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Originally Posted By C-4: That's what I recommended, and what he used last year. He shot a 170 lb dressed buck, double lung, and it ran about 80 yards in the field and then another 30 into the woods with the Federal Sierra GameKing 165gr. He complained there wasn't enough blood coming out the other side and he wanted a better "blood trail". I use the same ammo but 308. Originally Posted By C-4: Originally Posted By KILLERB6: The Sierras for me well, for me to shoot the deer with. That's what I recommended, and what he used last year. He shot a 170 lb dressed buck, double lung, and it ran about 80 yards in the field and then another 30 into the woods with the Federal Sierra GameKing 165gr. He complained there wasn't enough blood coming out the other side and he wanted a better "blood trail". I use the same ammo but 308. |
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Originally Posted By SoVa: Whichever one shoots the best in the gun. This! They all are appropriate for deer hunting. Your gun may like one better and group tighter. That’s the one I’d go with. |
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Originally Posted By RifleDisciple: Any of them. But if I had those 4 boxes in front of my, I would grab the Sierra GK. Good accurate bullet. yep |
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Whatever groups the best in your rifle. Any of those loads will work. Here's my experience with Remington Corelokt in .30-06: I have had a 150gr corelokt fail to exit on a very small doe quartering away at around 60 yards away. Shot was placed just behind the shoulder, destroying both lungs and coming to a stop on the opposite side of the deer in the bottom portion of the backstrap. The recovered bullet was the most expanded bullet I've even seen... it looked like it was smeared or smashed flat and over an inch long. The blood trail was impressive to say the least... It looked like a wheelbarrow full of blood was dumped on the ground for the next 20 yards. It appeared the deer died from massive blood loss. Personally, If you wanted to use corelokt, I would recommend the 180gr corelokt over the 165gr corelokt, just so you have a bit more mass to hopefully penetrate completely, but the 165gr should be fine. Especially, if it's a longer shot >100yards. .30 cal bullets weighing 165gr or greater tend to stay together better than 150gr (all things equal), IMO. In this case, accuracy is more important than all other aspects. Shoot a couple groups with each ammo and see what works best for you. Make sure you test the cold bore accuracy for each load as well. |
