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.30cal LR-hunting bullets?
11 November 2007, 18:21
Steffen.30cal LR-hunting bullets?
what bullets do you long-range hunters use for your .30cal magnums, and why?
(i have to ask this silly question here, since where i live any shot taken at beyond 150m is considered unethical by the majority of hunters)
11 November 2007, 18:45
270 bdlAcouple fellas I know use 180 and 200 gr. nosler accubonds.
11 November 2007, 19:21
AkshooterI second the Noslers. I disliked them for about 30 years but when the balistic tips came out everything changed for me.
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11 November 2007, 19:51
K20350I dont have personal expierience with them but I have read that they are having awesome results on thin skinned game with the Berger match VLD bullets. They say that they drop deer like a bad habit and the bullets are designed for long range taget shooting. Berger even started packaging some of them in blaze orange boxes.I believe shooting times(?) had an article where they hunted in New Zealand with them and had really good results on stag.
11 November 2007, 23:06
Tailgunnerquote:
Originally posted by Steffen-9.3:
what bullets do you long-range hunters use for your .30cal magnums, and why?
(i have to ask this silly question here, since where i live any shot taken at beyond 150m is considered unethical by the majority of hunters)
A lot of "hunters" here can't even hit a deer at 150 (yards or meters), so the whining your hearing isn't just local.
At long range you want a bullet that will perform well at the lower impact velocities seen with LR hunting. Ballistic tips and Matchkings do well at the lower speeds found at the longer ranges.
Inside of 300 yd/meters, however just about any standard bullet will do well.
Just for definition of terms, most consider ranges under 300 to be short range, 300-600 is mid-range and 600-1100 is LR
11 November 2007, 23:55
buckshotI like to use Sierra's 165 and 180 grain .308" HPBT bullets. They're stouter then those with the exposed lead tip, and they are every bit as good as Nosler's Ballistic tip bullet. It is also my experience that heavy for calibre bullets do best in situations such as this.
I also use Nosler's Ballistic tip and have found that if they are of the same weight, they shoot to the same point of impact as does the partition.
12 November 2007, 00:55
Steffendo matchbullets have good enough terminal ballistics compared to dedicated hunting bullets such as Nosler Accubond, Swift Scirocco etc?
12 November 2007, 01:02
Tailgunnerquote:
Originally posted by Steffen-9.3:
do matchbullets have good enough terminal ballistics compared to dedicated hunting bullets such as Nosler Accubond, Swift Scirocco etc?
That's a whole 'nuther bag of snakes, and IIRC the last time it was "discussed" here the thread ran some 10-12 pages.
Even with the big mags, when your out in the 1 KM range they are moving relatively slow compared to there initial MV. The match bullets tend to have soft (pure) lead cores and fairly thin jackets, both things which lead to decent expansion at low(er) velocities, but tend to make them fragment up close.
12 November 2007, 02:46
DocThe Berger VLDs work very well on game. The 185 in 30 cal and the 168 in 7mm, from all I've seen, perform flawlessly.
IMO, the Nosler Ballistic Tip is the most accurate "hunting" bullet out there, with the AB and TSX in second and not far behind.
Honestly, the Btip will perform quite well at longer ranges.
I suppose if I had to choose a few among most all bullets, I'd either shoot the VLD, Wildcat, or one of the Noslers (not the partition).
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17 November 2007, 00:51
Steffendo you guys think a .30cal 200gr accubond at 2270fs(impact velocity) has enough power for African plainsgame, European and North American non-dangerous big game?
17 November 2007, 01:35
Stonecreekquote:
Originally posted by Steffen-9.3:
do you guys think a .30cal 200gr accubond at 2270fs(impact velocity) has enough power for African plainsgame, European and North American non-dangerous big game?
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17 November 2007, 08:56
Jay Gorskiquote:
Originally posted by Steffen-9.3:
what bullets do you long-range hunters use for your .30cal magnums, and why?
(i have to ask this silly question here, since where i live any shot taken at beyond 150m is considered unethical by the majority of hunters)
Well, 220MKs. Why, cuz they're accurate and they kill very well.
www.longrangehunting.com17 November 2007, 12:15
seafire2quote:
Originally posted by Jay Gorski:
quote:
Originally posted by Steffen-9.3:
what bullets do you long-range hunters use for your .30cal magnums, and why?
(i have to ask this silly question here, since where i live any shot taken at beyond 150m is considered unethical by the majority of hunters)
Well, 220MKs. Why, cuz they're accurate and they kill very well.
www.longrangehunting.com
while I support the ballistic tips for long range... Jay brought up my personal favorite of the match bullets for hunting.....
220 grain Match King!
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18 November 2007, 06:17
Atkinson200 gr. Noslers, in my 300 H&H. Hold over is easy, wind is the bugger and a long heavy bullet going fast is about all you can do IMO...
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18 November 2007, 20:50
im_paid_to_killi know quite a few long range hunters using 30 calibers and the trend the last couple of years is towards the 210 Bergers. they just flat out work very well. they don't surface blow up on a close shot and expand every time on long shots. bullets in the 200-220 range are by far and away the most popular.i would recommend you stay with the 200 accubond unless you're an experienced reloader. the match style vld's can be difficult to get good accuracy sometimes. the accubond would be the easiest to get accurate and tough to beat out to a half mile.
18 November 2007, 21:04
BuglemintodayI usually use 180 Partitions for my -06 but I think if I was going to shoot a lil further then normal I would give the Accubond a try
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19 November 2007, 00:33
Larry GibsonI use Hornady 190 gr HPBT out of my 24" 30-06s. Accuarcy is excellent, MV is 2750 fps and it still retains about 1800 fps at 600 yards. That is about what factory 190 gr loads did in the .303 Savage which was a good deer and elk killer. Expansion of the 190 SPBT is excellent across that velocity range on deer and elk.
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19 November 2007, 02:21
Blair338/378A mate of mine grasses 'roos at incredibly long ranges, with a 300 RUM and 168 Nosler CC match bullets.
Cuts them to ribbons.............
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19 November 2007, 02:53
jwp475How about one of the new Wildcat Aluminum tipped bullets, they have a higher BC than any other bullet that I am aware of
311 Grain Wildcat compared to 300 SMK both 338 Cal.. These bullets are also available in 7mm and 30 cal as well.
Here is a picture of the 265 grain Wildcat compared to the 3oo grain SMK and a 300 grain all copper bullet
The 265 grainer has a BC slightly higher than the 300 SMK, which has been the highest comercialy available BC below 50 Cal
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19 November 2007, 06:59
JTEXBerger VLD
19 November 2007, 07:54
Tyler KempWhat's the BC of the 7mm aluminum tipped?
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19 November 2007, 09:40
DocRichard emailed me the pics of the aluminum tipped prototyped bullets earlier this year.
I wondered what ever became of the project.
Wildcat bullets are among the best available hunting bullets on the market. They have match grade ogives, many have rebated boat tails, and the BCs are as good as it gets.
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19 November 2007, 12:18
Paul from nzI head 162gr A-Maxs in 7mm work well at 50-1000 yards on thin skinned game. and probably under 50 yards. as long as you put it through the shoulder and not just behind it your sorted.
19 November 2007, 16:40
Blair338/378quote:
Originally posted by jwp475:
How about one of the new Wildcat Aluminum tipped bullets, they have a higher BC than any other bullet that I am aware of
311 Grain Wildcat compared to 300 SMK both 338 Cal.. These bullets are also available in 7mm and 30 cal as well.
Here is a picture of the 265 grain Wildcat compared to the 3oo grain SMK and a 300 grain all copper bullet
The 265 grainer has a BC slightly higher than the 300 SMK, which has been the highest comercialy available BC below 50 Cal
Sexy looking bullets :thumb
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
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