit half-assed to be honest.

Pushed to the corner of the wall/bench to hold it in place (ish) and hacksaw over the top.

Was't entirely stable either as well as using a saw that wasn't idea so not good enough attempt really.
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Post by Oldbloke » 23 May 2015, 5:15 am

Had a look yesterday and noticed the lead out of the projectile is a lot harder than normal lead.
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Post by Ariat » 25 May 2015, 10:20 am

They don't say exactly what it is but in the Hornady marketing stuff they do say it's a 'lead alloy core', not just lead, so obviously there's something harder in the mix there.

The harder core give more a better mushroom and weight retention I guess?
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Post by BBJ » 25 May 2015, 4:21 pm

Ariat wrote:They don't say exactly what it is but in the Hornady marketing stuff they do say it's a 'lead alloy core', not just lead, so obviously there's something harder in the mix there.

The harder core give more a better mushroom and weight retention I guess?


I think they use antimony to harden the lead?
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Post by Oldbloke » 25 May 2015, 7:33 pm

Just a simple comparison using a scratch test. Seemed to be about the same hardness as cast proj. Could be a combination of a few metals such as tin and as stated antimony.
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Post by Xerox » 26 May 2015, 2:08 pm

Found this on the Hornady page about one of their bullets

The tough copper clad steel jacket and high antimony lead alloy core of the Hornady DGX provides DEEP penetration.


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