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I am building a 8x68s.

What is a good all round deer and hog bullet from 170 to 220 grains ?.

I was thinking about one of the hot cores.

Cheers Neale.
 
Posts: 55 | Location: Australia | Registered: 22 March 2010Reply With Quote
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200 grs Nosler Partition or the same weight Nosler Accubond. These are the "do it all" bullets in 8mm - providing they shoot in your rifle.

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Fatboy 404:For me, in boars and red deer, the Nosler Balistic tip in 180 grs.has worked fine. The 200 grs. Nosler Partition has been too hard with no expansion. Now I am loading some 220 grs. Woodleighs for Afrikan plains games,hopping to test them in a couple of weeks.

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Norma is loading the 200grs A-Frame, surely a good decision!
 
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Norma is loading the 200ges A-Frame in the 8x68S, surely a wise decision!
 
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Thanks fella's.

Swift A-Frames here in Australia are about $125 for 50 projectiles so a bit dear if hunting a lot.
I can buy Woodliegh's for about $55 for 50.

So the 200 grain projectiles aren't to soft and distroy themselves ?.
 
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I have certainly not tried all Woodleigh bullets, even less so in all calibers. What I have seen of them, tended to go in the direction of very large expansion with high weight retention. If that fits what you are looking for - e.g. on smaller game where penetration is less of an issue - I'm sure they would be a viable option for you. The Woodleigh 196 grs RN shoots decently in my 8x64S - about 1" 3 shot groups @ 110 yds.

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Fatboy 404:For me, in boars and red deer, the Nosler Balistic tip in 180 grs.has worked fine


That's what I would load. I'd use it for everything from deer to moose and not look back.
 
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Originally posted by FATBOY404:
Thanks fella's.

Swift A-Frames here in Australia are about $125 for 50 projectiles so a bit dear if hunting a lot.
I can buy Woodliegh's for about $55 for 50.

So the 200 grain projectiles aren't to soft and distroy themselves ?.



Try the new Protected Points from Woodleigh, they´ll work fine in the 8x68S!
 
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I am currently using 200 gr Triple Shocks and that is what will go with me to Africa next year.

However for deer and hogs I would drop down to the 180gr TSX.


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Accubond.


 
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