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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 873839" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>What I am about to say is not intended to disparage anyone or anything said in this thread.</p><p></p><p>"A 22 that hits is infinitely better than a 44 that misses." I quit looking at the cost of bullets for everything except my practice loads. Even those are not the cheapest available. You are talking the difference between $0.60 per bullet and $1.25 a bullet. Over the course of a day at the range how much is that? $12 or maybe $20?</p><p></p><p>Buy a good selection of all the High BC bullets and do a comprehensive reloading effort to determine which load delivers the accuracy way down range. Use the bullet delivering minuscule groups way out there. Then forget the cost.</p><p></p><p>I started reloading in 1971 with a Remington 742 in 30/06. Tried every bullet made back then in 150gr & 180gr. Nosler Partitions, Speer HotCores and the Barnes Originals made from copper tubing where THE game bullets. I settled on the then new Sierra 180gr SpBT because all my groups hovered around 1" (from a semiauto no less!) and the others could not tighten up better than 2 1/2" to 4". This held out to 300yds which is what I limited my tests to.</p><p></p><p>Sierra 180gr SpBT is not the best game bullet but it has delivered one shot drops on every animal I've hit with it. But it is hands down the most accurate bullet in every '06 I've tried it in (5).</p><p></p><p>Here's my point. Forget the cost. Use the most accurate load for your particular rifle. If it is the most inexpensive bullet, you have been blessed by the Gods! If not, you will be using the load most likely to hit your target as intended.</p><p></p><p>'Nuf said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 873839, member: 51650"] What I am about to say is not intended to disparage anyone or anything said in this thread. "A 22 that hits is infinitely better than a 44 that misses." I quit looking at the cost of bullets for everything except my practice loads. Even those are not the cheapest available. You are talking the difference between $0.60 per bullet and $1.25 a bullet. Over the course of a day at the range how much is that? $12 or maybe $20? Buy a good selection of all the High BC bullets and do a comprehensive reloading effort to determine which load delivers the accuracy way down range. Use the bullet delivering minuscule groups way out there. Then forget the cost. I started reloading in 1971 with a Remington 742 in 30/06. Tried every bullet made back then in 150gr & 180gr. Nosler Partitions, Speer HotCores and the Barnes Originals made from copper tubing where THE game bullets. I settled on the then new Sierra 180gr SpBT because all my groups hovered around 1" (from a semiauto no less!) and the others could not tighten up better than 2 1/2" to 4". This held out to 300yds which is what I limited my tests to. Sierra 180gr SpBT is not the best game bullet but it has delivered one shot drops on every animal I've hit with it. But it is hands down the most accurate bullet in every '06 I've tried it in (5). Here's my point. Forget the cost. Use the most accurate load for your particular rifle. If it is the most inexpensive bullet, you have been blessed by the Gods! If not, you will be using the load most likely to hit your target as intended. 'Nuf said. [/QUOTE]
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