Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by SAUMHUNTER79
Those 85gr IB will work great on deer also, which already shoots well out of your rifle, so your search could be over already unless you just want to know how well your rifle likes all those different bullets, the only way to know that is to load them up and shoot'em.


I do want to be an equal opportunity reloader, give all a fair shot...

The 85 gr. IB is on my short list. I was reading opinions that the max performance for the .240 was in the 85-90 gr. range. At 3,500-3,600 fps, a lot of "bullet delivery" impact on game. The IB, reportedly, opens pretty well and retains a fair amount of mass. I finally got the 90 gr. SSII's shooting with Vv N160 at 3,400 or so. It has a slightly better B.C. than the 85 gr. IB, but way down range, not that much difference. They both carry 1,000 ft. pounds out to around 500 yds.

DF
Nothing wrong with that, I reload way more than I need to for similar reasons, I just have to know how every bullet I'm interested in shoots and performs in my rifle, a much more expensive approach, but also more fun and extremely addicting. grin