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First experience with match type bullet on game
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<blockquote data-quote="David Urasky" data-source="post: 1763285" data-attributes="member: 108550"><p>I shoot lots of match bullets and understand their construction. They are designed to stay together at very high spin rates so the bullet remains stable at long ranges, 1000 yards +. To do that the jackets need to be thick. The thick jacket is not designed to expand or come apart on impact. Again, the bullet is designed to stay together.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand hunting bullets are designed with a thinner jacket so as to allow bullet expansion upon impact. </p><p></p><p>I have lots of match bullets on my shelves. I also have hunting bullets for the same cartridges. If I'm shooting paper with a long gun I'll use Match bullets because I'm pushing the velocities to the max with fast twist barrels. For example in my 308 FTR gun with a 30" barrel I shoot a 200 grain Berger at 2650 fps using 43+ grains of Varget. Look that up in the manuals, that's a ridiculous amount of powder for that cartridge and bullet. But because of the chamber I use I can make it happen safely and without beating up the brass. It's a single shot so I don't have to worry about fitting into a magazine.</p><p></p><p>I have a 284 Win pistol for long range competition. With the 18" barrel I can't get the velocities which you can with a rifle so I'm not concerned with keeping the bullet together. So I selected a hunting bullet for my load development. Why? I now have one load which shoots 1/8 MOA which I use for 1000 yard competition and as my elk gun good to about 500 yards. Why the shorter range limit for hunting? The bullet runs out of energy. To put a hole in a piece of paper requires much less energy than dropping an elk.</p><p></p><p>So if you shoot paper use a match bullet, they're designed to put holes in paper. If shooting animals, use a hunting bullet where they are designed to expand and cause damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Urasky, post: 1763285, member: 108550"] I shoot lots of match bullets and understand their construction. They are designed to stay together at very high spin rates so the bullet remains stable at long ranges, 1000 yards +. To do that the jackets need to be thick. The thick jacket is not designed to expand or come apart on impact. Again, the bullet is designed to stay together. On the other hand hunting bullets are designed with a thinner jacket so as to allow bullet expansion upon impact. I have lots of match bullets on my shelves. I also have hunting bullets for the same cartridges. If I’m shooting paper with a long gun I’ll use Match bullets because I’m pushing the velocities to the max with fast twist barrels. For example in my 308 FTR gun with a 30” barrel I shoot a 200 grain Berger at 2650 fps using 43+ grains of Varget. Look that up in the manuals, that’s a ridiculous amount of powder for that cartridge and bullet. But because of the chamber I use I can make it happen safely and without beating up the brass. It’s a single shot so I don’t have to worry about fitting into a magazine. I have a 284 Win pistol for long range competition. With the 18” barrel I can’t get the velocities which you can with a rifle so I’m not concerned with keeping the bullet together. So I selected a hunting bullet for my load development. Why? I now have one load which shoots 1/8 MOA which I use for 1000 yard competition and as my elk gun good to about 500 yards. Why the shorter range limit for hunting? The bullet runs out of energy. To put a hole in a piece of paper requires much less energy than dropping an elk. So if you shoot paper use a match bullet, they’re designed to put holes in paper. If shooting animals, use a hunting bullet where they are designed to expand and cause damage. [/QUOTE]
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