one bullet weight poll

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As a follow on from the one rifle poll i would like to ask that you guys could contribute to this one. we are again looking at one bullet for general deer use from a bottle necked rifle cartridge. please imagine that you needed one bullet weight for all of your general deer shooting needs to be shot from your preferred high velocity cartridge.

This will be more challenging. I shoot 243 win, 7mm08 rem and .30-06 sprg for deer i shoot 100gr in 243, 120 or sometimes 130 or sometimes 145 in 7mm08 and i shoot 165s in .30-06 sprg.

my choice for the one rifle only would be the 7mm08. so in this poll i am voting for the bullet i like best in 7mm08. for all considerations of accuracy, game killing and trajectory i choose the 120 grain bullet.

so thats where i vote.

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[moooose102]

IMO,the heavier bullets do a better job than light. think one word, "momentum". once the bullet impacts the animal, momentum is what is going to make it continue on its way through the animal. mushrooming, is going to try to stop the bullet, the flesh and bones are going to try as well. more momentum = deeper penetration, everything else being equal. there is always a happy medium. you dont want a super heavy bullet, if you have to shoot at long distances. and you dont want a light bullet either. i voted for the 150-159 grain class.sounds about right for 7mm.

 

[Art Eatman]

7mm08? For all-around shooting, the old standard 139- or 140-grain bullet.

In general, lighter bullets mean lighter construction. That then means being more picky as to where to hit and and the angles on Bambi. And, the distance. Up close, it most likely doesn't matter. Or, cross-body or neck, same thing. But a big deer out at 300 yards and angling away? I figure the slightly heavier bullet will be more reliable in penetration.

 

[PotatoJudge]

I went 120-129. Gets me a 120 for the 257 Bob, 125 for the 30-06, and 120 for the 7mm mauser. Not the weights I hunt with, but with the right bullets I'd be confident with any of these loads.

For pistols, I'd have to go 180-189 for the 357 mag and 45 acp and LC.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

My one rifle would be my Mauser 98 in .308, and it shoots 168 grain SBTHP's the best. So with my one rifle that's the bullet that I'd use.

LD

 

[MCgunner]

Odd poll. I chose 140 because a 140 Barnes in .308 will kill anything that needs killing in the lower 48.

 

[frogomatic]

i really like the 250 grn bullets in .358

 

[janobles14]

165 gr in .30-06

 

[pbrktrt]

130 gr in 270 Win. that's what it was made for.

 

[tcrocker]

I cast my own my bullets weight 464gr with a mephat of .35. I shoot a 45-70 at 1600fps.

 

[JWF III]

I can't give an answer to that poll. It all depends on what caliber and cartridge. 200 grains wouldn't work too well in a .22 caliber centerfire. Generally not much room for powder to push it, and extremely long to get stabalized in anything but a custom barrel with custom twist. But it would have outstanding sectional density and ballistic coeficiency.

Likewise a bullet under 100 grains wouldn't be worth much in a bigbore, such as the .460 Weatherby Magnum. It's just that somethings have to be judged in context.

Wyman

 

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220 gr .22cf?

Jwf,
Thats not what i am looking for. In your preferred bottlenecked deer hunting rifle cartridge what is your preferred deer hunting bullet wieght.

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[grtwhthntr]

.308 with the 150 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. Absolute Death Ray!!!

 

[357sigRog]

I like the 150gr Federal Vital Shok Nosler Partition in my 270win.

 

[federalfarmer]

140 in .270 Win TB Bear Claws -- and Death follows quickly!

 

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The reults are interesting. thanks for taking the time to participate