Hornady interlock, have you used it on anything?

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

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Our usage is eerily similar. That pretty red tip just gives a little more accuracy on otherwise near identical performance between the SST and Interlock. Most of my shots are also under 200, but they have performed at longer distances when necessary. My longest was a pronghorn antelope in Wyoming at laser ranged 437 yards with the 117 grain SST. Dropped on the spot.

@Tbitty
Definitely a man of class, distinction and amazing good taste.
Uve never had a 117gn SST fail to give pretty much an instant kill.
Bob

 

[steve white]

Interlock on average White Tail deer....yes, been successful.
Interlock on Hartebeest....killed, but separation of cup and core.
Interlock on Oryx....animal lost after tracking 2 days
Conclusion: not for true trophies if you want to be sure, or for tougher African game unless perhaps really heavy weight bullet.

 

[Badboymelvin]

@Badboymelvin
The good thing about them is they are actually .312 diameter unlike some other brands that are only .310 so usually give better accuracy.
I had great success with the 180gn RNSP in my old three O.
Bob

Hi Bob,
Yeah, that's why I chose them – they were the only .312" projectiles I could get.
Was really after 180s but couldn't find any... but really happy with these; they shot great.

Russ

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Hi Bob,
Yeah, that's why I chose them – they were the only .312" projectiles I could get.
Was really after 180s but couldn't find any... but really happy with these; they shot great.

Russ

@Badboymelvin
A bloke I know from the Gippsland area uses his old three O with 215gn RNSP Woodleighs and he reckons they put Sambar down well.
Bob

 

[MS 9x56]

@MS 9x56
With those bullets depending on the rifle they may not stabilise in the old 1:12 twist Savage 99.
If'n it's the newer 1:10 twist they will be fine.
For shorter ranges out to 150-200 I think the 117 gn round nose soft points. Would be great.
I'm tempted to try them in my 25 at 3,300 fps. I think they would knock the snot out of pigs and deer
Bob

My rifle is the Ruger 77 RSI with the 1:10 twist. It really loves the 120 grain round noses but haven’t seen any of those in about 10 years.

 

[mauser98]

Been running 195gr interlocks in my 8x57 for a long time. Many whitetail, mule deer, bear, and moose have succumbed to my loads. Depending on the rifle, I run them between 2550-2650 fps. No issues.

Took a 1000+lb (454+kg) moose last year at 209 yards with a single shot. Perfect expansion and penetration with text book example of a recovered bullet that held its weight quite well.

 

[Mizzou100]

I have killed several whitetails with them, however i prefer a tougher bullet i.e the cx, if you get a shot a quartering animal...sometimes thats the only shot you will get, the cx will penetrate bone and still exit leaving a much better blood trail. I have never had an interlock exit an animal...just my preference

 

[Alistair]

Yes, once.

265gr bullet out of a 44 rem mag marlin 1894.

Did a great job on fallow deer at about 50yds. No complaints, excellent performance.

That said, it's a cheap non bonded bullet.

Heavy n slow at shorter ranges it'll do good work. Fast at short ranges it probably won't. Ballistics are uninspiring so it wouldn't be my pick beyond 200yds.

Great for short range medium game in a pistol caliber lever gun though. Good if you've got something like 300gr 45-70 for driven boar as well.

Plus it's cheap, easy to load for, and accurate.

 

[Sideshow]

Almost all my deer since 2014 have gone down with the interlock. It’s been the main dish ever since I built my 7x57 cheap and when I did my part no complaints. When I didn’t I very much doubt that another bullet would have done the same job.
I’ve stock piled a little bit for this lead ban that’s coming here in the uk.
As most know put the pill in the right place happy days.

 

[odonata]

So, have you used Hornady interlocks, what caliber, how many grains, and at what game?
Experiences?

I use Hornady InterLock bullets in my Ruger No. 1A in 303 British & my RSI in 275 Rigby. The 303 British shoots 150gr & the 275 Rigby is 140gr. Both of them have worked really well on southeastern deer in Arkansas & Mississippi. Everything has died very close to where it was standing when it was shot. The selection of an InterLock was driven mainly by the limited choices in these particular chamberings. But so far I haven't had any complaints with either the accuracy (at the moderate ranges I shoot) or the terminal effects.

For deer hunting, it really is a coin flip between these two rounds. Statistically speaking, they're almost identical in performance:

 

[Miletic]

I spent 100com hunting and shooting range. Classic soft point with mechanical locking. It retains mass even when passing through hard obstacles. We caught a lot of roe deer and several wild boars with him (243). And the accuracy was ok. The only dissatisfaction with the 243 bull was that its tip became damaged after several loadings into the barrel (if the same bullet is not fired and loaded several times).

 

[Sideshow]

Here’s the results from a quartering away shot found under the skin just in front of the shoulder. Both lungs an hart done. Can’t remember how heavy he was but I couldn’t lift him into the back of the truck in one go.

 

[txtrout75218]

I use them for paper. I'd use them on other things, but other bullets are a bit more accurate in my hunting rifles. Not that I'm prejudice against them, just what works, etc.

 

[Hififile324]

So, have you used Hornady interlocks, what caliber, how many grains, and at what game?
Experiences?

I have had excellent results with the Hornady Interlock Bullets. I use the 180 SP in my .30-06, the 162 BTSP in my 7mm Rem Mag, and the 117 in my .25-06. I have taken numerous deer, elk, bears and 1 bison with the Hornady Interlocks. Accurate, dependable, generally very easy to get good groups with them.

 

[migrabill]

So as many of you know I picked up the new Montana Rifle Company Tsavo in .375 H&H. I really wanted to use the Swift A Frames in them but I cannot find them anywhere ( I don't reload - need the pre-loaded ammo). This Rifle will NOT be my Cape Buffalo DG Rifle (my Dakota 416 Rigby has that distinction. This Tsavo will be used for bear, moose, elk etc. What do you think about the Hornady 270 Grain Interlock for that purpose?

 

[deewayne2003]

So as many of you know I picked up the new Montana Rifle Company Tsavo in .375 H&H. I really wanted to use the Swift A Frames in them but I cannot find them anywhere ( I don't reload - need the pre-loaded ammo). This Rifle will NOT be my Cape Buffalo DG Rifle (my Dakota 416 Rigby has that distinction. This Tsavo will be used for bear, moose, elk etc. What do you think about the Hornady 270 Grain Interlock for that purpose?

I used the factory 2nd 270gr on deer this year as practice for Africa; they work spindly on deer and pigs both.

 

[migrabill]

Factory seconds from whom?

 

[ElevenBravo]

So, have you used Hornady interlocks, what caliber, how many grains, and at what game?
Experiences?

Used to use 150gr Interlocks in my .308 Ruger Scout because they were cheap and plentiful. Shot a 200 pound hog at about 10 yards four times before he went down, the bullets just weren't opening up. Switched to Barnes and never looked back.

I use 350gr Interlocks in my Marlin 45-70 and they do work pretty well. Pretty much every hog I've shot with that has been DRT. Maybe they just like lower velocities.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Used to use 150gr Interlocks in my .308 Ruger Scout because they were cheap and plentiful. Shot a 200 pound hog at about 10 yards four times before he went down, the bullets just weren't opening up. Switched to Barnes and never looked back.

I use 350gr Interlocks in my Marlin 45-70 and they do work pretty well. Pretty much every hog I've shot with that has been DRT. Maybe they just like lower velocities.

Are you using the RN or FP? Hornady published data for the RN.

 

[ElevenBravo]

Are you using the RN or FP? Hornady published data for the RN.

RN for the 45-70. But like I said, no complaints for this caliber, just for the .308.