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147 gr Hornady ELD Match 6.5 CM as a Hunting Round?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1857622" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>Asking questions is fine. My question was why would you use something if you lack confidence in it? I won't do that with cartridges, bullets, vehicles, lasers, or any other tool.</p><p></p><p>There is no question a thin-skinned target bullet can result provide an impressive bang-flop. They do so by coming apart and scattering lead, both characteristics I want in a varmint bullet but the exact opposite of what I want in a hunting bullet.</p><p></p><p>For me the ideal hunting bullet is one that provides reliable and controlled but limited expansion with high weight retention for deep penetration over a wide range of velocities - from a couple feet to as far as I'm willing to shoot (600 yards under perfect conditions). Thin-skinned target bullets, including the VLD (which was originally a target bullet) don't provide that.</p><p></p><p>While I use standard cup-and-core (BT, SST) bullets on antelope and lower velocity rifles and various FP and HP in my lever and handguns, my preference for most of my rifles are TTSX, LRX, AB, ABLR, SC II, A-Frame and the no longer available North Fork bullets. The Federal Edge, Edge TLR and new Terminal Ascent are, in my opinion, and for my purposes, the best designed hunting bullets ever.</p><p></p><p>I've seen the what fast and light cup-and-core hunting and slower and heavier target bullets can do. That includes both nasty wounds where the bullet failed to penetrate to the vitals, resulting in a lost animal, and massive meat destruction. I've never seen the bullets I prefer fail to penetrate or cause excessive meat damage.</p><p></p><p>Do cup-and-core gullets work? Most of the time, yes. Do I want one loaded in my rifle if I have to take a shot at a wounded or possibly wounded elk or mulie that is headed for the next county? Never.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1857622, member: 110773"] Asking questions is fine. My question was why would you use something if you lack confidence in it? I won't do that with cartridges, bullets, vehicles, lasers, or any other tool. There is no question a thin-skinned target bullet can result provide an impressive bang-flop. They do so by coming apart and scattering lead, both characteristics I want in a varmint bullet but the exact opposite of what I want in a hunting bullet. For me the ideal hunting bullet is one that provides reliable and controlled but limited expansion with high weight retention for deep penetration over a wide range of velocities - from a couple feet to as far as I'm willing to shoot (600 yards under perfect conditions). Thin-skinned target bullets, including the VLD (which was originally a target bullet) don't provide that. While I use standard cup-and-core (BT, SST) bullets on antelope and lower velocity rifles and various FP and HP in my lever and handguns, my preference for most of my rifles are TTSX, LRX, AB, ABLR, SC II, A-Frame and the no longer available North Fork bullets. The Federal Edge, Edge TLR and new Terminal Ascent are, in my opinion, and for my purposes, the best designed hunting bullets ever. I've seen the what fast and light cup-and-core hunting and slower and heavier target bullets can do. That includes both nasty wounds where the bullet failed to penetrate to the vitals, resulting in a lost animal, and massive meat destruction. I've never seen the bullets I prefer fail to penetrate or cause excessive meat damage. Do cup-and-core gullets work? Most of the time, yes. Do I want one loaded in my rifle if I have to take a shot at a wounded or possibly wounded elk or mulie that is headed for the next county? Never. [/QUOTE]
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