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Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 1:00 pm
by numbnutz
For deer, elk ,and bear i use my 30-06, and use winchester elite xp-3 180gr rounds, i like them and they shoot great

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:53 pm
by ABert
Every time I find a factory load that my gun loves they are discontinued. I've got 14 Win Failsafes, which are no longer made. So, once again, I've got to find another round. Thinking one of these days I may just have to start reloading.

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:30 am
by sneekeepete
ABert I know how you feel. I am happy that Federal still makes the bullets I shoot right now. I have a complete reloading set-up but it is at home in Utah. It makes it very inconvenient being active duty and having to move all the time. My Dad gets good use out of it though :thumb

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:56 am
by David W
I shoot a 30-06 with IMR-4350 and 165 grain Nosler Accubonds for the larger stuff, and a 6mm Remington with 100 grain Nosler Partitions for deer and antelope. I am going to try the new Nosler E-Tip 90 grain bullet in my 6mm for fun though and see how it works. Both of these rifles are Ruger #1B's. I love the Ruger single-shots and feel they are a wonderful rifle.

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:24 pm
by Bear2
Nosler Partitions 165 & 180 gr in 30-06, IMR 4350 - 57.0 & 55.0 respectivley with 1/2 to 3/4: groups @ 100 yards. Successfully harvested; elk, caribou and deer with them.
Have just enough IMR 4350 to load up some 100 gr Partitions for my 243. Going to use on deer this fall.
Bear2

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:32 pm
by wingmaster36
In factory loads my Ruger 7mag loves the Federal 150 Sierra, 165 Sierra, and 160 Nosler Accu-bonds pretty much equally (inch or less). I plan on working up a good load with one of the lead free bullets such as the Barnes TSX since so many folks seem to like them. I had a bad experience in grouping and fouling in my 300 Weatherby with the original x bullet, but I'm willing to give it another try. I have had excellent success with RL22 in my other 7mag in the past and that is the powder I will try first.

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:03 pm
by BIG R
My favorite load so far is 68 grains of 3100 with a 150 gr tipped tsx in 7mm. :thumb

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:35 am
by primal215
I hunt with a 30-06 and when I hunt deer or like bodied animals I shoot factory loaded Nosler ballistic 150gr and when I hunt elk I shoot the same bullet but in 165gr. highenergy. Both loads hit the paper the same so there is no need to sight the rifle in for heavier ammo. Also the ballistics on the 165 high energy, are comparable with a 300 ultramag believe it or not. I also shoot 150 federal fushion when out of ammo and no ballistics are available, they hit close enough to my ballistics that I dont need to mess with my scope as long as the shot is under 300 yds.

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:34 am
by quebechunter
my buddy and i both have 300 ultras. we both use barnes ttsx 168 gr. with 93.6 g RL25
coal 3.650". this load turn our rifles into .5" shooters.
should see pretty soon how it works on game. lol

Re: Favorite Bullet and Load

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:16 pm
by Springville Shooter
I want to jump in on the fun. As a long time shooter and hand loader I have taken many different types of game with many different bullets. I often hear folks talk about certain bullets "failing" or being inherently "bad" I dissagree with this. I believe that there are no bad bullets on the market today, only misused ones. Noslers ballistic tip is a prime expample of this. Let's take the 150gr 30 cal ballistic tip. Loaded in the 300 savage, 308 win, or similar cartridges this bullet will perform great on deer sized game. Put the same bullet in any of the new super-mags and it will most probably expand too quickly and fail to penetrate deeply. Likewise the 30 cal 180 bonded or solid copper bullets will perform great at high velocities but might not expand reliably on smaller or thin skinned game. I believe the bullet argument can be compared to hunting vehicles. While the prius might be the best vehicle to get you from California to Colorado, it might not be the best to get you from the bottom of the mountain to the top. Fellow shooters, let us all be wise and informed on our choices of bullets and realize that the variety of fine projectiles that are available to us is a blessing that we must be the stewards of. I have killed big game with bullets from; Hornady, Nosler, Barnes, Swift, Remington, Sierra, Speer, and Berger. All resulted in a dead animal. -Shooter