The proof
Results
Ammunition claims are easy. Results are earned. African plains game taken by a THAM customer on safari, and Illinois whitetail from Paul’s own late-season hunts. All with rounds loaded on Paul’s bench.
African safari
Plains game, one load
The 200gr HV Bear Creek round was developed specifically for African game animals. This is what it did on safari.
Eland bull, 2,200 pounds, one shot with the 200gr HV BCB
Zebra, taken with the 200gr HV BCB
Impala, .41 Great Lakes
Blesbok at golden hour
Gemsbok, 200gr HV BCB
Warthog, .41 Great Lakes
Blue wildebeest, 200gr HV BCB
On paper
Accuracy you can measure
Three shots, 100 yards, one ragged group
Two touching on the 1″ line
Late season Illinois
Two does, 144 and 188 yards
Paul’s own Illinois late-season doe hunt: two whitetail taken at 144 and 188 yards with the 200gr HV Bear Creek load.
Two does, one late-season evening
Taken at 144 and 188 yards
The load that did it: 200gr HV BCB
The bullet recovered from one of these does tells the story. It left the muzzle at 200 grains and weighed 196.8 grains on the scale, a 98.4 percent weight retention rate, while expanding from .410 to 0.745 inches, nearly double its original diameter.
196.8 of 200 grains retained: 98.4%
Expanded to 0.745" from .410"
Shoot the rounds behind these results
THAM can also develop custom rounds for any situation. Tell Paul what you’re hunting.