Great thread! DF, I thought I had tried a bunch of bullets over the last 5 or 6 years in my Ruger Hawkeye 358 Win, but you've tried bullets I've not even heard of. I finally settled on Sierra 225gr. GK's over 48gr. of TAC using Win WLRM primers. I'm still in the process of working up a couple of loads using Speer 250gr. bullets. I really don't have a need for that heavy of bullet for my rifle, but it seems that so many are finding that they are really accurate and can be reliably used for most all large game in NA. I pretty much just hunt deer and hogs now as I've gotten too old to chase elk up and down mountains.


Start young, hunt hard, and enjoy God's bounty.