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<blockquote data-quote="30calyooper" data-source="post: 2066031" data-attributes="member: 107258"><p>AMEN!!! Kind of like one of my coworkers driving a Corvette...hey I make it to work in an old beat up Ford Ranger, and I bet my insurance cost less. The speed limit is 60 for BOTH OF US, and I drive home in my muddy work boots.</p><p></p><p>I think we've all at least played around with lighter bullets and higher speed. I can vouch for them if your out chasing coyotes and such with long shots across farm fields, but forget about recovering most of the pelts! Oh well, it was good practice with a big game rifle...but definitely convinced me that I would not go that route on anything bigger. Good way to check out a new scope too.</p><p></p><p>I've shot a few of those 200 gr Speers through my various 300 mags - at the time they were probably considered a premium bullet. Not enough experience to say if they were performing any better on game than anything else, but the accuracy was what you'd expect out of anything with an exposed lead tip. Doubtful that I'll get a long-range shot at a bear here in Michigan's north woods, so sniper-grade accuracy is not required. Neither is a 300 magnum.</p><p></p><p>Agree on the cup and core pills especially the good old corelokts. I spend good money to chase elk so I generally use a more expensive bullet there...but for Michigan whitetails 150 yards from my front porch? I have yet to see one get back up and run away laughing after I hit it with a cheap bullet. I will say this - over the years I have seen a lot or two of corelokts that required a bit of sorting to get them into groups for better accuracy...that 2-3 grain swing has meant the difference between a 1" group and a 1/2" group, and I like testing powders with the cheaper bullets when I'm first starting out. This comes in handy when a friend asks me to come up with a load for his/her rifle. Never gives a perfect answer but definitely some solid data to move forward...and often as not I can find what they want in one test.</p><p></p><p>One more comment on the cup and core pills - Don't see them out there too often these days, but the Winchester Power Points (Made by Hornady now?) were always very consistent for handloading right out of the box. Still tough to beat in standard grade factory ammo too, which is where I have steered a lot of hunters who had a budget to consider. As much as we love handloading, it doesn't make sense to spend a lot of money and time working on loads for a guy who loves his Rem 7400 with a cheesy scope! Know a guy just like that, but he hunts in a good spot and eats plenty of venison...'Nuff said? He shoots 50 yards and doesn't go anywhere else to hunt so if it ain't broke, don't fix it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30calyooper, post: 2066031, member: 107258"] AMEN!!! Kind of like one of my coworkers driving a Corvette...hey I make it to work in an old beat up Ford Ranger, and I bet my insurance cost less. The speed limit is 60 for BOTH OF US, and I drive home in my muddy work boots. I think we've all at least played around with lighter bullets and higher speed. I can vouch for them if your out chasing coyotes and such with long shots across farm fields, but forget about recovering most of the pelts! Oh well, it was good practice with a big game rifle...but definitely convinced me that I would not go that route on anything bigger. Good way to check out a new scope too. I've shot a few of those 200 gr Speers through my various 300 mags - at the time they were probably considered a premium bullet. Not enough experience to say if they were performing any better on game than anything else, but the accuracy was what you'd expect out of anything with an exposed lead tip. Doubtful that I'll get a long-range shot at a bear here in Michigan's north woods, so sniper-grade accuracy is not required. Neither is a 300 magnum. Agree on the cup and core pills especially the good old corelokts. I spend good money to chase elk so I generally use a more expensive bullet there...but for Michigan whitetails 150 yards from my front porch? I have yet to see one get back up and run away laughing after I hit it with a cheap bullet. I will say this - over the years I have seen a lot or two of corelokts that required a bit of sorting to get them into groups for better accuracy...that 2-3 grain swing has meant the difference between a 1" group and a 1/2" group, and I like testing powders with the cheaper bullets when I'm first starting out. This comes in handy when a friend asks me to come up with a load for his/her rifle. Never gives a perfect answer but definitely some solid data to move forward...and often as not I can find what they want in one test. One more comment on the cup and core pills - Don't see them out there too often these days, but the Winchester Power Points (Made by Hornady now?) were always very consistent for handloading right out of the box. Still tough to beat in standard grade factory ammo too, which is where I have steered a lot of hunters who had a budget to consider. As much as we love handloading, it doesn't make sense to spend a lot of money and time working on loads for a guy who loves his Rem 7400 with a cheesy scope! Know a guy just like that, but he hunts in a good spot and eats plenty of venison...'Nuff said? He shoots 50 yards and doesn't go anywhere else to hunt so if it ain't broke, don't fix it! [/QUOTE]
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