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Svyn

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I'm looking for effective bullets to use for big game hunting like black bear, etc.
From what I've read, Hornady Interlock bullets are efficient and so is Sierra Match King.
Where would be the cheapest site I could order either one from?
 
Svyn said:
I'm looking for effective bullets to use for big game hunting like black bear, etc.
From what I've read, Hornady Interlock bullets are efficient and so is Sierra Match King.
Where would be the cheapest site I could order either one from?
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Sierra Game King, you mean. match are target bullets.

I've also heard good things about Hornady SST.
 
Bassmaster said:
I've found that 'online' isn't cheap once you factor in shipping costs. Find your local hunting supply store and support them. .308 bullets in any flavour should be easy to find...just don't use 'match' bullets for hunting...
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That is soooooooooooooooooooooo true. What I do is keep a spreadsheet of where I find bullets and how much they were to get an idea of who is the cheapest. Then, when I am in the neighbourhood of one of the gun shops that has cheaper bullets I pop in to have a look and see if they have what I want in stock. Also, if you are going out of town, check if there are gun stores near your destination so you can check their stock and prices. When you factor in shipping, online is usually more expensive than even your pricier local store.
 
Also remember that all bullets aren't created equal. Bullets from different manufacturers even though they are the same weight will shoot differently in your rifle. Find one that works for your rifle, cheep bullets will still drop large game and may be the ones that group best in your firearm.

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Cheap and on-line don't go together.
Any 165 grain hunting bullet will kill any game, in North America, you care to hunt. Partial to IMR4064 myself, but you must work up the load for your rifle. As mentioned, MatchKings are not made for hunting anything but varmints.
 
Currently, for consistency, I load 165gn Nosler Silver tips. Years ago, they were the standard off-the-shelf loads everyone I knew was using. When I got caught unexpectedly heading for an elk hunt, I had no time for load development, so I bought a box of cartridges each for my rifles. My wife thought that meant that I liked them, so she bought me a couple boxes of bullets next time she went to Edmonton. Not sure they are better than my regular, plain jane, bulk Remington PSP bullets, but I can't complain about free bullets. They have taken a large buck and a large cow moose (I have yet to fire on an elk) but, then, so did a 150gn bulk cup-and-core bullet.
Lots of guys hammer the "heavy for calibre" mantra for moose and elk. Lots of guys push that elk are hard to kill so you need a magnum. You don't NEED any of this. What you NEED is steadiness and lots of trigger-time. I could never see the difference between 2 bullets killing differently. Dead is dead. How can the same 140gn 7mm bullet kill better than 150gn .30 bullet?
That being said, having shot moose with a 150gn cup and core bullet, I eventually used 4 rounds for a kill (had I waited longer, it would have been only 2, but it took us all day to get her out of the swamp) and last time, 3 165gn SilverTips were needed to keep her out of the thick woods.
I have dropped deer in their tracks with 125gn .30 bullets and last year tracked a huge white-tail buck for 4hours (my best tracking story) after being hit with a 165gn CoreLokt (supposedly a "Premium" cup-and-core). Not the best luck sometimes even if damage is tremendous.
Be sure of your abilities, OP, and the round you have will serve you for everything in NA.
 
I have killed animals with with hornady/cil/speer GS/speer hot cor/cast lead/speer mt/. norma and no name bulk bullets. it did take 3 cil 200 grain rn bullets to anchor a moose, but this was pilot error. They almost all took one shot, and almost all with what is currently called modest cartridges 7x57 and 6.5x55. My experience was that a bigger rifle or a bonded or partition or solid copper bullet would not have killed them any deader. I went from these to the '06, and found it no better.Not wanting to start a war, that is just my experience. Lots of guys have favorite rifle/bulet/load combinations that work very well for them, but a modest cartridge with a heavy bullet will in many cases kill just as well. Then i had to learn to find game to shoot at, but that is another matter.
 
I sell lots of Barnes TTSX .308 165gr bullets. They mushroom really well & retain almost all of their initial weight after hitting.
Don't go for cheap. Spend a few more bucks & buy bullets that will take the animal down every time.
Remember, you are hunting, not blasting paper or tin cans with the ammo.

Regards, Henry
 
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