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<blockquote data-quote=".300 RUM Guy" data-source="post: 1288330" data-attributes="member: 69755">Thanks Dosh. I heard/read somewhere once, the the only reason Sierra don&#039;t recommend the MK&#039;s for hunting is, because they haven&#039;t yet done tests with them for that purpose.I&#039;m just in the throws myself of getting a custom built .300 RUM that&#039;s set to cost me around $8,000.00. The guarantee is that it&#039;ll shoot 1/2 to 3/4 MOA with either the 212 or 220 ELD-X bullets. The builder&#039;s poured around 150 rounds through it, and it can only manage 3/4 MOA &#039;marginally&#039;, which I thought was bad for a rifle like that, especially when my old (virtually &#039;stock&#039;) MKII Ruger in .30-06 caliber can consistently manage that out to 200 yards with 180gr Nosler CT bullets, and Winchester Nickel brass (holding 1MOA out to around the 400 yard mark) all for around $1,000.00, purchased back in November of &#039;95 (I&#039;m from New Zealand, by the way, and predominantly shoot red deer, not as big as the Elk)The rifle builder then changed to the 240 SMK&#039;s and bingo, the groups tightened up to .3 - .4 MOA &#039;consistently&#039;, however, that wasn&#039;t the agreed upon bullet and both him and I know nothing of it&#039;s performance on deer, hence that&#039;s why I&#039;m needing to know in a hurry coz I could be having to pay him today! If the SMK&#039;s will work perfectly for deer, then that&#039;ll be the way to go alright!Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE=".300 RUM Guy, post: 1288330, member: 69755"] Thanks Dosh. I heard/read somewhere once, the the only reason Sierra don't recommend the MK's for hunting is, because they haven't yet done tests with them for that purpose. I'm just in the throws myself of getting a custom built .300 RUM that's set to cost me around $8,000.00. The guarantee is that it'll shoot 1/2 to 3/4 MOA with either the 212 or 220 ELD-X bullets. The builder's poured around 150 rounds through it, and it can only manage 3/4 MOA 'marginally', which I thought was bad for a rifle like that, especially when my old (virtually 'stock') MKII Ruger in .30-06 caliber can consistently manage that out to 200 yards with 180gr Nosler CT bullets, and Winchester Nickel brass (holding 1MOA out to around the 400 yard mark) all for around $1,000.00, purchased back in November of '95 (I'm from New Zealand, by the way, and predominantly shoot red deer, not as big as the Elk) The rifle builder then changed to the 240 SMK's and bingo, the groups tightened up to .3 - .4 MOA 'consistently', however, that wasn't the agreed upon bullet and both him and I know nothing of it's performance on deer, hence that's why I'm needing to know in a hurry coz I could be having to pay him today! If the SMK's will work perfectly for deer, then that'll be the way to go alright! Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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