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Speer Grand Slam Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 690251" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>They provided a good combination of frontal expansion and retained weight in the base half of the bullet. I've shot moose with the Speer Grand Slam with a .375 Weatherby and with a .338 Win Mag. This was 15 or more years ago and at that time, the front of this jacketed bullet used a softer lead, and the rear portion used a harder lead to interrupt expansion in the base half of the bullet. They may or may not be made the same way today. I haven't used them for about 15 years. </p><p></p><p>I specifically remember one recovered bullet from a 55" bull moose shot at about 400 yds with the .375 Weatherby. I believe the bullet weight was 285 grains. The bullet struck the large heavy front leg bone on the entrance side and continued on to end up in the offside hide on a broadside shot. That large bone sheared off about 2/3 of the forward portion of the bullet, but the bullet still penetrated to the off-side in the lower portion of the chest. The hit was too low to be lethal, as the bullet passed just under the chest cavity, in the upper part of the brisket. But the bull wasn't going anywhere fast, and a second shot placed by my hunting partner with a .338 Win Mag put the bull down. </p><p></p><p>Other .338 250 grain Speer Grand Slam bullets recovered in moose performed similarly, except that no large bones were struck and the bullets retained more of their weight. About 60% weight retention on the other recovered bullets.</p><p></p><p>They have more of a soft point tip than a pointed tip, so the BC isn't the highest. Not really a long range bullet, but a good bullet for closer range shots on large, tough, or mean-tempered animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 690251, member: 4191"] They provided a good combination of frontal expansion and retained weight in the base half of the bullet. I've shot moose with the Speer Grand Slam with a .375 Weatherby and with a .338 Win Mag. This was 15 or more years ago and at that time, the front of this jacketed bullet used a softer lead, and the rear portion used a harder lead to interrupt expansion in the base half of the bullet. They may or may not be made the same way today. I haven't used them for about 15 years. I specifically remember one recovered bullet from a 55" bull moose shot at about 400 yds with the .375 Weatherby. I believe the bullet weight was 285 grains. The bullet struck the large heavy front leg bone on the entrance side and continued on to end up in the offside hide on a broadside shot. That large bone sheared off about 2/3 of the forward portion of the bullet, but the bullet still penetrated to the off-side in the lower portion of the chest. The hit was too low to be lethal, as the bullet passed just under the chest cavity, in the upper part of the brisket. But the bull wasn't going anywhere fast, and a second shot placed by my hunting partner with a .338 Win Mag put the bull down. Other .338 250 grain Speer Grand Slam bullets recovered in moose performed similarly, except that no large bones were struck and the bullets retained more of their weight. About 60% weight retention on the other recovered bullets. They have more of a soft point tip than a pointed tip, so the BC isn't the highest. Not really a long range bullet, but a good bullet for closer range shots on large, tough, or mean-tempered animals. [/QUOTE]
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