444 Marlin 300g Speer "Plinker" JSP

I shot a couple Speer 300 grain Jacket soft point "Plinkers" out of the 444 into the jugs today. Lost the first as is it skirted out the side of jug #5. I caught the second in the bottom of #6. It weighed 251.2 for a retained weight of 83.7%> It expanded to 0.899. The load is 45.0 Grains of RL-7.

I'm unclear on the "Plinker" designation Speer has on the box. It appears to me that they are bonded? I plan to hunt a white tail with this gun this year and I think this is the bullet I will use. Do they look bonded to you??








I think it will create a heck of a hole coming out of a whitetail. !!

Although I like the 300 XTP in the trip 4 this will stay together better.

BTW velocity accuracy?


Is this is???????????



http://www.midwayusa.com/product/193158 ... uctFinding

FOTIS":3uvox9z2 said:

BTW velocity accuracy?


Is this is???????????



http://www.midwayusa.com/product/193158 ... uctFinding

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Yes, Fotis, that is the one.
My Chrono recently died.. QL predicted 2100 and change as best as I can recall. 45.0 grains of RL7.




They are shooting around 1.25 - 1.5" groups at 100 yards .. I didn't measure them. Was just trying to get my zero correct.

That will work. Excellent performance.

JD338

Awesome performance Dano. That's a hitter of a bullet right there. Talk about making a good sized leak hole!

That is great. BTW what is the smaller bullet pictured above?

I think it's a 64 grain BSB Fotis.

ah ok thank you!

SJB358":1j6eluzw said:

I think it's a 64 grain BSB Fotis.

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Fotis, Scotty is WRONG for a change... I did shoot the 64 BSB, but those holes were some 40g BT's.
I mounted a different scope on my .223 and was just getting it zeroed back.

lanman":gljukpb2 said:

SJB358":gljukpb2 said:

I think it's a 64 grain BSB Fotis.

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Fotis, Scotty is WRONG for a change... I did shoot the 64 BSB, but those holes were some 40g BT's.
I mounted a different scope on my .223 and was just getting it zeroed back.

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That's a 40 BT next to the 300 Speer Dano?

I'm wrong all the time, just ask my kids!

Cant get over it.....a 300Gr "plinker" :shock: :roll: You guys and your big guns :lol: CL