Originally Posted by wyoming260
Originally Posted by akmtnrunner
Originally Posted by wyoming260
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/14...iameter-350-grain-hollow-point-boat-tail
Here is the only viable Mid caliber(heavy) High BC bullet for your tastes that is not a machined bronze bullet.....
Would probably kill most anything you wanted and really needs a large case to get decent velocity, say a minimum of a .378 weatherby case. A .375 CHeyTach would be better.....


I wouldn't consider an SMK a reliable hunting bullet


Believe it or not a 3/8" diameter bullet weighing 350 grs.even if it manages to expand only a tiny bit will kill the heck out of anything 99.99% of the game animals ever taken on this planet.
The calibers you stated .358, .366 and .375 generally are 1-14" twists and most .358 are 1-16", you are gonna need some one to make barrel suitable for a limited need. Then having to put up with either a really heavy gun and or muzzle break, the recoil is gonna preclude serious long range accuracy for most. Or just spent 10k for a Cheytac and have all you would ever want.
JMHO


All things being equal, a controlled expansion bullet beats an SMK. And like you say, that 350 SMK is designed for the 100+ powder grain cases. I'm not asking for something like a 0.8 BC anyways. Something like 300-315 grain .375 around .6-.65 would be sweet. Seeing that Nosler can make 260 grains be around .47, it may be possible without complicating things like appropriate twist rates.