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Swift Scirocco Bullets

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01 June 2006, 19:18
Devildawg66
Swift Scirocco Bullets
Anyone using these on African plains game and if so what have your results been?
01 June 2006, 20:12
Terry Blauwkamp
I just used some 210 gr 338 cal Scirocco II on plains game with mixed sucess.

They produced perfect mushrooms, but lacked penetration.


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01 June 2006, 20:24
Gringo Cazador
I loaded some for my 300 wby for a plains game hunt couple of yrs back, but didn't take them, havent used them yet. My guess for thin skinned game they should work fine.

I don't think they would come close to pentrating like a barnes or aframe, but then again, they weren't designed to.


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01 June 2006, 20:26
talentrec
I've tried them in a couple of different calibers, but found wasn't able to find a load that gave acceptable accuracy; MOA rifles suddenly became 3 MOA rifles no matter what I tried. I was actually really surprised, as the A-Frame has always shot very well and been very easy to load. That was the first generation bullets though, I believe they made some changes to address this.

Pete
01 June 2006, 20:38
prof242
I load the Scirocco 180gr .30 cal for my son's .300RUM and a cousin's .300WinMag. Mine are from an early batch, so don't know how the current ones do. Accuracy is so-so and takes effort to find a really good load. Both of the above use them for elk in Colorado. The Sciroccos do mushroom nicely, but A-Frames and Nosler Partitions out-penetrate as one would expect.


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