My barrel doesn't like them, which is a shame, because they hold together very well in wet red clay. (Just short of 2200 FPS) The 125 Gr SST came apart in it. (Lost its jacket) I wan to test the similar bullet from Sierra, but can't find any. Next are the 150/5 Gr tests, if the bullets I want to try ever come in stock.I have had great luck with speer hot cor 130 grain .30 cal bullets. I load them on top of 14.3 grains H110 giving me about 2200 fps. I haven't had the chance to shoot past 50 yards, but grouping at 50 yards off of a backpack has been nickel sized. I hope it proves to be a good deer load.
I have a box of the Speer 150s I just haven't loaded any. I fear that they will not have enough velocity to properly expand.My barrel doesn't like them, which is a shame, because they hold together very well in wet red clay. (Just short of 2200 FPS) The 125 Gr SST came apart in it. (Lost its jacket) I wan to test the similar bullet from Sierra, but can't find any. Next are the 150/5 Gr tests, if the bullets I want to try ever come in stock.
Try nosler 200gr partitions. I don't know if they will expand, but partitions are great bullets.I'm on a hunt for 200 + gr bullets since I'm staying subsonic only....