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I will use whatever is most accurate. To date, any projectile that I've gotten up to about 1,250 fps has had more than adequate terminal performance.
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190 grain .30 flat nose- lead alloy, cast soft (10-13bhn), driven at 2000fps out of any of my .30 rifles.  Pure joy to shoot, works a treat, and costs about 1/40th of a premium store-bought projectile...
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Looking on my reloading bench, I'd have to say the AB for the most part. In the 358 I like the Sierra's.
I'll do the partitions in a couple of rifles that like 'em.
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JeffG, I hunt with one rifle exclusively. And,since around 1992 have used one bullet exclusively. However, as the bullet evolved,I followed it's evolution.And, until last year had used the same bullet weight. But, I wanted a bullet with a higher BC, while staying with the same manufacturer. Since it was not offered in my preferred weight,I was forced to change to a lower weight. This brand has never disappointed me in all these years. From Pronghorn,to elk,moose,bear,with an occasional fox or coyote thrown in. Oh, I failed to mention, it's a Barnes! memtb Now if you would just step up to a real rifle and get rid of that pea shooter!! 
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
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Pre 1992, Partitions.
Post 1992, Barnes.
I've not recovered a Barnes from a big game animal yet, in any caliber I use.
In particular, I can get the TTSX and TSX to shoot very, very well in everything I load them in.
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For the last 30 years I've used regular ol' Remington Core-Lokt or Speer Hot Cor bullets in just about every caliber I deer hunt with and have no complaints with their ability to kill deer.
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Sid, I wasn't going to mention calibers. Some folks think that hunting big game with small caliber rifles is irresponsible! But, a "man has got to know his limitations"! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
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One bullet that fits "The Best" in my reloading book has been the .308 165 grain Hornady Interlock SP. Back in 2000, I was just getting started with reloading and the guys at shooters.com suggested it as a good place to start. I was contemplating a combination deer/boar hunt in the Texas Hill Country and I had two 30-06's that were going to be making the trip.
The Texas trip fell through, but I ended up buying a 200 acre farm the next fall. Those Hornadys were with me on that first Opener and the bullet has been part of every season since.
The starting load worked was so accurate in my Winchester Mod70, that I stopped there. Since then, I've used that bullet in several other rifles, including my favorite Opening Day deer rifle, a Savage 99 in 308 WIN.
My runner up is the .308 150 grain Remington PSPCL. My sons both have WIN Mod 70's in 30-06 and I load that bullet for their deer loads.
I'll put in two honorable mentions:
1) .358 200 grain REM SPCL in my 35 Whelen.
2) .257 117 grain Hornady SP Interlock in my 25-06
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One bullet that fits "The Best" in my reloading book has been the .308 165 grain Hornady Interlock SP. Back in 2000, I was just getting started with reloading and the guys at shooters.com suggested it as a good place to start. I was contemplating a combination deer/boar hunt in the Texas Hill Country and I had two 30-06's that were going to be making the trip.
The Texas trip fell through, but I ended up buying a 200 acre farm the next fall. Those Hornadys were with me on that first Opener and the bullet has been part of every season since.
The starting load worked was so accurate in my Winchester Mod70, that I stopped there. Since then, I've used that bullet in several other rifles, including my favorite Opening Day deer rifle, a Savage 99 in 308 WIN.
My runner up is the .308 150 grain Remington PSPCL. My sons both have WIN Mod 70's in 30-06 and I load that bullet for their deer loads.
I'll put in two honorable mentions:
1) .358 200 grain REM SPCL in my 35 Whelen.
2) .257 117 grain Hornady SP Interlock in my 25-06
I have never owned a gun that would not shoot an Interlock.
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
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I still like to experiment just for the sake of experimentation but the vast majority of the animals I've taken over the years have been w/ the Interlock... 30/150, 165, & 180 RN, 257/100, and 30WCF/150. Over the last few years I've done some killing with NBTs... 243/90, 308/168, and just in the last couple of years ran the 257/90 gr GMX through a few things which convinced me the Barnes need some investigation so a couple rifles are shooting those.
If bullet manufacture ended and I was left w/ Interlocks and (last few years manufactured) Ballistic Tips I'd be golden. Even so, I am growing to love the monos which is good because I think we all know that sooner or later lead cored bullets will be regulated heavily.
To me reloading and terminal ballistics are horribly fascinating, and make experimentation extraordinarily enjoyable even though I know what works.
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223 = Nosler 64 BSB
243 = Nosler 95 BTip
30-06 = Barnes 130 TTSX
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Me too, in some rifles.
35 Whelen = 225gr Partition
22 Hornet = 40gr V-Max
5.56 - I cheat and shoot two - 50gr SP varmint and 65gr SGK
Everything else is just rifle looniness and "what if" or boredom.
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210 gr swift scirroco 338 exiting barrel at 3200 works for me. Elk, antelope, whitetail and moose. All die.
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Most commonly hunted rifles- .221 Fireball- 40 NBT .223- 50 NBT .22-250- 50 NBT .243- 100 NPT 250-3000- 87 Speer of course 270 Titus 110 Barnes ttsx 284 in a short action (99) 145 Speer BTSP 300 Savage- 130 Barnes ttsx 308- 130 barnes ttsx 338 Federal- 160 Barnes ttsx 358- Hornady Interlock 200 375 Winchester- Sierra 200FP
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I shoot moderate velocity rounds (2600-2900 fps) so I'm partial to SPS Ballistic Tips for accuracy, cost and performance.
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tally so far;
ballistic tip/Accubond = 11
bonded spire point (flatbase and boattail) = 10
Partitions = 10
monoliths = 6
Roundnose/flatnose/cast = 3
Thanks for the all the considered answers gentlemen!
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