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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 661048" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I have found that the smaller the caliber, the more attention I have had to pay to bullet construction. Years ago, I made a few trips to Africa where I used my 375H&H for everything from 100 pound impala to 2000 pound cape buffalo with several species of game in between. Shots were from 50 to 500 yards. For all but the first shot on the buffalo where I used a 300 gr solid, I used plain old 270 gr. Winchester Power Points. Everything except the buffalo dropped stone dead with one shot. Over the past 20 years or so using 270, 30, and 7mm calibers in magnum and non magnum calibers and ranges under 500 yards, I found that most of the popular hunting bullets with a preference for Nosler Partitions and Accubonds did well given good shot placement, but gave varied performance past 500 yards. The game really changes at the extended ranges and the high BC, high sectional density bullets really come into their own, particularly in the smaller calibers. Today, I mostly hunt mule deer, white talis, and antelope with a 6,5x284 with shots from 50 to 1000 yards. After lots of different bullets with varying degrees of performance, I have found that the 140 gr.Hunting Bergers driven at 2950-3000 fps seem to give me the superb terminal performance and excellent accuracy at all ranges. Berger seems to have really gotten this bullet right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 661048, member: 10291"] I have found that the smaller the caliber, the more attention I have had to pay to bullet construction. Years ago, I made a few trips to Africa where I used my 375H&H for everything from 100 pound impala to 2000 pound cape buffalo with several species of game in between. Shots were from 50 to 500 yards. For all but the first shot on the buffalo where I used a 300 gr solid, I used plain old 270 gr. Winchester Power Points. Everything except the buffalo dropped stone dead with one shot. Over the past 20 years or so using 270, 30, and 7mm calibers in magnum and non magnum calibers and ranges under 500 yards, I found that most of the popular hunting bullets with a preference for Nosler Partitions and Accubonds did well given good shot placement, but gave varied performance past 500 yards. The game really changes at the extended ranges and the high BC, high sectional density bullets really come into their own, particularly in the smaller calibers. Today, I mostly hunt mule deer, white talis, and antelope with a 6,5x284 with shots from 50 to 1000 yards. After lots of different bullets with varying degrees of performance, I have found that the 140 gr.Hunting Bergers driven at 2950-3000 fps seem to give me the superb terminal performance and excellent accuracy at all ranges. Berger seems to have really gotten this bullet right. [/QUOTE]
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