it would be ok .. right??

H

hawkeye94

New member
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I am shooting a 7mm.08rem for my first deer rifle and i have 3 different bullets types but they are all federal brand.. the bullet types are nosler paritition.. balistic tip and fusion.. would it be ok if sighted in my rifle with one of the bullets and used one of the other bullets for hunting??.. the balistics in the cartirdges are very close and i was hopeing to get some good helpful pointers
thanks
 
doubtful, the bullet construction will create different harmonics in the bbl and probably shoot to differint point of impact.
 
Nope. You'll have to sight in with the ammo you intend using for hunting. You should be trying as many brands and bullet weights as you can to find the ammo your rifle shoots best. Not just Federal. Yes, it gets expensive. That's why a lot of hunters reload.
Relax. You don't need to get into reloading right away. Start by finding a factory brand your rifle likes.
 
A different loading might or might not shoot to the same point of impact. Only one way to find out. Depending on the type of hunting you are going to be doing, a minor variation could be irrelevant.
Probably best to be sighted for the actual load being used.
 
Bullet weight is a big factor, bullet shape as noted above will also play a big role.

Best thing to do is sight it in with whichever bullet youou choose and then try the others to see where they will impact. For my 7mm-08, I sighted it in with Federal fusion, 140 gr, can't remember anymore than that. Then I reloaded some Winchester brass with 139 BTSP Hornadys and they shoot the same, only tighter.

With my 22-250, I used 45 gr Winchester (white box walmart special) ammo I got about 3/4" group, then I tried 40gr balistic silvertip (factory) not only did I get a much bigger group but I was 2 inches higher and 4 inches to the righ, then I tried 55gr soft point (factory) and shot about the same as the 40gr. But my reloads, 50gr Vmax, shot in the same place as the first load and shot wel under 1/2"

You really just have to try it, when you find the ammo you want for hunting, then you need to try it at 50yds, 200yds and every 50yds after that that youplan to shoot it. I was quite surprised to see my 7mm-08 to hit almost the same at 50 as 100, 200 a bit low, 250 a bit more BUT 300 was about 6" low! I have since reasoned, that I am good to 250yds but anything longer will require alot more practice and experience. Man I wish we had ground hogs down here!!!
 
I took my 270 to the range with a box of factory ammo, and two different handloads with the same primer, and powder configuration and bullets of the same weight and shape but different manufacturers, Nosler and Hornady.

They were all accurate enough for hunting purposes, but all three loads even the Nosler and Hornady with virtually identical bullets printed in signficantly different places on the paper at 100 yards.

The Hornady bullets printed the smallest group so I'm going with that load.
 
The only way to tell for sure is to shoot groups of all three at the same target and see if they shoot to the same point. Which is doubtfull.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom