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<blockquote data-quote="chris matthews" data-source="post: 21029" data-attributes="member: 66"><p><strong>Re: Let\'s Talk Bullets</strong></p><p></p><p>Ian,</p><p> You are right learning a bunch at Sierra. I want everybody to know that I wasn't promoting Sierra just because I work there (or was I <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> ?!) There are a bunch of really good bullets on the market today- enough different possibilities to make a beginning reloader like myself go crazy. But one thing I do know and I think you will agree is shot placement is far more important than what bullet is used. Too many people think you have to have a super magnum and a premium bullet to kill anything larger than a sparrow. What in the hell did hunters use before they existed? Good old rounds like the 30-30, 30-06 and my favorite the 308. And guess what bullet they were using- Sierra GameKings, Core-Lokts and other "non" premium type bullets. The best thing is they are cheaper to load and easier on the shoulder to shoot than the latest cannon. </p><p> I'm not knocking anything than anybody uses but from my standpoint I can't justify stuff like that. But when I go elk hunting next fall in CO- both my 308 and my wife's 243 will be loaded with a "premium" Nosler Partition (just don't tell my boss!!!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chris matthews, post: 21029, member: 66"] [b]Re: Let\'s Talk Bullets[/b] Ian, You are right learning a bunch at Sierra. I want everybody to know that I wasn't promoting Sierra just because I work there (or was I [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ?!) There are a bunch of really good bullets on the market today- enough different possibilities to make a beginning reloader like myself go crazy. But one thing I do know and I think you will agree is shot placement is far more important than what bullet is used. Too many people think you have to have a super magnum and a premium bullet to kill anything larger than a sparrow. What in the hell did hunters use before they existed? Good old rounds like the 30-30, 30-06 and my favorite the 308. And guess what bullet they were using- Sierra GameKings, Core-Lokts and other "non" premium type bullets. The best thing is they are cheaper to load and easier on the shoulder to shoot than the latest cannon. I'm not knocking anything than anybody uses but from my standpoint I can't justify stuff like that. But when I go elk hunting next fall in CO- both my 308 and my wife's 243 will be loaded with a "premium" Nosler Partition (just don't tell my boss!!!) [/QUOTE]
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