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Is this common? SMK
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 224123" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Stroker.</p><p></p><p>I believe that everyone on this site is telling you there experiences</p><p>with the SMK and other bullets so I will give you some of my exper-</p><p>iences with them.</p><p></p><p>First; I have never used a 300gr 338 SMK but have used almost every </p><p>other SMK for targets and hunting and with almost 50 years of reloading</p><p>there have been lots of game fall to all types of bullets and this is the </p><p>conclusion I came to based on overall bullet performance.</p><p></p><p>As a target bullet the SMK's are second to none!!</p><p></p><p>As a hunting bullet they were very unpredictable( they would make a perfict</p><p>wound channel one time and the next time they would pass through with little</p><p>or no exit wound , then some times they would grenade and leave many small</p><p>exit wounds if any).</p><p></p><p>This is the main reason Sierra recomends that the SMK not be used for hunting.</p><p></p><p>Any bullet maker would be proud and very succesfull to have one bullet that would </p><p>do everthing.(THE Magic Bullet).</p><p></p><p>I will be the first to admit that the SMK killed everthing shot with them but the </p><p>bullets performance varied from shot to shot.</p><p></p><p>So if you choose a bullet designed for a specific use you will find that performance</p><p>will be more consistant.</p><p></p><p>Some examples of this ; Dangerous Game=Heavy jackets some times even solid for</p><p>Maximum penetration. </p><p></p><p>Controlled expansion= Bullets designed expand at least 2 </p><p>diameters while retaining at least 50% of its original weight (Partition, barns x,etc).</p><p>for thick skinned game.</p><p></p><p>Then there are the faster expanding bullets designed for thin skinned game like the </p><p>deer where you want faster expansion so you will have a larger exit wound (Ballistic</p><p>tip,Amax,etc)</p><p></p><p>And finally there are the varmint bullets =thin jacket for explosive hits (Not recomended</p><p>for big game).</p><p></p><p>So I recomend you pick a bullet designed for your type of game and work to make it</p><p>accurate and use it to its accuracy limits and if the distance requires a 300 SMK then</p><p>use it but be prepaired to have mixed results.</p><p></p><p>Using any SMK for hunting would be my last choice and only if the rifle would not shoot</p><p>anything else, But for targets they would be my first choice .</p><p></p><p>This is just my opinion based on my experience. Others will disagree so you will have to</p><p>choose the right one for you.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 224123, member: 2736"] Stroker. I believe that everyone on this site is telling you there experiences with the SMK and other bullets so I will give you some of my exper- iences with them. First; I have never used a 300gr 338 SMK but have used almost every other SMK for targets and hunting and with almost 50 years of reloading there have been lots of game fall to all types of bullets and this is the conclusion I came to based on overall bullet performance. As a target bullet the SMK's are second to none!! As a hunting bullet they were very unpredictable( they would make a perfict wound channel one time and the next time they would pass through with little or no exit wound , then some times they would grenade and leave many small exit wounds if any). This is the main reason Sierra recomends that the SMK not be used for hunting. Any bullet maker would be proud and very succesfull to have one bullet that would do everthing.(THE Magic Bullet). I will be the first to admit that the SMK killed everthing shot with them but the bullets performance varied from shot to shot. So if you choose a bullet designed for a specific use you will find that performance will be more consistant. Some examples of this ; Dangerous Game=Heavy jackets some times even solid for Maximum penetration. Controlled expansion= Bullets designed expand at least 2 diameters while retaining at least 50% of its original weight (Partition, barns x,etc). for thick skinned game. Then there are the faster expanding bullets designed for thin skinned game like the deer where you want faster expansion so you will have a larger exit wound (Ballistic tip,Amax,etc) And finally there are the varmint bullets =thin jacket for explosive hits (Not recomended for big game). So I recomend you pick a bullet designed for your type of game and work to make it accurate and use it to its accuracy limits and if the distance requires a 300 SMK then use it but be prepaired to have mixed results. Using any SMK for hunting would be my last choice and only if the rifle would not shoot anything else, But for targets they would be my first choice . This is just my opinion based on my experience. Others will disagree so you will have to choose the right one for you. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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