I've shot a fair bit of 30cal 175gr SMK and really like the ease of finding an accurate load. They don't seem to be all that picky on jump.
I've been seeing some 175 tipped mk in stock and wondered what everyone's experience here is with accuracy and pickyness of loads? I tried researching a bit and found some accounts of people saying the tipped version is more picky.
I'm also wondering the same thing about the TGK. I've had good accuracy with the SGK without any pickyness issues and wondered if anyone here has enough experience with the TGK to say if they are just as easy to load or if they're more picky for load and seating depth?
Hello Tac-O ,
I first loaded the .308 Sierra Match King 175gr hollow point for my Rem.700 Milspec 5R rifle with a 24" length , 1:11.25" twist factory barrel . Cartridge maximum overall length of 2.815" , to be able to feed through my factory magazine .
The 175 SMK's shot exceptionally well .
When Sierra introduced the 175gr Tipped Match King bullets , with their slightly higher B.C. , I bought 500 of them , hoping that they would be close to the same level of accuracy as the 175gr SMK with hollow-point , with a slightly better advertised B.C.
I was surprised !!!
Loading the tipped Match King bullets with exactly the same powder charge weight , same primer , in the same brass , at the same cartridge overall length of 2.815" , The 175gr TMK and 175gr SMK shoot into the same hole at 100 yards , and nearly the same point of impact at 600 yards , slightly less drop with the TMK. Velocity on both was the same.
I found them to be nearly identical .
I have used the 175gr. SMK hollow-point in taking 2 Antelope , the first in 2016 at a distance of 640 yards , and the second in 2017 , at a distance of 358 yards . The SMK's performed just like a Berger hunting VLD , massive internal damage , and both exiting . DRT .
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