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Reloading
Why not Barnes?
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<blockquote data-quote="tsmiller4" data-source="post: 125755" data-attributes="member: 4585"><p>In most instances the SMK's have higher BC's than the barnes bullets, as well as being 1/2 or even 1/4 the price of the new polymer tipped X bullets. </p><p></p><p> Their performance is also excellent on deer as well as elk as some guys say on here. Weight retention is not the best thing about a bullet sometimes. If an x bullet retains 95% of it's weight but only leaves a 1 or 2" terminal trail through the animal and then exits and the animal runs 100yds, in some peoples minds thats not good performance. </p><p></p><p> But then you take the SMK and it expands 6-12" in the vitals and the animal drops or runs 20 yds, then some people (myself included) would say that's good performance. Even if you only have 40 or 50% retention. </p><p></p><p> Shoot what is most accurate in your rifle and what is the most cost effective, while still giving you the performance you are after. I think thats the goal.</p><p></p><p>Remember weight retention is NOT everything!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tsmiller4, post: 125755, member: 4585"] In most instances the SMK's have higher BC's than the barnes bullets, as well as being 1/2 or even 1/4 the price of the new polymer tipped X bullets. Their performance is also excellent on deer as well as elk as some guys say on here. Weight retention is not the best thing about a bullet sometimes. If an x bullet retains 95% of it's weight but only leaves a 1 or 2" terminal trail through the animal and then exits and the animal runs 100yds, in some peoples minds thats not good performance. But then you take the SMK and it expands 6-12" in the vitals and the animal drops or runs 20 yds, then some people (myself included) would say that's good performance. Even if you only have 40 or 50% retention. Shoot what is most accurate in your rifle and what is the most cost effective, while still giving you the performance you are after. I think thats the goal. Remember weight retention is NOT everything! [/QUOTE]
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