I used the Sierra 300 SBT going 2600 or close. I found it to be a very soft bullet, made 5 inch exit holes. First shot ( 200yds) broadside, mid way up, tight against the shoulder. Boom, she humped up, had a miserable look on her face ( I guess, ha) and just stood there! I did not want ther to run down into a very nearby, God Awful Hole, so hit her top of shoulders. Ruined a lot of meat too, was then pressed for time for South Africa, so just used the then available 270 Failsafe factory load. Good stuff, no more bloodshot/ruined meat either! This was important because we sold the meat to help cover the costs. Contrary to popular belief, we Preachers are not all like Al Sharpton. You guys see that today? $ 1 Mil.
At least you got yours to exit. Back in the ‘80’s, before I started using “real” bullets, I had 3 bullet failures with the Sierra 300 grain SBT. They failed to exit broadside shots on a deer and a black bear.....finding only an empty jacket! Lost my first elk, easy, close range, “steeply angled” shot, thinking that the bullet would easily do it’s job....it was not. Yes, I’m slow to learn. Once going to the Hornady 270 SP’s at H&H velocities.....bullet failures were a thing of the past. Step up the velocity another 2 or 3 hundred fps, and I found the Hornady’s lacking.....but, that’s another story! memtb
