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Bullet choice for .300 win-mag
37rangemaster
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Well after last years horrible deer season and using crappy bullets i was told to try some gamekings...Is there any other bullet for ALL AROUND (15 yards to 300+ yards) that I should consider?
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JustC are you saying that I shouldnt have any problems with the nosler bullets like my father had with the Hornadys?
Also check out the new Fusion cartridges from Federal. They are suppose to be a premium bonded/plated design at normal prices....
Just another point, there is not a bullet made that is going to perform perfectly in every situation. Put the bullet where it needs to go and even if it blows through it will still be fatal. Remember, blood-trailing is an intergral part of deer hunting. There is no shame in having to do it.
If the SSTs shoot well in the gun, then switch to the Interbonds, they will open up rapidly but hold together pretty well (designed for 70-80% weight retention).
Just another point, there is not a bullet made that is going to perform perfectly in every situation. Put the bullet where it needs to go and even if it blows through it will still be fatal. Remember, blood-trailing is an intergral part of deer hunting. There is no shame in having to do it.
I hear what you are saying but i have a hard time believing it was a shot placement error as it happened on more than one deer and my father is classified as an expert in 4-position shooting...the biggest deer he had ever had a chance to bag stood broadside from him maybe 15 yards away...he shot and it took off running...he ended up tracking it over a half mile if i remember correctly...i'm begining to wonder if maybe i was pushing the bullet to fast? however when shooting at a paper target at 450 yards there was no sign of keyholing[?]
Deer are thin-skinned animals, and need a bullet that (at closer ranges) will shock and expand quickly, where at longer ranges; needs to hang on to as much velocity/energy as possible, while still expanding and shocking rapidly.
My fave load is 66gr of IMR4350 with a Win. LRM primer in a new RWS case, but that's a pretty hot number. If you decide to try it, even with your compressed schedule; reduce by 6% AT LEAST to start.
Good Hunting!
When you run a load at nearly 3200 FPS. and want to be able to have a bullet perform from 15 yards to 300+ yards, that's really asking for a lot! At 15 yards, I can kill a deer with a pistol...
Here is the problem with your SST bullets, look at the jackets. The picture below shows the SST on the right and the InterBond on the left:
The reason for the InterBond is the fact that the SST's had problems staying together. The jacket was too thin for the high velocity impacts which were supposed to be controlled by the cannelure, which obviously didn't work. The InterBond has a much stouter jacket which allows it to stand up better to the higher velocity impacts.
The Sierra GameKings have the same problem as the SST's, a thin jacket. Performance is usually noted as being inconsistent, ranging from explosive to penciling through.
I think that if you really want to have that spread of ranges at that velocity you need to go with the Barnes TSX or the Nosler Partitions or some variation of that design such as the Swift A-Frame. I use the North Fork bullets if I have any questions about the situations I'll be confronted with during a hunt.
Best.