Originally Posted by
Stumpkiller
^^ That.
Yeah. I got into a real pissing match in another forum with a shooter (using a .223/5.56 NATO, by coincidence) for hunting, and he was going on about the benefits of "match" ammo for hunting.
We had some differences of opinion on what constitutes match ammo as regards to the qualities of ammunition loaded with a non-expanding match style bullet vs. very carefully handloaded ammunition with bullets designed to expand in the size of the animal you are hunting and the velocity it will strike that animal at.
Anyway, he is convinced Mk262 is God's gift to hunters and my point was that Black Hills and the SOCOM could care less about shooting a deer and that ammo was designed for a whole different scenario. Push come to shove it is just a Sierra MatchKing bullet. And even Sierra states: "While they are recognized around the world for record-setting accuracy, MatchKing[emoji2400] and Tipped MatchKing[emoji2400] bullets are not recommended for most hunting applications." What the military wants at 700 meters/yards is not a cleanly killed whitetail or mule deer.
That's why I shoot a GameKing bullet, but loaded with all the care I put into reloading as when I shot bencdrest in a league.