I bought two boxes of Hornady 75 grain BTHP match ammo and their accuracy in my rifle stinks. I just did some experimenting till i found my right combinations. I shot a large deer buck one time with a Hornady 168 grn BTHP match. Just as a quick update, last night I shot a running hog with my Ar using the Swift Scirroco II bullet. According to Ballistic Performance of Rifle Bullets by Bryan Litz, the Hornady 75 grain BTHP has an average G1 ballistic coefficient of 0.356 and an average G7 ballistic coefficient of 0.183. I've heard varying reports on 540 lately?? And supper accurate. I was looking at buffalo bore heavy ammo, but have a friend that uses this ammo in a larger caliber. It was about 200 pounds. I'm using the Steel Match but it's the same projectile as far as I'm aware. Copyright © 1996-2020 AR15.COM LLC. It's a great deer bullet. Posts: 53,521. I really like the 5.56 Hornady Superformance 75 gr BTHP. I use the Hornady 75gr HPBT as my 'go to' load for two AR's, one an 18" Noveske 1:7 and a 16" WOA 1:7, both with similar results as Rob,Scudzuki and others above. Very accurate round. Thank you for your input! I wouldn't even consider using a .223 on deer when there are so many better calibers out there for this purpose. IE Sierra Matchkings flat work. The published BC worked for me all the way out to 800 yards. The BTHP projectile in that ammo is designed for match use, as compared to hunting. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. My stash of 77gr & Data 74 powder is almost gone, so I bought a few boxes of 100 Hornady 75gr hpbt to test. My AR-15 with a Krieger 24" barrel shoots consistent .6 MOA with 75 gr Hornady match HPBTs over 23.3 gr. Forums User List Calendar Active Threads Forum Help: Previous Thread: Next Thread : Print Thread: Hop To : Page 2 of 2 : 1: 2: Re: hornady 75 gr, match BTHP for deer ? Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3. 223 with correct bullets and shot placement, and the ability to pass up bad shots, is as deadly as any other round on deer, even big deer. No reason TOO use such a bullet, really, when there are so many good bullets for to be used. I killed 3 pigs with them last weekend, worked just fine. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 20 of 27 Posts. When we opened her up, it pretty much liquified the heart. The Noslers, with all things the same, are rolling true, with maybe 2% showing a barely perceivable wobble. Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3. I'd rather use 75 amax on deer if I had the choice. IF I were to shoot deer with my 15 it would be 63 gr Sie GK, or 69 MK, gr as it has a high kill rate. [Last Edit: 10/4/2014 4:59:22 PM EST by RegionRat], [Last Edit: 10/26/2014 10:20:46 AM EST by mboylan]. HBAR. Also a 90 grain would be better suited for deer or coyote? Velocity from a 20" barreled bolt gun is 2709. JavaScript is disabled. I get one ragged hole at 100 yards! The bullet does not do well at all against bone. Easily sub MOA with groups often getting sub 1/2 MOA. I'd use the 5.56 version. After 4000+ rnds, traded it in for another one. It was 10:30PM, the black pig was running hard and surprised me (I was almost asleep in the chair, but not quite, because I was freezing my a$$ off.) 223 with correct bullets and shot placement, and the ability to pass up bad shots, is as deadly as any other round on deer, even big deer. JUst wondering since I haven't purchased the bullets yet and have about 500 to load here. I was off topic there with my post because I'm after coyotes not deer. One shot dropped a 90lb doe in her tracks. "We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." But I can attest to the damage that this round does. I loaded up some 75 gr Swift Scirroco II for deer this year. I really wanted to know if anyone had in fact killed a deer with them, and how the round effect is on impact. In Canada it is illegal to hunt any game animal with a .223 but for varmints it's OK. [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hornady 75gr Superformance BTHP (.223) vs. Whitetail Deer? But I can attest to the damage that this round does. Those are all I use. The load is highly accurate; but I have not shot a deer yet this season, so no results. I had keyholes on an m4 zero target with a primary arms micro red dot. You are quite welcome and I am glad to see that you are going to use a bullet that will flat get it done. This was the test of the new VEX-SS rifle with the old rifles load as a starting point (upper corner, left corner). They do not shoot as well as the Sierra 77 grainers out of my rifle (3/8" or less) but they are below 5/8". I should have added that I could not get the 75 gr Hornady AMAXs to work consistently (After 400 rounds changing everything around I gave up), nor the 80 gr AMAX (100 rnds), nor the 80 gr VLD (25 rnds) (throat too short, could only try jammed 10 or jumped 30 and neither grouped well) or the 77 SMKs (100 rnds). Update on that hog. The 77 SMKs showed promise, but considering price differential it was clear that the 75 gr would win the day. Thanks for the tips but got some good reading on this fellas article. That's good news about the M&P, as I have yet to even come close to the accuracy I get with the 77gr out of rifle length, with a carbine, at any distance. busted a eight pointer yesterday evening at 145 yards, left a huge blood trail for thirty yards where he was piled up! Try a 65 sierra BT GK with about 26.5 of vv540 cci 450. I believe DSS uses the brass case version also. You are quite welcome and I am glad to see that you are going to use a bullet that will flat get it done. It was a spine shot just behind the head and it just blew out the spine and part of the head and dropped him at 85 long paces. Will post pics later! http://www.hornady.com/store/5.56-NATO-75-gr-BTHP-Superformance-Match/. haven't used the one you are talking about though. JUst wondering since I haven't purchased the bullets yet and have about 500 to load here. I've been shooting the 77gr Noslers out of a RRNM AR15 and a DPMS, same setup for a couple of years now. I think a bonded round or a copper round would be much more appropriate. I shot again and hit in the front shoulder. OP. I learn alot about ballistics and reloading in the process. It went down. You will potentially lose a lot of meat with bullet fragmentation. It's a great deer bullet. Read an article in G&A about a hunter using this ammo to take a deer. PS, the Nosler 69/77 gr Custom Competition Match, and SMK 69/77 gr pills work great out of both my BHW barrels. Founded by Frank Galli in 2014, Sniper’s Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to it’s users in one location. IMO the best 75gr 22cal bullet for hunting deer or perhaps any 22cal bullet for deer is the Swift Sirocco. My son has killed two large does with the 75 grain Hornady TAP out of a 16-in. I"ve gotten some pretty good holes with it in coyotes. We are both running 1:8 twist barrels. … I have a few cases of these- it is hot ammo, designed for rifle length gas systems. The deer ran another 100 yards and stopped. Will be doing more research for next year. bit on the frangible side IMHO. Thanks Sami. I have used 55gr bthp's on deer and they performed fairly well. Just ran it at the range at 100yds and was blown away by the accuracy. Just as a quick update, last night I shot a running hog with my Ar using the Swift Scirroco II bullet. I reload the 75gr BTHP and have shot 5 whitetail with it.. all shots under 120 yards. The published BC worked for me all the way out to 800 yards. He went about 70-80 yards and fell over. The only problem hunting deer with this small of a caliber is there was almost no blood trail. One of the dumbest things I ever did. Will try this again in the summer, but since I just got some data related to this thread, I thought I'd post it. I really appreciate it. thats REALLY good proof on the bullet. Thanks for the help guys. Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more. I have a 16" 1-8 Polygonal twist Ranier Arms "select" barrel that I heard was made by BHW. The bullet exploded on the shoulder. IE Sierra Matchkings flat work. Member . Believe it or not, hornady does do a .223 rem in the 75 bthp (http://m.hornady.com/store/223-Rem-75-gr-bthp-Superformance-match/), but I read some reviews and it looks like a good round. Shot a big buck Antelope almost end to end with one (it's still flying) from a 22-06 (3700 fps @ muzzle) but at 352 lasered yards so probably like a 223 at 100-150. Burn rates change? Not sure if BVAC uses the same bullet that Hornady uses. No reason TOO use such a bullet, really, when there are so many good bullets for to be used. I watched the deer go down or I would have been looking for sometime. My daughter used the BVAC 75 gr BTHP's on her first deer. I put a 75g Tap though the neck of a rabbit at 100 yards last night. These rifles can really shoot well, so I can highly recommend them. He says it has mushroomed picture perfect and the nose is about the size of a dime and had come about two thirds down on the bullet. I spent some time looking for load info in the National Match reloading forum, but don't recall a single post where someone used these bullets. I recently purchased a Remington AR 15 with the 18 inch barrel in .223. Have agood day and good hunting. I"d try the 62 soft points then. I use 24 grains of reloader 15. No idea on deer, but get avg. First and foremost, it is not a big game bullet and may be illegal to hunt with in your state. #3539406 12/04/09: Joined: Oct 2009. My question to you AR 15 fellas is, why wouldn't you shoot the 90 grain Sierra bullets since they have a BC of .500 which is better for longer range? The 55 soft points ain't bad either. After 4000+ rnds, traded it in for another one. Member. Does anyone else think that it's a good idea? I used the Hornady 75-gr under varget in my Windham VEX-SS 20 in 1:8 to try F-Class at 600 yds this summer. I use the Hornady 75 grain BTHP bullet to load match-grade hand-loads for my semi-automatic AR-15s chambered in 5.56mm/223 Remington. As for cannelure effecting reliability, when you feed bullets into a military semi-auto at near max OAL and high velocity, keeping the bullet from getting pushed back in the case will definitely enhance your end user experience. Evidently the deer were dead and the toughness of the bullet left some leeway if big bones were hit. Exit wound was tennis ball size, deer was 139 pounds! Died swearing they'd been shot with .243s... ...that is nice to know. I also shot a 10 point last year with round, but he was 50 yards and I shot him in the neck. I don't shoot matches, but this bullet has been really accurate out to 700yds, consistently. I was off topic there with my post because I'm after coyotes not deer. Have had fairly good results from PMC Stuff over the years. P. peabody OP. I've shot exclusively 55 gr. Campfire Oracle . Also a 90 grain would be better suited for deer or coyote? My goal is to terminate a lot of coyotes this winter. OP. Weird to hear since my AR with the RRA 20" Bull with 1 in 9 holds a 1" group all day with the 75gr Hornady Match but my 16" RRA 1 in 8 likes the 55gr. Use 69 data but 540 rocks. Posts: 70. 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