Let's talk about your favourite commercial hunting ammo...

I like the 232gr Vulkan in the 9.3 for lighter game. It is indeed a cup and core (non-bonded) bullet and it sheds quite a bit of weight on impact.
I think you'll be fine for medium to large game (we.g. moose) provided you're not hitting large bones.
 
Federal fusion is one of two factory ammos I have hunted with. Bearing that in mind; I found it held up well to factory magnum velocities (225 338 wm) and performed well.

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Lately I've been shooting my 45/70. Sbl ,and have found the federal hammer down lever gun 300 grain hollow points to be quite accurate out of my gun.The main reason I bought them was to get the brass ,but I was very happy with how the shoot.

Usually I use hand loads for deer season,but I will give these a try this year.they are also one of the cheapest boxes of 45/70 anmo available.
 
buck knife said:
Lately I've been shooting my 45/70. Sbl ,and have found the federal hammer down lever gun 300 grain hollow points to be quite accurate out of my gun.The main reason I bought them was to get the brass ,but I was very happy with how the shoot.

Usually I use hand loads for deer season,but I will give these a try this year.they are also one of the cheapest boxes of 45/70 anmo available.
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Thanks for the heads-up on this. I will try some in my Henry.
 
Eagleye said:
The last animal [Moose] I shot with factory ammo was back in 1996.

I was shooting the Norma 180 grain Dual-Core out of my
308 Norma Magnum. I still have the recovered bullet.

I hunt and shoot practically exclusively with my own reloaded ammo.

That being said, there are some excellent offerings out there today.
Regards, Dave.
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Just an addendum to this earlier post of mine. In trading, and buying a box full of various items, I have acquired 3 boxes
of Factory 308 Norma Magnum ammo with the 180 grain ORYX. I shot a couple of groups with it in my Custom 308NM, and
was impressed with the way it shot [sub-moa] so ran three across the chronograph @ 20 feet. They read 3022, 3027 and
3036, which is quite acceptable. If I ever decide to take factory ammo hunting with this rifle, this Norma ammo will be my
choice. Dave.
 
I haven't shot factory ammunition since 1981, when I did, it was made by Winchester and it was the silvertip bullets for my 30-30 and 30-06. I can't recall how well they shot, however, I'm sure that they were not as precise as today's factory ammunition. Nosler, Winchester and Federal would be my choice today, hence, I read great results from factory ammo shooters, however quite expensive.
 
I don't buy very much factory ammo but did buy some 6CM to break in a rifle that Black Art built for me.

It seems to work very well.

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The Kurgan said:
Also picked these up... No experience with Norma Vulkan... but Oryx has been excellent. Anybody with first hand medium/large game hunting experience??
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vulkan is a classic bullet. in our hunting club many were using in 7x64 and 9.3x62 with success but preferred the alaska and the oryx of course. was only red, roe deers and wild boar.
 
Couldn't help but notice in Kurgan posts that the brands of 8x57 ammo were all European, and the pictures show they are 8x57JS - that is the "real meal deal" stuff. Original European pressures and loadings, etc. as per CIP. Many North American shooters are stuck using "8mm Mauser" - like from Federal - dimensionally the same thing, same bullet weights, but very reduced pressures by North American SAAMI, compared to CIP in Europe. Very specifically, Prvi Partizan loads to both levels - so can buy PPU 8x57JS or 8mm Mauser - first meets CIP, second is compliant with SAAMI - both will fit into your "8x57" rifle, but 8mm Mauser is much less of a loading. They have loadings using identical bullets in each, but 200 fps or more difference between the two.
 
... just to add, the difference is sometimes 300-325 fps higher, which equates to much higher muzzle energy. I will say, the "8mm Mauser" loadings are quite pleasant to shoot and great for deer sized game. With the exception of Hornady, all my factory centerfire ammo are European made.
 
SuperCub said:
I don't fall for marketing hype.

What I do see is a far larger range of Hornady products for sale now than say 20yrs ago. Most of which that I've used have been good products.
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Great distribution in Canada from Korth Group is the main reason. They have a solid relationship with Hornady
 
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