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Are lighter bullets better with full loads? Am considering the 300 BO with a 16 inch barrel. No suppressor for awhile. Thinking 300 yards would be optimum setup. Or is this unrealistic?
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300yd is too far in my opinion due to 1) the bullet drop and 2) you won't have the velocity to expand SOME bullets. For example: The Noslers need 1800fps for proper expansion (per Nosler). That limits you to about 190-200yd with a 16" Blackout bbl.
I've taken deer and hogs with 125gr Sierra Pro Hunters (3 deer), 125gr Nosler Ballistic Tips (10 deer; 7 hogs), and 110gr Barnes Black Tips (5 deer; 9 hogs). Started out with the Sierra, but switched to the Noslers when I could finally find them for sale due to better accuracy. Switched to the Barnes because on larger boar hogs they gave a couple more inches of penetration over the Noslers. On deer, sows, and boars under 120 pounds, the Noslers gave plenty of penetration. Noslers at Blackout velocity don't expand very well on coyotes, but the Barnes do.