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I've never tried Sierra Game-Kings in any of my rifles...

[243, 6.5x55mm, 7x57mm, 270, 308W, 30-06]

Do some swear by them or at them...

Please, share your experiences...

and list what rifle(s) and caliber(s) and type of game, etc.

This bullet is beginning to gain my attention...

Til now only been shooting Rem CL, Win PP, NP...

Thanks!

.25-06 100gr GK, MD doe, 317 yards, broadside, complete penetration, DRT.

I swear at 'em..

A Hunting pard swears by them...30-06 165GK

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I've sweared at them and by them. I've used them in my 270 Win only and only the 130g. I've had them fail to break a mule deers shoulder at 100 yards so it did not penetrate into the vitals. I've had one kill a small doe like the hammer of Thor at 200 yards, but not exit. This year I used it antelope hunting and had complete pass through penetration on a broadside buck at 360 yards. No heavy bone was hit, the top of the heart was gone. He ran about 25 yards before piling up. These are loads traveling 3100fps from the muzzle.

There are those including John Barsness who say they work well at slower speeds so I am going to try the 140 and 160s in my 7x57. Should they work satisfactorly then I'll keep using them.

Had great luck with them in my 7MM Rem Mag (160), 300 Weatherby (200) and 8MM Rem Mag (220). They are all real close to 3000 fps.

I have used them in my .270 Win with excellent results on mule deer, whitetail deer and antelope. 130 grain bullets with H4831sc powder and one shot kills at ranges from 125 to 325 yards. Never used them on heavier game. Most accurate hunting bullets I have tried in my .270 Win.

I wuv them ive had good luck with them in 300 winmag,.308,30-06,.270,.260 heck every thing ive ever tried them on for whitetails

30-06 Federal Premium 165gr.

Numerous whitetails and large hogs at various distances,kudu@ 275 yds,,zebra140yds.,blesbuk313 yds.,black wildebeest160yds.,impala110yds. and a warthog10 yds. All one shot kills except the blesbuk and I hit him a little far back with my first shot at about 250 yds. (my first African animal) and had to take a followup shot. No fault of the bullet.

Most on here will say they are not of heavy enough construction for anything larger than deer but if you put them where you should, you should have no problem.

Accuracy is very good. My Remington 700 shoots 3 shot MOA groups out to 600 yards at Texas Pistol Academy with them.

180 grain GameKings in .30-'06 sporterized Springfield and a BAR. Always resulted in dead deer. The front maybe third or so of the bullet often turns into tiny pieces which themselves cause damage. May or may not pass through, sometimes they make turns. Excellent penetration if you need to take a head-on shot.

100 grain GameKings in a 6mm Rem commercial Mauser, Always resulted in dead deer. Fired at around 3100 fps they do tend to fragment a lot when hitting bone. Switched to TSX after pretty much making a shoulder inedible, but the deer dropped like being struck by the Hammer of Thor (see Gunwriter's page ).

Not a whole lot of experience here, but that's what's happened so far. Easy to work up very accurate loads in all rifles.

The 165 Sierra BTSP out of a .300 Winchester has put a lot of deer steak in the freezer for me.

I called Sierra and must have gotten the bullet nazi. I was pretty intent on running some in a couple of new builds, but after that I simply shrugged and kept buying the black and gold boxes.

I have used 130's in a 270 win loaded to 3100fps. One doe at 60 yards DRT 150 pound buck at 125 yards ran a bit but souped his lungs and took the top of the heart off. Both were complete pass throughs.

The only Sierra Game Kings I have used on deer were .257" 90 grain BTHP's. I shot them out of a 22 inch barreled .257 Roberts. One spine shot, one neck shot, and one shoulder shot. Only the neck shot exited. All three dropped where they stood. I haven't used them again because I feel like the that particular bullet is a little light, but wouldn't hesitate to use Sierra Gamekings on deer.

The 160 Sierra Game Kings is the best shooting bullet that I have found for my 7MM Mag, flat shooting and tight grouping at all ranges, I just wish it wasn't so devastating on deer size game at 150 yrds or <!

I used to use 150g 30 cals in an 30.06. At close range they killed fast, I did find a copper jacket under the far side skin once. If I remember correctly Sierra changes the amount of antimony it puts in different bullets so while the 30 cal 150 was a little soft, I am not sure that I would draw the same conclusion about a 180g for example.

On a larger scale I have found Game kings to be quite accurate in a number of rifles and calibers I have shot them in, although I rarely used them for hunting just for practice etc.

Accuracy wise,if your rifle won't shoot Sierras with the proper weight to match your twist,something is wrong wth the rifle.It is the go to bullet to check rifle accuracy.

Game wise if you use them at the correct velocity ,they work just fine.Push them too fasta s many with magnums do and they come apart, pretty much like any other bullet would.

Something to be said for lead scattered all through the animals meat. Sort of like eating leaded paint (seen any xrays of them?). COOL! But then again, I use high & ultra velocity cartridges too that arn't user friendly to these bullets (TSX is my go to). There fun and economical at the shooting range but that's about it for me. Not trying to POP any bubbles or start any war. Just raising awareness which is knowledge.

Same here. They come apart most of the time and in my way of thinking that is unacceptable. Accubonds Partitions Hornadies Barnes etc.

I find that not to be true and I shot them in guns that should make that happen? A 7MM Rem, 300 Weatherby and 8MM Rem Mag???????????

They are accurate for sure. They have a somewhat bad rep for being too soft and they do come apart on ocassion, but they work probably 95% or better most of the time..That is what causes these sometimes hot arguements..

When I started handloading Sierras were all I could get and they worked very well for me, but on ocassion one would come apart.I used them in the 30-30, .270, 30-06, 7x57, 257 Robts, 250 Savage, 243 and a few others. The results were always the same, perfect most of the time with an ocassional blowup, with the exception of the 30-30 bullets and they always performed to perfection.. I never lost an animal shot with a Sierra that I recall...By failure I basically mean bullet seperation or total disrupture. When they blow up inside its usually an instant kill btw.

On a scale of 1-10 I would give Sierra Game Kings a good strong 8..I give Nosler partitions a 10, so I'd say the Sierras are a great deer bullet..And I know the 250 gr. .338 is a good elk bullet and the 300 gr. .375 is another very dependable bullet.

I still think that a bonded core or partition bullet is good insurance on an expensive hunt.