what is your top 5 of all time medium bore bullets that you have USED. include brand, caliber, type, weight and why e.g.

1) barnes-tsx-30 cal-168gr-accuracy
2) nosler-partition-30 cal-180gr-killing power
ect. ect.
this should be good

This is gonna show my age.

130 gr Rem Bronze Point .277, 270 Win
200 gr Nosler BT .338, 338-06 AI
130 gr BarnesX, Moly coated, .308, 300 Win
130 gr Speer Grand Slam, .277, 270 Win again

All for the same reason: kill like lightning as used.

That's it. don't have a 5th that I've used extensively because these were enough in my medium bores.

The next favorite bullet for medium game, though is the 53 gr Horn match HPBT in 22-250 or faster.

1: 9.3 Swift 250 gr A Frame - Great accuracy for a bonded core bullet and flawless killing performance on plains game up to Eland

2: 30 Cal 180 gr Swift A Frame - Ditto from Steenbuck to Kudu

I'm not a target shooter, I prefer to have great terminal bullet performance in the field when I do my part at the back of the rifle.

Can't wait to see the results of this topic.

7mm / 160gr Nosler Partition
.338 / 210gr Nosler Partition
Always complete penetration & the only partition I ever recovered (210gr/.338) was a photo perfect mushroom after traveling thru 24"+ of kudu bull!

338 WM/230 gr FailSafe-total reliability and results

35 Whelen/225 gr A-Frames-this combination is like they were made for each other

30-06/180gr Grand Slam-good accuracy, dependable results

30/06 - 168 grain TSX
338 Win Mag - 225 grain Accubond
338 Win Mag - 250 Nosler Partition
35 Whelen - 225 grain TSX
35 Whelen - 225 grain Ballistic Tips

300 H&H 200 Gr SAF
30-06 180 Gr Northforks
270 130 interlock
25-06 120 Hornady hollowpoint
6.5 X 55 120 ballistic tip

Favorite:
308 150gr factory win power points
30-06 150gr win factory power points
300 H&H 180gr federal nosler partitions (extremely accurate in my rifle)
338 WM 250gr woodleigh PP (very accurate)
338 WM 210gr federal partions (very accurate)
First two are dirt cheap at wally world and great deer rounds.Then I load the empty cases.

.308 165 gr Nosler BT's for deer
30-06: 165 gr Nosler partitions for deer/elk.
300 Winnie: 180 gr Barnes X for deer, elk, hogs.
35 Whelen: 225 gr Barnes X for deer, elk, hogs. Gonna try some Nosler 225 BT's on deer this year, though.

My top-five:

150 gr. Hornady Interloct/.30-06: This is the best deer bullet I've ever used in the '06. It kills whitetails and mule deer like a lightning bolt, shoots flat, and delivers superb accuracy. I load it to 2950 fps. in the '06 with IMR 4350.

180 gr. Nosler Partition/.300 Win. Mag. This has been my favorite bullet for the 300, and it's served me with absolutely reliable results on Texas whitetails and hogs, mule and Coues deer, pronghorn, elk, Dall sheep, black bear, and scores of African plainsgame animals -- from Damaraland dik dik to Cape eland. It's reliable, it's consistent, it's super-accurate, and most importantly -- Nosler doesn't mess with it, and it's been consistent from lot to lot, year-in and year-out. It'll be used in Africa once again this season........

180 gr. Winchester Fail-Safe: Another favorite for the 300 Win. Mag. I've taken over fifty big game animals with this bullet out of the 300, including local elk, black bear, etc., to African plainsgame as well as African lion, leopard, and a brace of Cape buffalo. This is the most reliable TOUGH super-premium bullet I've ever used, but when Winchester changed the ogive from the original profile, they no longer shot so well in my rifle, so I went back to Noslers.

210 gr. Nosler Partition/338 Win. Mag.: Bob Nosler once told me that he considered this to be the "flagship" bullet of the Nosler line, and I didn't argue with him. The 210 Partition is a lethal killer, and penetrates way out of proportion to its SD and weight. Superb performer for me on elk, mule deer, hogs, and whitetails. Loaded to 2900-3000 fps., and you've got wonderful terminal performance with light recoil. I shot another elk with his bullet last season, and it penetrated nearly lengthways and exited. I've NEVER recovered one of these bullets from any big game animal.

250 gr. Nosler Partition/338 Win. Mag.: As good as the 210 is, the 250 is truly the all-around bullet for the 338 Win., just as the 180 is the all-around bullet for the '06. Every elk I've shot with the 250 Partition went down as if he was hammered on the head with a sledge, and if I was allowed only ONE bullet for the 338 Win, this bullet would be it. And it's amazingly accurate as well, more like a varmint bullet in some rifles. My current 338 Win. shoots this bullet better than anything else, with groups at 100 yds. in the .300s" if I've having a decent shooting day. I always sight-in 2" high at 100 yds. for a 200 yd zero with this bullet at 2700 fps. and change........

AD

7mm 150 BT, kills deer fast, nice blood trail.

165 Interbond, only loaded this bullet for friend, but 4 shots, 4 elk, enough said.

165 Interlock, good all-around bullet, accurate.

.308 150 BT, all you really need for deer, caribou, accurate.

Don't have a fifth, but waiting to use 150MK, 139 SST. Jay
Jay

Only FIVE??? THis is tough, guess I will list two groups of five, hunting and accuracy.

Hunting:
1. Nosler Partition 150 gr, 7mm
1. Nosler Partion 180 gr, 30 cal

Note: two number ones its a tie

2. Barnes Solid 300 gr, .375 cal
3. Barnes Original 175gr, 7mm
4. Nosler Partition 200 gr, 30 cal

Acurracy:

1. 300 gr. .338 Sierra HPBT matchking
2. 190 gr. .308 Sierra HPBT matchking
3. 168 gr .308 Sierra HPBT matchking
4. Various Nosler Ballistic tips, 6.5,7,30 cal.
5. Lapua Scenars

No real order to the above list, just as they came to my mind, these all great bullets and I have shoot phemoninal groups with all of the above at one time or the other, in the right rifle.

I remembered another medium bore catagory:

ROBBER and GOBLIN STOPPERS

1. 41 Cal, 210 gr Jacketed HP
2. 10mm Speer 165 Gold Dot
3. .38 cal, 125 gr, Gold DOt HP ( 38 $ 357 Mag )
4. 45 cal, 185 gr, Speer Gold Dot
5. Barnes XPB's

.35 Calibre 220 Grain "Teal's Hammer"
.35 Calibre 200 Grain "Teal's Hammer"
.311 Calibre 180 Grain Imperial CPE
.308 Calibre 180 Grain Imperial CPE
.308 Calibre 180 Grain Imperial Sabre Tip

225 gr sierra in the 358 win
225 nosler bt in the 35 Whelen
225 nosler partition in 35 Whelen (bigger stuff)
180 gr nosler BT in 308dim loaded in 300Wby
150 gr nosler BT in a 309 jdj contender

There are more, but this is the top five for me

.308" 180-gr. Sierra Game King -- accuracy
.308" 220-gr. Remington CoreLokt -- killing power
.358" 250-gr. Hornady RN -- accuracy
.366" 285-gr. Nosler Partition -- killing power


Okie John

.404" 425grain Stewart Hi Performer
9,3x63 325grain Stewart Hi Performer
9,3x62 286grain Norma Oryx
7x64 175 grain Stewart Hi Performer
6,5x54 MS 160 grain Stewart Hi Performer

Husky

Gidday guys,

1. 30-06 150 gr Speer hotcor

2. 30-06 150 gr Rem corloct psp

3. 260 rem 120 gr Speer hotcor

4. 260 rem 120 gr Rem corloct

5. 243 win 90 gr Speer hotcor


All for reliable expansion and penetration on deer with the ability to put meat on the table.

Happy hunting

Hamish

I'm always messing about with something and I've had some bad luck with some bullets in some rifles. Either the bullet didn't shoot a decent group or if it did it was less than satisfactory on game. This is what has consistantly worked for me both at the range and in the field over the years. Generally I try Hornadys for practice and to see how a rifle shoots. Then I see if it will shoot Partitions well enough for hunting. This list contains bullets that I have no doubt as to their satisfactory performance on the game listed.

243: 100gr. Partition, deer and antelope
270: 130 & 140 gr. Hornady's, deer and antelope
270: 150 Partition, deer and elk and african game
7x57: 175 Partition, deer and boar
7mm Rem: 175 Partition, deer, elk, boar
308: 165 Hornady, deer
308: 168 Sierra, target
30/06: 180 Partition, deer & elk
30/06 220 Hornady, elk and bear
338: 250 Partition, deer and elk
35 Whelen: 250 Partition, deer, elk and african game.
45/70: 350 Hornady, elk and bear
44 Mag. Cast Performance 300gr WFNGC, moose, elk
44 Mag. 240 gr Hornady, deer
44 mag. 250 gr Partition, deer and boar

A great thread with useful information! Many thanks, especially to boom stick and allen day!

friar

Ditto Friar.....

Nosler Partition 7mm 175-grain (7X57mm & 7mm Rem. Mag.) & Nosler Partition .308" 200-grain (.308 Win. .30/'06, .308 Norma, & 7.65X53mm Argentine).

great stuff, keep the responses going. dont forget the WHY and the pecking order