Convince me to shoot monolithics again

[dårlig jeger]

Below 1,800’ish fps impact- extremely narrow winds barely above caliber size most of the time. At 2,000fps sometimes caliber size, sometimes 1/2”.

Well, that scraps that plan. Thanks for the reply.

 

[antlerz]

At 250y it is doing 2400fps. That works.

Below 1,800’ish fps impact- extremely narrow winds barely above caliber size most of the time. At 2,000fps sometimes caliber size, sometimes 1/2”.

Yep. 2400fps is a good minimum to avoid disappointment.

 

[zimagold]

I haven’t seen this mentioned but another factor with Monos is twist rate. Faster twist rate barrels that put more rotation spin on the bullet result in the same bullet opening up more at an equivalent velocity. This has been shown in gel testing.

 

[Gourmet]

If you're looking for a lead free alternative to ELDM and similar then the DRT Terminal Shock is what you want. Not really a "mono" though.

Any experience with the DRT in 6.5 Creedmoor? I'm concerned about wound channels being too big (much more than 2-3in).

 

[cubdriver84d]

Any experience with the DRT in 6.5 Creedmoor? I'm concerned about wound channels being too big (much more than 2-3in).

Thread 'DRT Terminal shock results on game'

Sep 21, 2024

Is anyone shooting DRT Terminal Shock on game and does anyone have any first hand knowledge of how the performed? Pictures? Testimonials etc….??

• Jfjfrye
• Replies: 61
• Forum: Long Range Hunting

 

[PLhunter]

The mono’s that shed the front section in pedals are pretty devastating. I think I’ve loaded for about 20 deer kills at this point with that design of bullet. From .22 to .308 caliber bullets. From 80 yards to 550 yards. Sub 200 yards we often get petal exits radiated about 4-5 inches around the center. The first moment the petals break off appears pretty devastating in the wound channels we’ve seen. The radiated petals do more damage than you’d expect for their weight. Some higher bc options out there including the hammer hbc line or cutting edge lasers. I only have experience with the first. We did note that the new hbc line expands more quickly and violently this season.

The speed vs bc payoff for the hammers pencils out for my use. I haven’t had the bc impact my effective hunting distance goals for a setup. 700 for creedmoor and 400 for .223. Haven’t lost an animal using monos and there were a couple iffy shots in there. The petals can really buy forgiveness cutting through.

I like only killing the animal I’m shooting at and not having to worry about it with the kids. Also cnc bullets are very consistent so easy to load with.

Entrance and exit with a .223 mono.

 

[Nick4050]

I've been shooting the TTSX my whole hunting career, which rooted from that also being the bullet my dad shot growing up. Monos appeal to me because I know they are perfectly capable of killing with a lung shot, even if it takes a few extra seconds compared to a bonded bullet (I really like the "high speed broadhead" analogy), but they are also extremely capable in punching through whatever you throw them at if the need ever arises. This is important to me because I primarily hunt moose and black/brown bear. If the opportunity arises for a lung shot that's great, but if need be I can anchor by punching a shoulder, or take a quartering frontal shot without worry of the bullet not making it to something soft and critical. This gives me a lot of confidence during situations like less than ideal backup shots, or a charging critter that needs some skeletal reconfiguration ASAP.

 

[DroptineNW]

I've been shooting the TTSX my whole hunting career, which rooted from that also being the bullet my dad shot growing up. Monos appeal to me because I know they are perfectly capable of killing with a lung shot, even if it takes a few extra seconds compared to a bonded bullet (I really like the "high speed broadhead" analogy), but they are also extremely capable in punching through whatever you throw them at if the need ever arises. This is important to me because I primarily hunt moose and black/brown bear. If the opportunity arises for a lung shot that's great, but if need be I can anchor by punching a shoulder, or take a quartering frontal shot without worry of the bullet not making it to something soft and critical. This gives me a lot of confidence during situations like less than ideal backup shots, or a charging critter that needs some skeletal reconfiguration ASAP.

I 100% agree with you other then the fact 3 legged elk can still cover some ground but everything else gets the brakes locked up. On them bigger game animals what size ttsx are you using?

 

[Nick4050]

I 100% agree with you other then the fact 3 legged elk can still cover some ground but everything else gets the brakes locked up. On them bigger game animals what size ttsx are you using?

I primarily hunt with my 300 winmag shooting the 180’s, but I’ve also used 160’s out of my 7 rem mag, and the 225’s out of a .338 winmag. They’ve all been great, but my most dramatic bang-flops have been with the .300.