OTM for hunting?
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Pumpkinheaver
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I use 100gr Matchkings in my 25-06 on windy days. They are not fur friendly at 25-06 velocity. I have some 68gr Hornady Match bullets I have loaded for my AR but have not used them on anything with fur yet.
CatShooter
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Originally Posted By: eraserCan OTM bullets legally be used for hunting? Wanting something that wouldn't ruin a bobcat pelt in 6.8 or 5.56mm but would be legal.
They are legal in every state - but their performance is erratic, sometimes opening up explosively fast, and some times zipping through like an ice-pick and the critter runs.
They are legal in every state - but their performance is erratic, sometimes opening up explosively fast, and some times zipping through like an ice-pick and the critter runs.
Terry N.
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Originally Posted By: CatShooterOriginally Posted By: eraserCan OTM bullets legally be used for hunting? Wanting something that wouldn't ruin a bobcat pelt in 6.8 or 5.56mm but would be legal.
They are legal in every state - but their performance is erratic, sometimes opening up explosively fast, and some times zipping through like an ice-pick and the critter runs.
I can vouch for this, as I have both witnessed this and done it myself. Sometimes OTM bullets leave a 6" diameter exit wound; sometimes they leave a pencil-size exit wound. One guy I used to hunt with got a bunch of M852 Match 7.62 NATO ammo cheap, and used it to hunt PA whitetail deer with. He usually had to shoot a deer 4-6 times to put it down - at very reasonable ranges (frequently under 100 yards). I will neither use them, nor endorse their use, on game animals, except possibly for survival situations. Good hunting bullets are readily available, frequently at less cost than OTM bullets. There is simply no justification for using OTM bullets for hunting IMHO.
They are legal in every state - but their performance is erratic, sometimes opening up explosively fast, and some times zipping through like an ice-pick and the critter runs.
I can vouch for this, as I have both witnessed this and done it myself. Sometimes OTM bullets leave a 6" diameter exit wound; sometimes they leave a pencil-size exit wound. One guy I used to hunt with got a bunch of M852 Match 7.62 NATO ammo cheap, and used it to hunt PA whitetail deer with. He usually had to shoot a deer 4-6 times to put it down - at very reasonable ranges (frequently under 100 yards). I will neither use them, nor endorse their use, on game animals, except possibly for survival situations. Good hunting bullets are readily available, frequently at less cost than OTM bullets. There is simply no justification for using OTM bullets for hunting IMHO.
CatShooter
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Originally Posted By: BearWhat is otm bullets???
It is an invention of Sierra and the military - use of Matchkings as sniper bullets has always been a touchy sore spot, cuz they are called hollow points... so the terminology changed and all is more better now.
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