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RSY, I've had the EXACT same thought on why the Deep-shok was discontinued....................and I think we hit the nail on the head.

If that is the case, it really is a shame. An excellent bullet, as good as the partition at less than 1/2 of the price.

Mule Deer - any news??

BTT

I use Silvertips in my Win 64, 32 Win Special. I've only shot a couple of whitetails with it, but I only needed one shot both times. Maybe it's just the high vel loads that break up.

The only catridge I have used the Silvertip in is the 30-30 in the 170gr weight. My Model 94 shoots them better than anything I can reload for it. It also performed well on the deer I have used it on so far giving complete brodside penetration. My rifle is a Black Shadow with 24 in. barrel and has an old 3x Weaver on it. It will shoot three of those factory Silvertips into 1in at 100 EVERY time if I do my part. So far I have no complaints with either bullet or rifle.

I've shot em and wasn't impressed with the accuracy. But, that is rifle-specific. I didn't do any load development, the first load I tried was so far off, I did not want to put any more effort into it.

mauser96,

I am really getting to like the Speer Deep Shocks. I worked up a 165 grain DS load for my 300WIN and it is super accurate. Well under MOA and consistant.

I killed a nice 8 pointer opening day with that load. Unfortunately, it wasn't much of a test as I had to neck shoot the buck. However, I did take out the spine with the shot. I have seen the results of BT's and Sierra's on similar shots and the exit was the size of a softball.

The exit of the 165 DS, with an impact velocity in excess of 3100, looked like a nice expanded bullet's exit. I'd say it was similar to what I would expect to see from a Partition or bullets of similar performance.

Hopefully I'll have a few more chances to try them out before this hunting season is out.

Tony.

Killed a 9 foot brown bear in 1974 on Kodiak Island with 338 win mag and win 225 gr silver tip bullet. One shot thru lower part the hump and the bear went stiff on his feet and fell over dead. This combination would stop a moose in its tracks and they would be dead before they hit the ground. I never had to shoot anything twice. Silver tip were just an awesome bullet, wish I had bought several boxes for longevity. But I didn’t so switched to Partitions, but they have never killed as fast, clean and instantly as the silvertips.

Holy Zombie thread Batman

The lack of experience is really obvious by statements and questions related to these sites!

I've killed deer with a Savage 99 in 358 Win using factory Winchester 200 gr Silver tips and a 270 Win and factory Winchester 130gr Silver tips never an issue