Sierra game kings??

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Just looking for some input on these bullets. Looking at loading the 150 grain offering for a .270 wsm. How are these bullets on game. I have shot them in my .243 but only at paper.They seem to be accurate but how is their terminal performance. I have used partitions in all my hunting loads for a while now but the price is right on these Sierras.thoughts??
 
I have shot a couple of deer with the 165 grain version out of a 300 WSM. They are along the same lines as a Nosler balistic tip. More on the frangible side. Very effective on a broadside shot. One that I shot went down hard and blew out a 3-4 inch section of rib on exiting. I have never hit a sholder to tell you how they work on heavier bone.
 
I switched from Noslers to the 165 gr HP game kings in my 300 wsm, because they are so affordable compared to Noslers with excellent hitting power according to my 2 friends that swear by them. Will be using them this year and have high expectations.
 
Definately not a fan of the frangible types( ballistic tips, sst and such).Probably just gonna stick to the partitions or may try some of the new gmx bullets.
 
I can attest that they are accurate and perform well on deer. You don't need a premium bullet for deer hunting. I've used conventional bullets from Nosler,Hornady,Sierra and Speer to take many deer and they all worked well. The Nosler Ballistic Tips are a bit tender, but I've never lost an animal that I shot with them. Again the old question,at what point in the death of the deer did the bullet fail?
 
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I can attest that they are accurate and perform well on deer. You don't need a premium bullet for deer hunting. I've used conventional bullets from Nosler,Hornady,Sierra and Speer to take many deer and they all worked well. The Nosler Ballistic Tips are a bit tender, but I've never lost an animal that I shot with them. Again the old question,at what point in the death of the deer did the bullet fail?
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how bout on elk, moose and bears? This my girlfriends only rifle and i want an all around load for her.I should have mentioned that originally. I agree with you...there is only one degree of dead!
 
I've used the Sierra Gameking or SBT in two calibers and I've got some of my best accuracy on paper with them. I use the 200gr in my 308 Norma Magnum and the 117gr in a 25-06. I've also had great results using the 200gr in my 308 NM on game, Moose and Deer. I am in the process of going to the Barnes TTSX in a few calibers, the 308 NM being one. The reason being, long story short, I've seen some graphic examples of the how much more meat loss there is from the lead fragmentation compared to Barnes. If you're interested in seeing some of the accuracy I've got with Sierra, send me a PM and I'll send you the accuracy results from a couple of targets I've scanned.
 
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had used them for years on moose and deer out of 300 weatherby and made a lot of kills but am now swicthing to barnes because of all damage when you hit bone ,but they do knock the animals down very well,but lots of work when cleaning the meat. just my 2 cents John
 
drummerboy73 said:
Just looking for some input on these bullets. Looking at loading the 150 grain offering for a .270 wsm. How are these bullets on game. I have shot them in my .243 but only at paper.They seem to be accurate but how is their terminal performance. I have used partitions in all my hunting loads for a while now but the price is right on these Sierras.thoughts??
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I used 180gr SGK's (load was similar to my 175gr SMK) to shoot deer one season. This was in my .308 Tikka Master Sporter. They died when shot. :D
 
drummerboy73 said:
Just looking for some input on these bullets. Looking at loading the 150 grain offering for a .270 wsm. How are these bullets on game. I have shot them in my .243 but only at paper.They seem to be accurate but how is their terminal performance. I have used partitions in all my hunting loads for a while now but the price is right on these Sierras.thoughts??
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Stay with NP for hunting,because in the wood you never know which big game you'll encounter first.
 
Have used the HPBT version of Sierra Game Kings on deer using a 308 Win. No doubt they are accurate. Shot broadside at 175M, last one had two exit holes with mush in the boiler room...core definitely seperated from the jacket. I wouldn't consider them for anything heavier than deer.
 
I use the 130 grain versions in my 270 win and they are very accurate, they have hit numerous animals and they all died. Worst performance was a frontal shot on a decent sized mulie buck at about 200 yrds that didn't penetrate as well as I would have liked but the deer was on the ground within 100 feet without a second shot. I was using 140 grain accubonds for a while because I thought they would be better but they just cost more. I think the accubonds hold together better and also seem to be very accurate but either way they should be dead if you do your part.
 
I have no direct experience with the 150SGK, but I have used the 140's in 270 win in the past. I would suggest that you do not use the 140's, as out of 3 deer we shot with them they were all jelly from ears to ---holes.

In the WSM I would be partial to a slightly heavier constructed bullet.
 
I used the 215gr SGK in my .338 Lapua and they flew very well in that rifle, better than any other hunting bullet. I could regularly print 1" groups at 300m with them.
As for killing animals, they work well there too. I have used them on everything in Alberta except bears and sheep and they work just fine both up close and at distance.
Moose drop the same with those as they do with Sciroccos, Partitions...
Ivo
 
Agreed rnbra. I have seen improved performace with flat based tips on surplus rifles. Flat based bullets are often extremely precise though:
http://accurateshooter.wordpress.co...ets-new-ibs-1000-yard-heavy-gun-world-record/

Might loose on the BC, but this is a hunting thread, so I wouldn't worry about it.

I have used the 165gr gamekings out of a 308 on a couple of hunts. They work well, both the soft point, and the hollow point(gameking hollow point, not match king). I would not hesitate to use them again. They were on deer, but Saskatchewan feeder deer, not Rocky deer.
 
Prohunters being a flat base bullet makes them a lot tougher than the gamekings. As for accuracy, flat base bullets stabilize faster than boattails, but you do sacrifice some long range velocity.

Out of my 7mm-08 (140grn @ approx 2750fps) The difference between the two is 58 fps, 76 ft/lbs, and 0.2" drop at 300yds (which is my personal max range). The difference at that sort of range is negligible. I choose the prohunters for this application because they are a little tougher and at a slightly cheaper price. And as you can see they are accurate enough!

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