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Accubond LR Comparison and G7 BC Test
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 901779" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Bullet manufacturers make bullets which have to cover a variety of conditions and/or shooters. Because of this, IMO, most bullets are overkill, on the tough side, for what most of us do on this forum. That is why there is no substitute for experienced users who actually test and kill things. I have been hunting for over 50 years, and as far as I can remember, I have never lost one head of game to OVER expansion! I have lost a couple to under or no expansion. I'm not suggesting that we blow hand grenade looking holes in everyhting, but with the close shots, we can pick our shots a lot better. When using thin skinned bullets, it removes a lot of the WORRY factor for more distant shots. To me, this is ethics, but you can choose your own based on your own conscience. Just don't be too fast in believing everyhthing you hear and take into consideration the game being shot and the impact velocity of the bullet. Over and over I see people referring to a certain bullet being great or poor with no regard to the rifle or distance. i.e. a 300 RUM WILL NOT PERFORM THE SAME AS A .308 WITH THE SAME BULLET!.(Unless of course you are comparing point blank to 500 yards which is exactly why most of us shoot Bergers, A-max, or the like)......Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 901779, member: 13833"] Bullet manufacturers make bullets which have to cover a variety of conditions and/or shooters. Because of this, IMO, most bullets are overkill, on the tough side, for what most of us do on this forum. That is why there is no substitute for experienced users who actually test and kill things. I have been hunting for over 50 years, and as far as I can remember, I have never lost one head of game to OVER expansion! I have lost a couple to under or no expansion. I'm not suggesting that we blow hand grenade looking holes in everyhting, but with the close shots, we can pick our shots a lot better. When using thin skinned bullets, it removes a lot of the WORRY factor for more distant shots. To me, this is ethics, but you can choose your own based on your own conscience. Just don't be too fast in believing everyhthing you hear and take into consideration the game being shot and the impact velocity of the bullet. Over and over I see people referring to a certain bullet being great or poor with no regard to the rifle or distance. i.e. a 300 RUM WILL NOT PERFORM THE SAME AS A .308 WITH THE SAME BULLET!.(Unless of course you are comparing point blank to 500 yards which is exactly why most of us shoot Bergers, A-max, or the like)......Rich [/QUOTE]
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