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Isn't the 300 SMK a target bullet? I used a 300 gr Accubond with 89.5 grains of Retumbo to take an elk this year...it seemed to be pretty dead....I think the target bullet would have made it less deader. :)
 
The 300gr SMK isn't just a target bullet because it has a thicker jacket than a 30cal bullet so the expansion characteristics are different than what we're use to seeing. They label it as a 'target bullet' but imagine jacketing a 240gr 30cal bullet in a thicker jacket, then making it hollow point and adding another 60 grains. You'd have yourself a pretty hard hitting big game killer.
 
This is a new one for me and my eyes are wide open and with a site like this one i am sure there will be a lot of good info and all i will use is 300s just have to find a short cut with the right info . I am thinking the recoil will be less allso
 
Glock-a-maniac said:
The 300gr SMK isn't just a target bullet because it has a thicker jacket than a 30cal bullet so the expansion characteristics are different than what we're use to seeing. They label it as a 'target bullet' but imagine jacketing a 240gr 30cal bullet in a thicker jacket, then making it hollow point and adding another 60 grains. You'd have yourself a pretty hard hitting big game killer.
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i have 2 boxes of them so it would be a starting point and a new toy is allways fun
 
A buddy of mine has used SMK's hunting a lot and has taken numerous elk and moose. His reports are that sometimes they pencil through and other times they tumble. They always provide a quick kill due to the size and energy involved but expansion doesn't happen reliably.
His results are one of the reasons I switched to Berger Hybrids.
 
cr5 said:
A buddy of mine has used SMK's hunting a lot and has taken numerous elk and moose. His reports are that sometimes they pencil through and other times they tumble. They always provide a quick kill due to the size and energy involved but expansion doesn't happen reliably.
His results are one of the reasons I switched to Berger Hybrids.
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A good test is spring bear season . Let me know what you come up with as i have to switch scopes around and just run my hands all over it . 1in 10 twist so 300s will be fine
thankyou in advance
 
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