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<blockquote data-quote="highsierra" data-source="post: 551698" data-attributes="member: 37360"><p>the buck dropped IMMEDIATELY in his tracks...stone dead. I did not recover the bullet...exit hole was approximately the size of silver dollar. As for the load, I havent had much time to mess around with different powder / primer combinations. For now, I'm still using my old stand by...pulluing the bullet off military ball ammo and stuffing a 168 gr. Berger VLD on top. The gun has always absolutely loved this load. Not sure what it would chrono at, or how it would perform at ranges over 500 yds. I know, I should....and I will when I get enough free time in my schedule (vacation) to really investigate. I do know that I have shot deer and pronghorn out to the 500 yd mark and never had one take more than a step or two provided they were hit "right". </p><p> </p><p>I used to shoot a load through this gun that performed similarly: 42 gr of IMR 4895 topped with 165 hornady BTSP. When I discovered the bullet swap load...and the fact that I have thousands of rounds of ball .308...I switched to almost exclusivly shooting this load. Cant complain about the cost either...very economical...which means more rounds downrange for a cheeper cost.</p><p> </p><p>By the way, where did you end up taking your buck? Was it on the back side of Rye Patch?</p><p> </p><p>-HS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="highsierra, post: 551698, member: 37360"] the buck dropped IMMEDIATELY in his tracks...stone dead. I did not recover the bullet...exit hole was approximately the size of silver dollar. As for the load, I havent had much time to mess around with different powder / primer combinations. For now, I'm still using my old stand by...pulluing the bullet off military ball ammo and stuffing a 168 gr. Berger VLD on top. The gun has always absolutely loved this load. Not sure what it would chrono at, or how it would perform at ranges over 500 yds. I know, I should....and I will when I get enough free time in my schedule (vacation) to really investigate. I do know that I have shot deer and pronghorn out to the 500 yd mark and never had one take more than a step or two provided they were hit "right". I used to shoot a load through this gun that performed similarly: 42 gr of IMR 4895 topped with 165 hornady BTSP. When I discovered the bullet swap load...and the fact that I have thousands of rounds of ball .308...I switched to almost exclusivly shooting this load. Cant complain about the cost either...very economical...which means more rounds downrange for a cheeper cost. By the way, where did you end up taking your buck? Was it on the back side of Rye Patch? -HS [/QUOTE]
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