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Why do you use SMK bullets for big game?
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<blockquote data-quote="screech" data-source="post: 90076" data-attributes="member: 5135"><p>I would agree with lerch that you need speed and something to force it to open. I just found out that the buck my friend shot was hit in the shoulder along with that other one that left a popcan sized hole was also hit in the shoulder. You hit shoulder and youll probably be safe but I would still lean towards ballistic tips or amax's. Not saying the matchkings wont kill stuff and they can leave nasty exit holes. But I've never had a ballistic tip fail or amax. Of course I dont like exit holes and my favorite load for deer hunting is a 87grain vmax sent down range out of a 243. Both of the deer killed with my gun this year never even thought about moving. One was bedded down at 100yrds and just flopped over and did the funky chicken. The other one was hit at 250yrds and dropped and rolled head over heels for 150yrds down the hill before it got lodged up in a tree. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="screech, post: 90076, member: 5135"] I would agree with lerch that you need speed and something to force it to open. I just found out that the buck my friend shot was hit in the shoulder along with that other one that left a popcan sized hole was also hit in the shoulder. You hit shoulder and youll probably be safe but I would still lean towards ballistic tips or amax's. Not saying the matchkings wont kill stuff and they can leave nasty exit holes. But I've never had a ballistic tip fail or amax. Of course I dont like exit holes and my favorite load for deer hunting is a 87grain vmax sent down range out of a 243. Both of the deer killed with my gun this year never even thought about moving. One was bedded down at 100yrds and just flopped over and did the funky chicken. The other one was hit at 250yrds and dropped and rolled head over heels for 150yrds down the hill before it got lodged up in a tree. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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