Sierra's 180 grain gameking, product #: 794242.
Sierra's 180 grain gameking, product #: 794242.
Agreed, step up to the 200 gr Gameking and you get a lot more energy.... your mileage may vary. I would use a different bullet for a big brown though.Originally Posted by 390fe
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
Thank you Gentlemen.
Robinhood.......you don't need me to tell you that you are 100% correct on the 200 gr GK, Hot-Cor, Partition, Swift. Woodleigh etc. Fortunately...my Whelen has those bases covered nicely. :-)
My go-to hunting bullet for .30 caliber is the Nosler 165gr Partition, with the 165gr AccuBond being a close second. Both have shot great in every rifle I've ever loaded them for. Should be more than sufficient for black bear as well with proper shot placement. If a 170gr pill from a .30-30 will do the job on black bears, I'm sure the 165gr at .30-06 velocities will have no trouble putting them down.
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In the 80s and early 90s when loading for 30-06 and 7RM my go to bullets for anything bigger than deer were the 180gr and 160gr Partitions respectively. Just punching paper with my own cast boolits these days, but, if I were to step in the woods again, my choice would be either the AccuBond or AccuBond Long Range.
I always like the 150gr pills for this cal, it shoots little flatter and still has the energy at longer ranges
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