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Sierra 168 gr. Match Kings For Deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pons" data-source="post: 601046" data-attributes="member: 32348"><p>Here is that tidbit from the article I mentioned.. (Note, they do not say Sierra Matchking, but they do say 168 gr BTHP)</p><p></p><p>From "Shooting Times" "Ultimate guide to Long Range Rifles" (displayed on stands until June 3, 2008), page 82, in an article - "Could the .260 Remington replace the .308 Winchester as the tactical round" written by Sheppard W. Kelly</p><p></p><p>".... Analyzing actual police shootings with the .30-caliber 168-grain BTHP revealed that in 95 percent of the incidents it performed as one might expect. The original intent of the hollowpoint design was not expansion but a function of bullet constructino for ultimate accuracy. Nonetheless, most bullets would break into three parts when they impacted areas such as the head or other body locations that provided resistance to the bullet's passage. What was usually recovered was the bullet tip where the air space was, a portion of the bullet behind the air space, and then the rest of the bullet jacket and core, which almost always bent into a "J" shape.</p><p> We repeated this in ordnance gelatin. But in those instances when a headshot could not be taken we found a number of instances when the 168-grain BTHP match bullet performed just the same as a full-metal-jacketed bullet and penetrated through the target..."</p><p></p><p>So, for what it is worth, there are some records of its performance. </p><p></p><p>To answer your earlier question "does it behave like the Bergers" the answer is no.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pons, post: 601046, member: 32348"] Here is that tidbit from the article I mentioned.. (Note, they do not say Sierra Matchking, but they do say 168 gr BTHP) From "Shooting Times" "Ultimate guide to Long Range Rifles" (displayed on stands until June 3, 2008), page 82, in an article - "Could the .260 Remington replace the .308 Winchester as the tactical round" written by Sheppard W. Kelly ".... Analyzing actual police shootings with the .30-caliber 168-grain BTHP revealed that in 95 percent of the incidents it performed as one might expect. The original intent of the hollowpoint design was not expansion but a function of bullet constructino for ultimate accuracy. Nonetheless, most bullets would break into three parts when they impacted areas such as the head or other body locations that provided resistance to the bullet's passage. What was usually recovered was the bullet tip where the air space was, a portion of the bullet behind the air space, and then the rest of the bullet jacket and core, which almost always bent into a "J" shape. We repeated this in ordnance gelatin. But in those instances when a headshot could not be taken we found a number of instances when the 168-grain BTHP match bullet performed just the same as a full-metal-jacketed bullet and penetrated through the target..." So, for what it is worth, there are some records of its performance. To answer your earlier question "does it behave like the Bergers" the answer is no. [/QUOTE]
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