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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 508911" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>Weeeeell, I've been debating that. And here is my thoughts. The 175 is developed and used by the military. Though they claim it is not designed to expand (which in most hunting scenarios it does not) some people still use them. The expansion of a 175SMK is unreliable in its ability to expand. Some people have used them with good effect and others have not. I know one instance where the smith that does some of my work used 168SMK's in his 300WM for Whitetail. He said they had problems with reliable expansion. So they changed over to 168 Hornady BTHP's and the expansion issue went away. My cousin using a .308 experienced the same problem shooting groundhogs. He changed to Nosler custom comps which has a very uniform open tip, and... well lets just say he held up a groundhog and saw sunlight through its chest. </p><p></p><p>But, the 338SMK is proving to be a different animal. It seems to have a very reliable following and expansion on game. As to what the difference is, I can't say. My speculation is the amount of air space ahead of the lead core may allow for greater use of hydraulic pressure from blood and tissue to assist in its ability to open. Without cutting one in half to compare to the 175, I couldn't tell you. This is all my opinion. But the fact remains that the 300SMK has been a very usable bullet for hunting. There may be other variables such as speed and toughness of game. It's a big bullet so it is going to do a lot of damage as it passes through the body of an animal. </p><p></p><p>So in short those are my idea's. Right, wrong, or indifferent that is all I have to base my answer. Sierra does list a warning against using SMK's has a hunting projectile. But they do shoot good. Hope this helps you a little.</p><p></p><p>Tank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 508911, member: 13275"] Weeeeell, I've been debating that. And here is my thoughts. The 175 is developed and used by the military. Though they claim it is not designed to expand (which in most hunting scenarios it does not) some people still use them. The expansion of a 175SMK is unreliable in its ability to expand. Some people have used them with good effect and others have not. I know one instance where the smith that does some of my work used 168SMK's in his 300WM for Whitetail. He said they had problems with reliable expansion. So they changed over to 168 Hornady BTHP's and the expansion issue went away. My cousin using a .308 experienced the same problem shooting groundhogs. He changed to Nosler custom comps which has a very uniform open tip, and... well lets just say he held up a groundhog and saw sunlight through its chest. But, the 338SMK is proving to be a different animal. It seems to have a very reliable following and expansion on game. As to what the difference is, I can't say. My speculation is the amount of air space ahead of the lead core may allow for greater use of hydraulic pressure from blood and tissue to assist in its ability to open. Without cutting one in half to compare to the 175, I couldn't tell you. This is all my opinion. But the fact remains that the 300SMK has been a very usable bullet for hunting. There may be other variables such as speed and toughness of game. It's a big bullet so it is going to do a lot of damage as it passes through the body of an animal. So in short those are my idea's. Right, wrong, or indifferent that is all I have to base my answer. Sierra does list a warning against using SMK's has a hunting projectile. But they do shoot good. Hope this helps you a little. Tank [/QUOTE]
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