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TARGET BULLETS ARE NOT HUNTING BULLETS!
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<blockquote data-quote="Playtimefun" data-source="post: 2989102" data-attributes="member: 103742"><p>This has been an interesting topic for me. Years ago a local guide told me he loved it when guys had Berger target bullets loaded up because when they hit, they basically exploded and the shrapnel takes out virtually every organ and the animal would go down right away. But the meat loss was pretty bad. One of the big pros you see on TV told a friend he only shoots Bergers and when he's aiming at a big buck for the camera... he's always aiming for the front shoulder because he doesn't care how much meat he ruins. He gets enough from guided hunters who don't want to take meat back.</p><p></p><p>For me... I grew a huge amount of detest for the 270 Win not because of anything to do with the cartridge but everytime I shot a deer, the shrapnel just went through right through out the animal and I got right ****ed off thinking it was the cartridge. After shrapnel killing 2 deer that year, I swore off using the 270. Especially since I didn't ruin nearly as much meat shooting any of magnums. A few years later, I realized that this was typical for the particular factory bullets I was shooting. I sold a beautiful birch stocked Savage 99 in 243 because I loaded up some nosler ballistic Silvertips and when I shot a deer facing me... the bullet never expanded at all. We found the deer the next day but not until a couple of coyotes beat us to it but that Silvertip acted the opposite of what everyone says they experience. They zipped through just like a FMJ would have.</p><p></p><p>In the end... it's really tough to go away from bullets that you have had luck with. For me, when the Barnes TTSX and LRX bullets came out... they became MY go to. BUT... I have had luck with Core-Locts, Partitions, Bergers, ELD-X, Accubond, Accubond LR... unfortunately every brand of bullet can work perfectly until one day something just changes slightly... and you look at all the blood shot meat and go what happened???</p><p></p><p>The most important thing to me is that you have confidence on hitting where your aiming when you pull that trigger. If you practice with "X" and you know that you can put that bullet where it needs to go... it WILL translate into a good shot and EVERY animal will go down with good shot placement regardless of the bullet or caliber.</p><p></p><p>My favorite story is that the 3rd largest bear ever shot (or used to be) was killed by a inuit woman with a single shot 22. If I recall correctly she stumbled upon a polar bear and she had the 22 for Ptarmigan. She aimed for the eye/head as it ran at her. It stopped to shake its head... she would run and reload and turned and did it again... bear would stop and shake its head and she would run again... 11 shots later... dead bear. Think she worried if the 22 caliber lead bullets contained 95% lead or 98% pure lead???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Playtimefun, post: 2989102, member: 103742"] This has been an interesting topic for me. Years ago a local guide told me he loved it when guys had Berger target bullets loaded up because when they hit, they basically exploded and the shrapnel takes out virtually every organ and the animal would go down right away. But the meat loss was pretty bad. One of the big pros you see on TV told a friend he only shoots Bergers and when he's aiming at a big buck for the camera... he's always aiming for the front shoulder because he doesn't care how much meat he ruins. He gets enough from guided hunters who don't want to take meat back. For me... I grew a huge amount of detest for the 270 Win not because of anything to do with the cartridge but everytime I shot a deer, the shrapnel just went through right through out the animal and I got right ****ed off thinking it was the cartridge. After shrapnel killing 2 deer that year, I swore off using the 270. Especially since I didn't ruin nearly as much meat shooting any of magnums. A few years later, I realized that this was typical for the particular factory bullets I was shooting. I sold a beautiful birch stocked Savage 99 in 243 because I loaded up some nosler ballistic Silvertips and when I shot a deer facing me... the bullet never expanded at all. We found the deer the next day but not until a couple of coyotes beat us to it but that Silvertip acted the opposite of what everyone says they experience. They zipped through just like a FMJ would have. In the end... it's really tough to go away from bullets that you have had luck with. For me, when the Barnes TTSX and LRX bullets came out... they became MY go to. BUT... I have had luck with Core-Locts, Partitions, Bergers, ELD-X, Accubond, Accubond LR... unfortunately every brand of bullet can work perfectly until one day something just changes slightly... and you look at all the blood shot meat and go what happened??? The most important thing to me is that you have confidence on hitting where your aiming when you pull that trigger. If you practice with "X" and you know that you can put that bullet where it needs to go... it WILL translate into a good shot and EVERY animal will go down with good shot placement regardless of the bullet or caliber. My favorite story is that the 3rd largest bear ever shot (or used to be) was killed by a inuit woman with a single shot 22. If I recall correctly she stumbled upon a polar bear and she had the 22 for Ptarmigan. She aimed for the eye/head as it ran at her. It stopped to shake its head... she would run and reload and turned and did it again... bear would stop and shake its head and she would run again... 11 shots later... dead bear. Think she worried if the 22 caliber lead bullets contained 95% lead or 98% pure lead??? [/QUOTE]
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