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Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16122264 05/27/21
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 1,819 R Rickshaw Campfire Regular
Rickshaw Campfire Regular R Joined: May 2019 Posts: 1,819	I shot a deer this year with 105 gr hornady hpbt at about 40 yards. Bang flop. Sample of one. Shot behind the shoulder. Bullet was in the far side ribs, at least what was left of it.

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Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16123849 05/28/21
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 578 Likes: 1 Alabama A AU338MAG Campfire Regular
AU338MAG Campfire Regular A Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 578 Likes: 1 Alabama	Been using the Hornady 168 gr AMAX in my 308 for a few years. Awesome bullet and kills like a bolt of lightning. Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy - Josey Wales

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets czech1022 #16123932 05/28/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 957 B.C. M mod7rem Campfire Regular
mod7rem Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 957 B.C.	Originally Posted by czech1022 Who has used the Hornady eld-m? I grabbed a couple of boxes of those when they were briefly available in 123gr for my 6.5x55, but I'm not sure what to expect when I use them on antelope and deer. Yes. Out of 6.5 Creedmoor I’ve used 140 and 147 ELD-M to shoot Stone sheep, mountain goat, mule deer, and caribou with great results. I like having one bullet/load for everything. It’s affordable, effective and simple for me to use an ELD-M for paper, steel and animals.

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets mathman #16127191 05/29/21
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PintsofCraft Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,621 Vermont	Originally Posted by mathman Originally Posted by PintsofCraft Why would you do that? Would you use a hunting bullet at a match? Irrelevant. Busted. I tried a non sequitur. Last edited by PintsofCraft; 05/29/21.

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets mod7rem #16130030 05/30/21
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,084 Oklahoma, Canadian River ExpatFromOK Campfire Tracker
ExpatFromOK Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,084 Oklahoma, Canadian River	Originally Posted by mod7rem Originally Posted by czech1022 Who has used the Hornady eld-m? I grabbed a couple of boxes of those when they were briefly available in 123gr for my 6.5x55, but I'm not sure what to expect when I use them on antelope and deer. Yes. Out of 6.5 Creedmoor I’ve used 140 and 147 ELD-M to shoot Stone sheep, mountain goat, mule deer, and caribou with great results. I like having one bullet/load for everything. It’s affordable, effective and simple for me to use an ELD-M for paper, steel and animals. I’m glad to read this. My 6.5 CM shoots the 140 ELD-M very well and its trajectory tracks my scope’s holdovers closely. "There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men." - Robert Heinlein

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Re: Hunting with Match Bullets MustardMan #16130932 05/31/21
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Huntz Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 14,278 N.E.Wisconsin	Originally Posted by MustardMan OMG, lets not start this again. It will run 100 pages (again). Even Berger now makes hunting bullets so don't be stupid. So how many times has this topic come up in the 2 months you have been here? Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16131010 05/31/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,125 Likes: 6 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,125 Likes: 6 Colorado	Originally Posted by RevMike Originally Posted by joshf303 Gotcha. Yes Sir, thought that (the Scenars) may have generated the question. I’d use them in a heartbeat in your 7x57...but I’m firmly in the camp that uses “match” bullets on game. MD’s above experiences mirror mine and “match” bullets offer more of what I want than their counterparts. Have you used these Scenars on game? How did they hold up? I believe you said you pulled some from a 7-08 (peas in a pod). Check here, Mike. Plenty of examples on different big game animals. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4977783/1 A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16131242 05/31/21
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Old__School Campfire Regular O Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 759 Arizona	I have hunted prairie dogs, 'yotes, crows, gophers with them. They work dandy for those purposes.

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets PaulBarnard #16131473 05/31/21
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TRexF16 Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 2,523	Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Unless there was a substantial body of evidence that showed a specific match bullet to be effective on game, I wouldn't use that match bullet on game. Why would I? That is certainly your choice to make. But if everybody did, where would your desired "substantial body of evidence" come from? Bit of a Catch 22, no? Somebody had to eat the first oyster ;o) Cheers, Rex P.S. Still interested if anybody has used the Nosler .308 168g Custom Competition on big game. Like Paul, I want somebody else to do it first!

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets TRexF16 #16131558 05/31/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,125 Likes: 6 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,125 Likes: 6 Colorado	Originally Posted by TRexF16 Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Unless there was a substantial body of evidence that showed a specific match bullet to be effective on game, I wouldn't use that match bullet on game. Why would I? That is certainly your choice to make. But if everybody did, where would your desired "substantial body of evidence" come from? Bit of a Catch 22, no? Somebody had to eat the first oyster ;o) Check the link I posted above, I'd call that a substantial body of evidence. Some of the most experienced hunters I know use "target bullets" but they go by actual results. Not what the bullet is called, and not what they read on the internet. They tend to think of shot placement first A wise man is frequently humbled.

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Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16131921 05/31/21
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TRexF16 Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 2,523	Smokepole, I agree, the Death by Scenar thread is about all the evidence anyone should need. Most impressive!

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets TRexF16 #16134030 06/01/21
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Joe Campfire Tracker J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,612 Louisiana-U.S.A.	Originally Posted by TRexF16 Smokepole, I agree, the Death by Scenar thread is about all the evidence anyone should need. Most impressive! Absolutely, that's why I bought my first thousand! Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16134163 06/01/21
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scenarshooter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner..	From last week....no it's not a grizzly, and yes it was taken with a "match" bullet. A frontal shot at 403 yards, from a rock solid prone rest with my 6.5 PRC. He never took a step. 139gr scenar. Luck....is the residue of design...

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets scenarshooter #16134180 06/01/21
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Dang! Congratulations! "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets scenarshooter #16134207 06/01/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,125 Likes: 6 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,125 Likes: 6 Colorado	Originally Posted by scenarshooter From last week....no it's not a grizzly, and yes it was taken with a "match" bullet. A frontal shot at 403 yards, from a rock solid prone rest with my 6.5 PRC. He never took a step. 139gr scenar. Dang, a match bullet and a 6.5 to boot, you must be one of them "stunt shooters" I keep hearing about, LOL. Congrats, that thing looks huge! Any idea of the weight? A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets smokepole #16134229 06/01/21
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scenarshooter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner..	Originally Posted by smokepole Originally Posted by scenarshooter From last week....no it's not a grizzly, and yes it was taken with a "match" bullet. A frontal shot at 403 yards, from a rock solid prone rest with my 6.5 PRC. He never took a step. 139gr scenar. Dang, a match bullet and a 6.5 to boot, you must be one of them "stunt shooters" I keep hearing about, LOL. Congrats, that thing looks huge! Any idea of the weight? Thanks Phil! I skinned it, and broke it down where it fell. I was three miles from camp....not my biggest black bear, but a good one. It squared 6' 6" give or take. Skull is roughly 19". Perfect fur, that's what caught my eye. Luck....is the residue of design...

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets scenarshooter #16134250 06/01/21
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lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,393 las vegas, Nv.	Originally Posted by scenarshooter From last week....no it's not a grizzly, and yes it was taken with a "match" bullet. A frontal shot at 403 yards, from a rock solid prone rest with my 6.5 PRC. He never took a step. 139gr scenar. LOL, when Pat answers a question he does so succinctly. mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

Re: Hunting with Match Bullets RevMike #16134867 06/01/21
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming Oldslowdog Campfire Regular
Oldslowdog Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming	Awesome bear! Well done....love the picture. I will be hunting them this weekend with a 155 Scenar out of a 308. I am hoping it won't bounce off. Last edited by Oldslowdog; 06/01/21.

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