Anybody kill a deer with Remington Bronze Points...???...

[stiab]

I am asking for people who have actual experience shooting a deer with the Bronze Points. Not sure if they are still being made or not. I know they were the original ballistic tip, but asking for actual first hand performance results. I have some to use, and they just look so much like FMJ that it concerns me about actually opening up inside the deer. Thanks!

 

[Art Eatman]

I used 130-grain in my .270; worked okay. I used 150-grain in my '06. Did okay; outstanding performance on a 350-yard one-shot kill.

 

[gspn]

Years ago I was hunting with my brother in law. He was shooting a .30-06 with 180 grain bronze points...we called them Thors Hammer. He shot a doe in the neck one night at about 60 yards and I kid you not, the exit would looked as though a softball came out of the hole. It was the only shot I can recall with that round...dunno how the others performed but I know he never lost a deer.

 

[BigWoolyBanjo]

Yep. Morning after opening day this year. My first one.
Remington Premier Accu Tip 165 gr ballistic tip in .308.
Shot a doe through the shoulder as she was quartering toward me.
Recovered a perfectly mushroomed slug just inside the hide on the other side.

 

[morcey2]

I've killed several deer, but none of them had Bronze Points on them, or any other ammunition really. If they did have some, I'd be more worried about them shooting back.

(Definitely a Friday. Brain shut down about 3 hours ago.)

 

[Patocazador]

The Remington Bronze point is essentially a varmint bullet that uses a bronze tip instead of plastic to aid expansion. I shot 3 deer with them years ago and 2 were lung shots and one was hit lower in the brisket. It also broke both front legs. I found the deer "frog hopping" through sagebrush. He had gone over 150 yards by the time I got to him and finished him off. It was a 300 yd. shot and the hit was too low.

 

[1KPerDay]

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[Longhorn 76]

The only ones I have used were the initial ones, must be from the 60's. Still have a few in .243.
They were inconsistent. Some would explode like a varmint bullet, and some like a fmj.
Hopefully the ones they make now are better.

 

[stiab]

The only ones I have used were the initial ones

Those are the ones I am asking about, true bronze points, pre-child warning.

 

[DM~]

My dad shot a PILE of deer with the 150 grain loads, in his Rem. 742 30-06.

They are on the soft side and should be used for side rib shots on deer...

DM

 

[ZeroJunk]

Years ago I was hunting with my brother in law. He was shooting a .30-06 with 180 grain bronze points...we called them Thors Hammer. He shot a doe in the neck one night at about 60 yards and I kid you not, the exit would looked as though a softball came out of the hole. It was the only shot I can recall with that round...dunno how the others performed but I know he never lost a deer.

I had a friend that used Bronze Points back 30 years ago or so. I'm thinking they were 150's in 30-06. I saw a similar wound on a deer he shot. I may be remembering things, but I think it was on the entry side. I have heard about very soft, or varmint type bullets splattering on impact. That is the only one I have actually seen. Anyhow, it was enough to turn me against the idea of using them on deer.

 

[alsaqr]

The Remington Bronze Point bullets came out in the early 1920s. They were seldom seen in the deer woods when i was growing up in WV. i took numerous deer with the .30-06 and .308 using the 150 grain Bronze Points in the 1960s. They did a good job.

The Bronze Points were expensive compared to the Remington Core Lokt.

 

[DM~]

I believe I still have some bronze points around here for reloading, I just never got around to loading them... I bought the bullets long ago...

BTW, 30 cal 150 grain bronze points are FAR from a varmint bullet...

DM

 

[stiab]

Thanks all for your input!

 

[davidalyn]

I shot a couple of mule deer with Bronze Points back in the mid 70s. I don't recall anything magical about them.

 

[reddrumtoo]

I shot a mule deer @ about 50 yds. w/ 150 gr. bronze point . Classic lung shot & it ran maybe 65 yds . It was bleeding out but I gave a kill shot w/ a pistol to end its misery .