The 69 Match has been a popular deer bullet. Good penetration.
Sierra Gamechanger
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The 69 Match has been a popular deer bullet. Good penetration.
That's what I'm shooting now for coyotes, and I am pretty happy with it. My OCD kicks in when I go to the Sierra site and they tell me it's not recommended for hunting, lol.
My T-3 CTR averaged right around .5 moa with H4350 and the Gamechangers, but R-17 averaged right around .4moa for five shots, at around 75fps more velocity. I could likely work up the load a bit more, but being on the mild side, will extend the case and barrel life.
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All of those separated bullets were recovered from dead game.
LOL, that's what they should have called them.
Accuracy doesn't get better than that!
With WHICH bullet TB ? RJ
I am running 43.5 at 2825fps, at around 0 degrees, but the loads were likely not cooled to ambient temperature when I measured the velocity. I expect around 2850fps at 20 degrees. The groups were all 1/2moa or better, but they tightened slightly as the velocity was increased.
This load is just above the Sierra max load, and matches the Nosler max load, but the velocity is less than either, so it is producing less pressure in my rifle. Even so, I would start lower and work up in a different rifle, or with different cases, or a new lot of powder.
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I started with RL16 and the 130gr TGK but wasn't happy with the velocity and was running out of case capacity. RL17 has a lower load density so I knew I could get more powder in there, first and only group was great
It would be interesting to section these bullets and compare wall thickness to a Prohunter and ELDx in that same calibre.
My gut tells me that these high bc boat tail bullets will shed their core like all other non-bonded high bc "hunting" bullets
My gut tells me that these high bc boat tail bullets will shed their core like all other non-bonded high bc "hunting" bullets
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Look at how the cores squeezed out of these!
https: //www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/10/5/tested-sierra-gamechanger-bullets/
yes but take note of the test media used.
You NEED a lead core bullet to be bonded or it will come apart ! jmo RJ
How many million big game animals do you suppose have been killed with lead core bullets, that were not bonded?
