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Bullet selection is driving me nuts....
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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 2720790" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>First - ALL BULLETS WILL HAVE A FAILURE at some time or another. If you search the interweb, there will be a "well documented <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤮" title="Face vomiting :face_vomiting:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f92e.png" data-shortname=":face_vomiting:" />" case that EVERYONE should stop using that bullet because it happened "to them". So the other thousands of successful users are idiots? There are infinite variables that can cause a bullet to not perform as designed. Everything from the reloading process to the animal, angles, animal condition, physiological condition of animal (hormones), environmental condition, <strong>minimal expansion velocity</strong> and so on.</p><p></p><p>Define what your need is instead of what you want. Define the animal you will hunt and at what expected range. There are bullets that perform well WITHIN their design. Know that and accept their design parameters. Notice I did not say limitations since if you define your need, the bullet design will be effective for your need. Depending on your need a cup and core may work fine or a mono could be best selection.</p><p></p><p>Very few bullets can be effective on all big game species at all ranges you may hunt. You may end up with a bullet for deer size and one for nilgai/elk size animals. If you are hunting ~500 and in, virtually any "good" cup and core will work fine. As stated, do not overlook Sierra for really good hunting bullet as well if you defined your need for bullet operational parameters.</p><p></p><p>Or you can just select a Hammer. I am still a Nosler AB BT guy for certain applications but I have seen the Hammer performance and they have delivered accuracy but most importantly exceptional terminal performance. This isn't kool aide just documentation of our own experiences with Hammers on whitetails. Yes, all bullets will kill a whitetail. But not all bullets showed us the accuracy and the consistent terminal performance we are seeing. Is it a large sample size? No, but large enough for my son and I to see it in real world application. </p><p></p><p>Choose the bullet once you have thoroughly defined your need taking into consideration the animal size, range, environmental conditions, the rifle set up, cartridge, rifle performance, your own realistic marksmanship and reloading capability. The decision really needs to be your own to have the confidence to put a crosshair on an animal knowing you have the "right" bullet to meet all of your defined bullet needs. Everything else is interweb chatter that may or may not help you arrive at what will work for you. </p><p></p><p>I will say the bullet selection is an evolutionary process in the sense you gain experiences which adjusts your own needs and "might" change your bullet selection.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck and post up your results. I find it educational to see how others arrive at a bullet selection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 2720790, member: 63925"] First - ALL BULLETS WILL HAVE A FAILURE at some time or another. If you search the interweb, there will be a "well documented 🤮" case that EVERYONE should stop using that bullet because it happened "to them". So the other thousands of successful users are idiots? There are infinite variables that can cause a bullet to not perform as designed. Everything from the reloading process to the animal, angles, animal condition, physiological condition of animal (hormones), environmental condition, [B]minimal expansion velocity[/B] and so on. Define what your need is instead of what you want. Define the animal you will hunt and at what expected range. There are bullets that perform well WITHIN their design. Know that and accept their design parameters. Notice I did not say limitations since if you define your need, the bullet design will be effective for your need. Depending on your need a cup and core may work fine or a mono could be best selection. Very few bullets can be effective on all big game species at all ranges you may hunt. You may end up with a bullet for deer size and one for nilgai/elk size animals. If you are hunting ~500 and in, virtually any "good" cup and core will work fine. As stated, do not overlook Sierra for really good hunting bullet as well if you defined your need for bullet operational parameters. Or you can just select a Hammer. I am still a Nosler AB BT guy for certain applications but I have seen the Hammer performance and they have delivered accuracy but most importantly exceptional terminal performance. This isn't kool aide just documentation of our own experiences with Hammers on whitetails. Yes, all bullets will kill a whitetail. But not all bullets showed us the accuracy and the consistent terminal performance we are seeing. Is it a large sample size? No, but large enough for my son and I to see it in real world application. Choose the bullet once you have thoroughly defined your need taking into consideration the animal size, range, environmental conditions, the rifle set up, cartridge, rifle performance, your own realistic marksmanship and reloading capability. The decision really needs to be your own to have the confidence to put a crosshair on an animal knowing you have the "right" bullet to meet all of your defined bullet needs. Everything else is interweb chatter that may or may not help you arrive at what will work for you. I will say the bullet selection is an evolutionary process in the sense you gain experiences which adjusts your own needs and "might" change your bullet selection. Best of luck and post up your results. I find it educational to see how others arrive at a bullet selection. [/QUOTE]
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