Lee Loader

I made up my last batch of 30-06 using the now discontinued Hornady 190 grain BTSP a couple of weeks ago for a friend. Of the older Interlock design it has been replaced by more modern designs. The current offering in that weight is the 190 Sub-X, which has a better BC. I found the 190 Interlock to be one of the best and most reliable killers of moose.

While passing over the box of cartridges to my friend I thought about some of the other bullets that are no longer available, the Sierra 180 SBT Game King comes to mind. Anyone else nostalgic about the old style bullets?

there was a solid core winchester bullet called failsafe that I just loved for my 375 h&h on moose and bears.

The Sierra 85 grain hollow point in 6.5mm. I think I got the last two boxes out of the warehouse earlier this spring. It was my go to varmint bullet in whichever 6.5 I felt like putting in.

Make smoke,

For Texas big game hunting, the Hornady Interlocks and the Remington Core-Lokts.

Duck Creek Sporting Goods is a retailer for a distributor with enough stroke to order runs of these discontinued Remington bullets. So, last year prior to our presidential election, I bought a truck load of them for the 25-20 Win through the 35 Rem. I bought enough of my favorites to see me to the end.

Back in the day when I used to shoot jacketed bullets in my Ruger BH in 357 Mag. one of my favorite bullets was the Speer 146 gr. Half Jacket HP. I was lucky enough a few years ago to find a box in a second hand box at a local gun store for like $8.

I think I will load them up at some point and put them in the rainy day ammo stash. It will give me a reason to use up the last of that H110 power.

44 caliber non HP version for reference.

I have several boxes of these bullets, but for the 41 Mag. They are old enough to be cardboard boxes with metal reinforced corners.