most accurate hunting bullet

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hello,
as the title says I'm wondering what you knowledgable fellows out there with experience think the most accurate "hunting" bullet would be. Not match bullets like the AMAX or SMK's but more along the lines of SST's and TSX bullets.
I'm just trying to do some figuring out and also thinking of getting into reloading. I know fine tuning a load is the best way to go but very curious on which bullet a guy would start with.
thanks
Eric
 
Depends so much on your rifle that it is a difficult call. If I was starting out to see what worked, I would reach for Nosler Ballistic Tips and Hornady SST's. After I established that the rifle indeed was capable of good groups, then I would be experimenting with a more solidly constructed bullet. [TSX, Partition, Accubond, Etc] Eagleye.
 
The first bullets I ever reloaded were Speer Hot Cors, and then Nosler Partitions. Both were hunting accurate and are good enough bullets for what I hunt that it built confidence in my reloading and shooting techniques fast.

If you are really wanting to pound the bulls eye, Nosler Ballistic Tips and Hornady SSTs do a fine job and are fairly capable hunting bullets.
 
what works for me may not work for you and visa versa.you need to find what bullet works well with your gun then work from there
 
I'm having good luck with Hornady's interlock and interbond bullets. Reasonably priced and shoot accurately. There wasn't much selection on the shelves this fall.
 
The best and most accurate hunting bullet is:

1) Whatever shoots best out of the gun you're using.
2) Whatever bullet hits the animal in the boiler room and it falls on the spot.

There is no "best" bullet, period. Sorry to burst your bubble. If you want ballistic tips or soft points, they all work. More north american animals have fallen to soft points than any other bullet. That is fact. They have endured the test of time and are still being made today. Me, I like SST's but that's after many different load developements and months of tests out of my guns.

Good luck in your quest.

-Jason
 
I've gotten SMK Match like accuracy out of Barnes Triple Shock (.6MOA).

Not as much luck with the Nosler Partitions (1MOA).

All the caveats listed above by others still stand.
 
I've also gotten match-like performance from one of the cheapest bullets around. The Sierra Gameking is cheap and worked well, out of the same gun(Sako TRG 42 in .338 Lapua) Accubonds wouldn't work worth a $hit. Accubonds worked like crazy in my custom .300 Win Mag.
Bottom like is it comes down to some experimentation to find out what works in each particular rifle.
Ivo
 
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I like speer grand slams , the speer mag tips seem to shoot the same so you can use these to work up your loads,several recovered bullets from moose and deer showed perfect preformance.the through holes on animals the entry hole was bigger than the exit hole proveing controlled expansion and they seemed to drill through bone instead blowing up like sst,s ect.2,nd choice would be nosler partition protected point this is shooting 300wm/7mm rem.
 
Give Nosler Accubonds a try...

I have yet to have one fail.

They have one of the highest B.C of ANY hunting type bullet which means they drop and drift less.


Also, I have yet to find a Nosler BT that won't shoot accurately. They are a little explosive but will get the job done. (close range and high speed not advisable)
 
I use 180 grain Speer Spitzers - Hot core. They're cheap (as bullets go), plenty accurate and I got this with one this year.

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We're going out again tomorrow. Wish me luck.
 
350 Mag said:
Give Nosler Accubonds a try...

I have yet to have one fail.

They have one of the highest B.C of ANY hunting type bullet which means they drop and drift less.


Also, I have yet to find a Nosler BT that won't shoot accurately. They are a little explosive but will get the job done. (close range and high speed not advisable)
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The above is what I believe too.;);)
This season I carried 150 g BT's and 165 g AB's loaded for my 30 06.
This was on 2 hunting trips. Deer moose and deer elk.

The BT's see daylight when I feel there will only be deer.
I would not want to hit a shoulder with them.
Some guys use them for everything.
Do your own research on this though. Try here...
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php
Lots of discussion this fall on the same subject.

My last 2 seasons:
2008 3 WT deer and 1 bull elk
2009 3 WT deer

All were taken with the nosler AB's. The 3/4" groups are nice too.
 
In my experience Ballistic Tips and Accubonds produce fine accuracy in my rifles. I wonder though why you are more concerned with accuracy rather than with terminal performance. The accuracy of a big game rifle, within practical limits does not need to precise, the target is large and few hunters can shoot up to a 2 MOA rifle on demand under field conditions.

But when we study terminal performance we see that not all bullets are created equally. You can choose the performance that is best suited for the game you intend to hunt, over the range you intend to shoot, and for the velocity of your load. For example, BTs open quickly and violently where TSX's penetrate deep and retain much of their original weight. Where a BT might be a good choice for shots at long range on light game that offers little resistance to the bullet, they would be a poor choice for your .270 if you stumbled over a grizzly hidden in in the willows whose coat is covered with ice and frozen mud. Having said that my son in law killed a Yukon moose this year, the range was short, his bullet was a BT and his rifle was a .300 Winchester. He relates that the wound volume from his second shot was foot ball size, but the first shot broke up on the shoulder.

My advice is to pick the bullet that is known to perform well on the weight of game you intend to hunt, fired at a velocity you intend to use, over the range at which you intend to shoot. Over normal ranges, you should choose mono-metal or a bonded core bullet if your rifle has a muzzle velocity in excess of 3000 fps.

Nosler Partitions have a good reputation on all North American game, but they are not be my go to bullet for big bears. Camp Cook on the other hand found they work just fine for big bears. Copper cup and lead core bullets work fine for most big game when fired from moderately powerful rifles, say with muzzle velocities up to 2800 fps, and often these bullets give their best performance with impact velocities of 2400-2500 fps. Cast lead bullets have a good reputation on game when the velocity is below 2000 fps, although depending on the actual velocity and the hardness of the bullet, you might find that there is little or no upset, so I prefer a flat-nosed profile.
 
I use Nosler BT in my 22-250 for yotes and have been using them in my 25-06 for deer but I am switching over to 110grn Acubonds. I've been impressed what a 200grn accubond from a 300WM does. :D

but there are lots of good bullets out there
 
I have tested many bullets in .30Cal and all produced decent accuracy upto 300m.
Standing out bullet was Accubond.
I have recorded longest kills with this bullet so far.
Moose was taken at 500yr with one shot.

I think Scirocco would be my second choice.
 
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