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Why do you use SMK bullets for big game?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fotis" data-source="post: 90421" data-attributes="member: 136"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> Smart boy </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Do you care to share your experiences with a properly placed SMK failing to do its job? Maybe a picture of a deer you had to shoot 3 times to put down that had 3 pencil holes through it or a deer with a softball sized entry wound because the SMK blew up on a shoulder shot and never got inside to break bones.</p><p></p><p>By all means expand on your position. Your opinion counts and will be respected but not a jab like "smart boy" after we have had testimony and pictures to back up the other side.</p><p></p><p>Lets get it out in the open. This forum is all about sharing information. If there is something we should know then speak up. Why do you feel the SMK is a poor choice. And don't tell me that there are other bullets out there. Tell us why the SMK does not or will not perform well for you.</p><p></p><p>Thanks. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Sir:</p><p></p><p>From a personal standpoint I can not offer any experiences on Matchkings and their performance. Now as far as my friends go I do have some. Some were acceptable but most were disasters.</p><p>One 5x5 bull elk shot in the shoulder at about 75 yards or so with a Matchking. Have no idea what happened since it was never recovered. Individual gave up after about 3 miles of tracking in knee deep snow. This is one of the unacceptable examples. The other was a Matchking from a 308 on an antelope buck at about 200 yds. The whole jacket was found under the NEAR hide and the lead portion exploded the lungs. This was barely acceptable to the hunter and totally unacceptable to me. My buddy still has the jacket of that Matchking. Again fellas these are just some of the examples that I have seen. Anyway my philosophy is simple. Why use them if Sierra says not to (They should know they make them) and at the same time there is a plethora of phenomenal hunting bullets out there. In my opinion this is just asking for trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fotis, post: 90421, member: 136"] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Smart boy [/ QUOTE ] Do you care to share your experiences with a properly placed SMK failing to do its job? Maybe a picture of a deer you had to shoot 3 times to put down that had 3 pencil holes through it or a deer with a softball sized entry wound because the SMK blew up on a shoulder shot and never got inside to break bones. By all means expand on your position. Your opinion counts and will be respected but not a jab like "smart boy" after we have had testimony and pictures to back up the other side. Lets get it out in the open. This forum is all about sharing information. If there is something we should know then speak up. Why do you feel the SMK is a poor choice. And don't tell me that there are other bullets out there. Tell us why the SMK does not or will not perform well for you. Thanks. [/ QUOTE ] Sir: From a personal standpoint I can not offer any experiences on Matchkings and their performance. Now as far as my friends go I do have some. Some were acceptable but most were disasters. One 5x5 bull elk shot in the shoulder at about 75 yards or so with a Matchking. Have no idea what happened since it was never recovered. Individual gave up after about 3 miles of tracking in knee deep snow. This is one of the unacceptable examples. The other was a Matchking from a 308 on an antelope buck at about 200 yds. The whole jacket was found under the NEAR hide and the lead portion exploded the lungs. This was barely acceptable to the hunter and totally unacceptable to me. My buddy still has the jacket of that Matchking. Again fellas these are just some of the examples that I have seen. Anyway my philosophy is simple. Why use them if Sierra says not to (They should know they make them) and at the same time there is a plethora of phenomenal hunting bullets out there. In my opinion this is just asking for trouble. [/QUOTE]
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