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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 156336" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Dave brings up another point and looking at the list of bullets you are testing, they all have one thing in common, they are all relatively hard bullets. </p><p></p><p>Now some of you will read that and think the youngster from Montana has lost his marbles if he things an Accubond and Ballistic Tip are hard bullets.</p><p></p><p>Well, in fact they are, at least in the area that I am concerned with, the base. They have very heavy, thick, solid guilding metal bases which are even harder then all copper bullet bases such as the Barnes and Swift.</p><p></p><p>As such, all the bullets you are testing will not easily bump up under pressure to fill your bore diameter.</p><p></p><p>You may well see an improvement in consistancy going with a more conventional cup jacketed bullet design such as a Hornady A-Max or SST or a Sierra MK or Gameking or a Wildcat Bullet custom bullet such as the 175 gr ULD RBBT. The Bergers as mentioned are also a great bullet to try as well.</p><p></p><p>Generally these all will shoot very well because their thin jackets and pure lead cores will allow the base of the bullet to easily and consistantly bump up under pressure to fill the bore and you will in most cases get more consistant shot to shot performance.</p><p></p><p>There is a reason all popular BR match bullets are cup jacketed bullets. There is also a reason that long range solid match bullets are critically dependant on bore diameter to shoot well.</p><p></p><p>You may want to try some softer bullets. Any of the one mentioned above will be more then enough for any deer and in most cases elk as well.</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 156336, member: 10"] Dave brings up another point and looking at the list of bullets you are testing, they all have one thing in common, they are all relatively hard bullets. Now some of you will read that and think the youngster from Montana has lost his marbles if he things an Accubond and Ballistic Tip are hard bullets. Well, in fact they are, at least in the area that I am concerned with, the base. They have very heavy, thick, solid guilding metal bases which are even harder then all copper bullet bases such as the Barnes and Swift. As such, all the bullets you are testing will not easily bump up under pressure to fill your bore diameter. You may well see an improvement in consistancy going with a more conventional cup jacketed bullet design such as a Hornady A-Max or SST or a Sierra MK or Gameking or a Wildcat Bullet custom bullet such as the 175 gr ULD RBBT. The Bergers as mentioned are also a great bullet to try as well. Generally these all will shoot very well because their thin jackets and pure lead cores will allow the base of the bullet to easily and consistantly bump up under pressure to fill the bore and you will in most cases get more consistant shot to shot performance. There is a reason all popular BR match bullets are cup jacketed bullets. There is also a reason that long range solid match bullets are critically dependant on bore diameter to shoot well. You may want to try some softer bullets. Any of the one mentioned above will be more then enough for any deer and in most cases elk as well. Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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