Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Canada Do you use a premium bullet for deer?

There have been some great responses - even from people that admit to using jacketed bullets!

On another thread I said that there was a fellow going through the checkout at Epps today who paid $47.99 ($54.23 with taxes. 13% GST here in Onterrible) for 20 Federal 30-30 cartridges. They were loaded with Barnes TSX bullets.

Part four or five of this discussion: We've talked about using premium bullets on deer. Consensus was that it was convenient to develop one load to cover different species of game. Good so far?

I know that many of you reload, and I'm thinking that if you're reloading for a 30-30, the overwhelming majority would be using it for deer. I'm guessing that fewer people would stuff Barnes bullets into their 30-30 cases, based on the cartridge and its probable target. But what about factory stuff?

So, my question. Would you pay $54 for a box of 30-30 factory ammunition with the Barnes bullets, or go for a 150/170 C&C from Win or Rem?