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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2426347" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>If it's specifically manufactured as a Long Range Hunting Bullet, the it's going to be designed for optimal impact velocities far below what the average hunting bullet is designed for.</p><p></p><p>It isn't a matter of the bullet to fail to perform as designed, it's a matter of choosing the wrong bullet for the job.</p><p></p><p>That's the risk we take shooting VLD type bullets at game, even those designed as "hunting bullets" instead of shooting more traditional bullets that are designed for ideal expansion and weight retention at much higher impact velocities.</p><p></p><p>When you find yourself in that position you need to consider it and adjust your point of Aim accordingly understanding what it is that your chosen LR Hunting bullet is actually designed to do and at what range.</p><p></p><p>As a rule they are going to be much softer and explosive than even traditional non bonded cup and core bullets like the Sierra Game King or Nosler Partition.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have the right tool for the job at least do what you can to give it the best chances of success by putting it where it's likely to do the most good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2426347, member: 30902"] If it's specifically manufactured as a Long Range Hunting Bullet, the it's going to be designed for optimal impact velocities far below what the average hunting bullet is designed for. It isn't a matter of the bullet to fail to perform as designed, it's a matter of choosing the wrong bullet for the job. That's the risk we take shooting VLD type bullets at game, even those designed as "hunting bullets" instead of shooting more traditional bullets that are designed for ideal expansion and weight retention at much higher impact velocities. When you find yourself in that position you need to consider it and adjust your point of Aim accordingly understanding what it is that your chosen LR Hunting bullet is actually designed to do and at what range. As a rule they are going to be much softer and explosive than even traditional non bonded cup and core bullets like the Sierra Game King or Nosler Partition. If you don't have the right tool for the job at least do what you can to give it the best chances of success by putting it where it's likely to do the most good. [/QUOTE]
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