The definitive Sierra Game Changer thread??? - 10/24/18
Ho-leeee chit....I was looking for some intel on these bullets (to add to my own limited experiences), but gave up on the other Game Changer threads about 5 pages in because it had more drama than a Mexican Soap Opera.
I'm honestly not sure if there is a Campfire "consensus" on these bullets yet. I think I really like them based on two critters I've seen killed with my own .243, but I'm curious as to other's experience and thought this might be an opportunity to start a "clean" thread about these relatively new bullets.
The neighbor kid used my .243 with the 90 grain variety and a muzzle velocity of around 3,050 to cleanly take a doe antelope at around 425 yards. I didn't manage to take any photos of the carnage, but the bullet performed well. Lungs were soup and it had a Partition-like entrance and exit wounds. Estimated impact velocity would have been about 2350. Antelope made it about 25 yards before it went down.
My son killed also killed a doe antelope at around 270 yards with the aforementioned .243. Entrance and exit looked very similar to the first doe Rocco took at 425ish. Here are the entrance and exit wounds on Rowdy's doe killed at 270ish with an estimated impact speed of 2600fps. As you can see, the bullet caught the edge of a rib going in, and center-punched one going out. She staggered about 5 yards and fell down for good. Lungs were pretty hammered.
I'm particularly interested in any experience(s) anyone has with the 160 grain, 7mm bullets. The 168 Bergers I'm currently using have performed well, but I've always been a Sierra fan and would love to see the 160 show up and perform across a broad spectrum of velocities. Thanks in advance for any experiences you can share.
Dave