Drops matched advertised bc's

[RockyMtnMT]

Tony,

I have been using the GS bullets for the last couple of years in various rifles. I have hunted with the 150's and 160's out of 30-06's. They are very impressive on the terminal ballistics and meat damage is far less than any other bullet I have experienced. Accuracy has never been a problem as long as they are seated close to the lands. I seat them so they no longer leave marks when they are chambered.

The 150's and 160's that I used in the past were old. They did not match the advertised bc's. The info that I had gotten was that GS made some changes and resolved the bc problem. These 177's are the first "new" GS bullets that I have shot. I wanted to post what I had found, because mine and others past experience with the bc's was not what we had hoped. I have an order of 150g .308's that should be showing up in the next 10 days. I will try them for drops and see if they do better than the "old" ones did.

MR,

I have some of the 173's, but I never tried them because I only have enough to develop a load. Since they came out with the new 177's, I just shelved them. They are "old" ones as well. I may just use them for fishing sinkers. My rifle is 30-338lap imp.

Steve

 

[MontanaRifleman]

I'll be trying both Retumbo and H1000. I have seen over 3400 fps with 180 E-Tips using Retumbo but still load developing - and I'll be trying H1000 too. I'm shooting a 26" tube. I'm guessing H1000 will be the better powder for the 177's since it's a faster powder and will probably give better performnce at those velocites. I'm expecting 100-200 fps faster from the GS bullets than other bullets, based on what I've read from a few other guys who have shot them. And that is what GS advertises.

 

[Tony 0321]

Thanks for the positive report on the GS bullets. Do you know when GS made the changes to the bullets for a better bc, I bought my bullets back in february and i am wondering if I got the old ones and need to buy another box or two so I can get the new ones...


Thanks,
Tony

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Thanks for the positive report on the GS bullets. Do you know when GS made the changes to the bullets for a better bc, I bought my bullets back in february and i am wondering if I got the old ones and need to buy another box or two so I can get the new ones...


Thanks,
Tony

If I understood correctly, they changed a year or so ago. The first batch of bullets that I used were a couple of years old as I purchased them from a member here that was selling them.

Steve