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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeffpg" data-source="post: 2748104" data-attributes="member: 27446">I always find these threads very amusing, if not entirely informative. I am certainly not as experienced as some here, but I have hunted all of my life, all over the US and abroad, and extensively in Africa during my 4 years there, and have lost count of the number of animals that I have killed and seen killed by firearms and bullets of various types. I can honestly say that I have never witnessed bullet failure. Bullet placement, yes. I have seen animals effectively taken by the cheapest target bullets to the premium hunting bullets. There are certainly some that perform better than others, but they all kill pretty quickly and cleanly in my experience. Of course, I also hunt with handguns, muzzleloaders and archery equipment, so a high power rifle is always an advantage. I am somewhat of a bullet nut, as I believe this is the most important component in the killing game, and I collect rounds from animals bodies whenever possible to inspect them.I will point out a couple of interesting things I have experienced. I was never a fan of the Barnes bullets. I had zero experience with them, and just wasn't interested. Then I used a borrowed 300 Win Mag in Africa that my PH had loaded up with Barnes handloads and they worked very well on a variety of plains game animals. One of the best "new to me" bullet experiences was my very first safari in Africa where I used the late Jason Bridger's custom Mauser in 30.06 loaded with 180 gr Norma Oryx factory ammo. Those bullets worked extremely well on everything from the smallest tiny antelope to large Eland. I would use them anytime for just about anything. Hornady. It's my go to factory ammunition company. Not the only one I use, but the main one. The SST bullet has been so good to me that I cannot even begin to effectively tell you how well it has performed on deer sized game. From accuracy to terminal performance, it delivers. More bang flop kills from close range to 500+ yards than I can ignore. The lighter bullets can be violently explosive, so an option is to simply increase the bullet weight for game larger than deer, or go to a more heavily constructed bullet meant for penetrating the . I only wish that I could get equal accuracy from the Interbond, as it acts more like a premium hunting bullet perhaps should, but then I was a fan of the Nosler Ballistic Tip for years as well. My limited experience with the Hornady Eld-X and Eld-M are thus far encouraging. I have used many other manufactures bullets over the years, and none have let me down when I do my part.Everyone's opinion will vary, and I believe what I see a lot more than what I hear. I'm particular about what I buy and use, but I am not too awfully critical on bullets... I think I can kill with almost anything as long as I make sure my bullet placement is good. Having said that, if I am hunting elk in the mountains I will definitely use plenty of gun AND bullet, because a quartering away shot on a big bull at several hundred yards on the last day of a hunt, for example, requires a whole different projectile than that 200 yard broadside whitetail. Cape Buffalo in Africa just screams out for something like a Nosler Partition or Swift A-Frame, but shoot straight!Your mileage may vary.Jeff</blockquote>

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