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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 02:19 AM
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Gw123
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Bird Dog
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I use mainly Sierra Gamekings and Prohunters or hot day interlokts. These three have severed really well for me on deer and hogs.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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11/12/20 02:47 AM
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LeonCarr
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I've mostly used Ballistic tips. I must be the oddball because I've never had issues and almost always get and exit. Even drove a150 NBT from a 308 through both shoulders of a big mule deer. I don't shoot magnums so maybe that is why they worked so well.
This. The same cartridge and the same bullet. Just my .02, LeonCarr
"Whitetail Deer are extinct because of rifles with telescopes mounted on them." - My 11th Grade English Teacher
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 02:51 AM
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Longhunter
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Sierra 117gr boatail soft point...
Longhunter >>>-------> Make It Count!!!<><
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 01:56 PM
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sig226fan (Rguns.com)
duck & cover
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duck & cover
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Sierra Game King, for us, primarily the 165 gr in 308.... 100 percent successful
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 02:20 PM
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FTWshooter
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Frankly whatever is on sale and whatever shoots best in that particular rifle. Deer are not usually hard to kill and I have done equally well with cheap Speers up to Scenars. Now if I am after bigger game or that proverbial once in a lifetime hunt, my default choice is Nosler Partitions. As you can see by my. 277-.308 bullet drawer I have bullet ADD and am all over the place on bullet selection. Hmm and I just noticed a box of 6mm in there, now my OCD alarm light is flashing!
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 02:21 PM
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DLALLDER
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Does anyone use Ballistic Tip style? Personally I only use them on varmints and have experienced horribly unreliable results on medium size game (Deer and hogs). My thought process is I train and practice as much as time and money allows but I also live in the real world. Things happen when the moment of truth arises. Shots pulled, deflections and the infamous"buck fever". I want a solid projectile that will drive through bone, muscle and organs. I also always prefer two opening over one. The faster an animal can hemorage out the better. What's the THF thoughts and experience? The BT works great here in E TX., I load mine but I run them around 28OO FPS mV instead of 3200 like most reloaders. The BT will blow up at close range if running too fast, at least that has been my experience. At 2800 +/-, the internal damage is huge, lungs & such are jelly.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 02:30 PM
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Tw0fish
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From personal experience? Whatever the archery shop had in a 125gr 1.5” broadhead. Lol!
Jordan
"It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them." -- G. K. Chesterton
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 03:00 PM
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unclebubba
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For the faster rounds(2700 fps +), I like Accubonds. For slower rounds I like SST.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 03:48 PM
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landsurveyor
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I've used many others but these are the go to 270 130 gr sierra game king 30-06 165 gr sierra game king
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 03:57 PM
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Dave Davidson
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In 40+ years of hand loading I have used a bunch of different ones. I find that if I poke a hole in the right place, dang near anything works. And then there are those deer that are very tenacious of life.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Gw123]
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11/12/20 04:11 PM
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Long Pine
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There are many good ones as already mentioned here. The bullets I’ve primarily used over the years are Sierra Gameking, Nosler Partition and Accubond, Barnes tripleshock. I’ve pretty much stuck with the Barnes bullet for the last 6 or 7 years as I’ve found them to very accurate while also doing a good job on whitetail, although I have taken a few Axis deer with that bullet also. I’ve shot the Barnes in 7 mag, 30-06 and 300 win mag.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 04:19 PM
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603Country
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I’ve killed hundreds of deer with Nosler Ballistic Tips. Used a 270 for decades (MV about 3000 with the 130 gr) and now am using the 120 gr in the 260 (MV about 2800). No complaints at all. This morning I shot a big doe right behind the shoulder. She ran 30 yards and piled up. Didn’t do a full autopsy, but the offside shoulder was a real mess. That bullet is messy but so very effective.
I can’t remember not getting an exit on a deer shot while broadside to me. Don’t always get an exit on medium to large hogs though.
If I get a broadside shot on a deer or hog, and put the bullet in the lungs, the critter will not survive. It’s never a question of did I kill it. More of a question of how far it got before hitting the ground. I trust the bullet performance after decades of use.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 05:24 PM
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Smokey Bear
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I’ve used lots of stuff. For on game performance the partition is the best I’ve used. Push it fast out of a magnum or slow it down in a short action, does not matter. It’s going to open up. Hold together on bone, and give reliable penetration. Accuracy with the partition can be finicky though and that level of performance is not a must for whitetail. The bullet I load the most is the Sierra gameking. It is among the easiest bullets to get shooting tight and I like how it performs on deer. It is not as tough as a bonded or monometal but it is tough enough for deer. If I’m pushing them fast I go to a heavy projectile.
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/12/20 08:53 PM
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Erich
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nosler partition all the way. i shoot them in every caliber i have if they are offered. .223/243/270/3006 to me they are the best performing bullets money can buy specifically for shooting game. I shoot my deer thru the front shoulders. they always provide a pass thru without making an unnecessary mess from bullet fragmentation.
Outdoorsman
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: stxranchman]
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11/13/20 01:46 AM
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flintknapper
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Last edited by flintknapper; 11/13/20 01:49 AM.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/13/20 04:19 PM
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ErnestTBass
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150 grain remington core lokt out of my .270
If it ain't broke...
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/13/20 06:54 PM
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68A
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
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11/15/20 01:13 PM
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rickt300
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I shoot so many different cartridges it is hard to pin down just one go to bullet but I could easily hunt deer for now on with either the 150 grain 7MM Ballistic Tip or the 180 grain .308 Ballistic Tips. My 260 is loaded with 100 grain Partitions singing along at 3200 fps and I am going to carry it a lot this year.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: Brian C.]
#8061935
11/23/20 11:49 PM
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psycho0819
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Sierra Game King is the first bullet I'll try in just about any new, to me, moderate velocity round. Anything at or above 2,800fps mv and I start looking at bonded/premium bullets.
Tolerance is the virtue of a man without conviction.
The end of the world began the day it was created, and life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
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Re: Go to Deer projectile
[Re: flintknapper]
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11/24/20 01:48 AM
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JCB
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I really want to try the Trophy Bonded Tip but that nickel plating on the bullet is what has held me back. Nickel is a pretty hard metal and I have to believe it will shorten the life of a barrel.
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