Hornady

[gunnin-for-the-big-one]

I was recently looking at some Hornady .308 ammo and came across the Hornady Zombie Max, so i got on youtube and looked it up and found a few homevideos about it and the damage it can do. It looks like great rounds for taking out zombies but the way the round breaks up is beyond what i want for a deer. When it hits flesh, or the equivalent, it becomes shrapnel worse than anti aircraft flak. I dont wanna be chomping through a juicy steak and bite down on a chunk of copper and lead stuck in the meat that i missed! Here is a video that i watched, let me know your opinion on the Zombie Max, i am somewhat new to hunting so im not sure how this round would act on a deer so let me know what your opinion is that way i can decide to use it or leave it for the doomsday preppers of the zombie attacks.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCPjJTtDS6g

[Metaldemon7]

I think this is more of a varmint round. A Deer round should expand, but stay together. You don't want that kind of damage to the meat. Intruder in your house is a different story, you don't want over penetration. The round has a better chance of being stopped by a wall. If they are both the same price, I would buy the "COOL" box.

[mrnyman]

as the name implies "zombie max", it is not a hunting round so dont use it for hunting, use the right tool for the right job everytime and you wont have any problems with your steak or otherwise.

[renalp]

"Zombie Max" is a marketing gimmick, not a specific ammo design. As best as I can tell, the handgun calibers are a brass-cased version of Critical Defense, the 223 is the same as V-Max varmint ammo, and the 308 is A-Max target ammo.

[herplover]

Im bought it for my 9mm because it is $3 a box cheaper than the critical defense

[39flathead]

Im bought it for my 9mm because it is $3 a box cheaper than the critical defense

Good to know.

But dude, your user name is a bit creepy...

[gunnin-for-the-big-one]

Thank you all for the info. I plan on buying a box of the Zombie Max and a box of regular .308 Win, im thinking about going with somewhere around 150-175 grain. If anyone has any idea on where i could get a box of regular .308 super cheap let me know.

[NuclearSociety]

Thank you all for the info. I plan on buying a box of the Zombie Max and a box of regular .308 Win, im thinking about going with somewhere around 150-175 grain. If anyone has any idea on where i could get a box of regular .308 super cheap let me know.

The cheapest I know of is the walmart hunting ammo. Its around $16/$18 a box of 20 rounds. Soft Point.

[leplat]

Good to know.

But dude, your user name is a bit creepy...

Not really if u understand it. It means reptile lover basically