Anyone familiar with them? Particularly what the hollow point looks like on them? The hollow spot in the tip of the slug seems like a joke. It's about 3/16" wide and about 1/8" deep. Will this little amount of hollowness really "encourage" bullet expantion in deer?
I shot a deer last year with a 12g sabot hollow point using my scoped 870 with 24" rifled barrel. 70 yards away. In the end the bullet went right through the deer. Same size entry as exit hole (actually coyotes ate the entry hole, deer walked far and found it next day). Missed all the ribs, no other bones hit. No expansion detectable by looking at the exit hole.
So, will that weinie little "hollow area" really do the job of allowing expansion? Will it hurt anything if I help it out a little by using 1/4" bit and drilling the hollow spot out wider and hardly any deeper? They are 1 oz. slugs and I only drilled out couple grams of lead. Will this change the ballistics enough for me to even notice? Will it affect pressures? Thoughts on the matter?
I shot a deer last year with a 12g sabot hollow point using my scoped 870 with 24" rifled barrel. 70 yards away. In the end the bullet went right through the deer. Same size entry as exit hole (actually coyotes ate the entry hole, deer walked far and found it next day). Missed all the ribs, no other bones hit. No expansion detectable by looking at the exit hole.
So, will that weinie little "hollow area" really do the job of allowing expansion? Will it hurt anything if I help it out a little by using 1/4" bit and drilling the hollow spot out wider and hardly any deeper? They are 1 oz. slugs and I only drilled out couple grams of lead. Will this change the ballistics enough for me to even notice? Will it affect pressures? Thoughts on the matter?