.308 / Sierra Game Changer

[Havard]

Anyone tried this yet? I have worked up some loads for my bolt gun with AR-Comp, Federal GMM brass, 210m primers, and the 165gr. G/C. I haven't had time to put them on paper yet, but can't wait to try. I have done several searches on here for input and don't "feel the love" for this one. Maybe because it's new? As hot as the Match King is, I suspect the Game Changer will gain popularity as it gets more use. Thoughts?

 

[Mike 338]

I got the same vibe on these bullets. No practical experience with them but from what I gather, they're fine when you match up the size of the bullet to the size/distance of the game your shooting. They should be just great for deer all the way out to medium ranges.

 

[cohunt]

I tried a box of game changers, I couldn't find any groups more accurate than I already have, and from my limited "wet paper" testing side by side with eldx, eldm, bergers, and hammer hunters they appeared to not expand as well.
Just 1 small test, but they didn't impress me enough to switch over from my other bullets.
Last time I spoke to them, Sierra claimed they are just tipped game king bullets.

Form what I saw, they are a viable hunting bullet, but maybe not the best construction for longer ranges

 

[Havard]

Thanks for the replies; I am only hunting with them out to about 225-250 yds. Whitetail only. We will see how they look on paper and I will try and post something here.

 

[Jpron]

I have great luck with them through my 7mm tikka, half moa all day long. I have an 11x11 inch plate at 650 and can smack the crap out of it. Haven't used it on critters yet, just put this together in March.

 

[Calvin45]

I've acquired some of the 90 grain 243 gameChangers. With a .480 bc and confirmed
Stability in my old savage 99 10 twist, they might actually live up to their name.

 

[kiwikid]

After some great advise from Greyfox I worked up a load using the 130 gr Game Changer in my 6.5-284. Using Rel 26
and .030" off the lands my load is shooting 0.44 MOA at 400m (437 Y) with a MV of 2988 fps. A couple of weeks later I shot a nice 12 point Red Stag in the neck at 300m. The bullet shattered the vertebrae and left an exit hole that measured around 7/8th inch. My groups tightened up when I went from 20 thou off to 30 thou off the lands.

 

[Calvin45]

After some great advise from Greyfox I worked up a load using the 130 gr Game Changer in my 6.5-284. Using Rel 26
and .030" off the lands my load is shooting 0.44 MOA at 400m (437 Y) with a MV of 2988 fps. A couple of weeks later I shot a nice 12 point Red Stag in the neck at 300m. The bullet shattered the vertebrae and left an exit hole that measured around 7/8th inch. My groups tightened up when I went from 20 thou off to 30 thou off the lands.

Very interesting, seems the like a little jump.

 

[Havard]

After some great advise from Greyfox I worked up a load using the 130 gr Game Changer in my 6.5-284. Using Rel 26
and .030" off the lands my load is shooting 0.44 MOA at 400m (437 Y) with a MV of 2988 fps. A couple of weeks later I shot a nice 12 point Red Stag in the neck at 300m. The bullet shattered the vertebrae and left an exit hole that measured around 7/8th inch. My groups tightened up when I went from 20 thou off to 30 thou off the lands.

Thanks for that bud! Something I was actually waning to hear!

 

[Rflshootr]

I've shot a ton of Sierra's and typically, but not always, they have shot their best at .030-.045 off the lands.