Which bullet is better for deer hunting?

[superrman77]

PSP, Hard point, etc.......

For your main hunting calibers. 7mm, 270, 30-06, 300, 308.

[Bray]

PSP, Hard point, etc.......

For your main hunting calibers. 7mm, 270, 30-06, 300, 308.

What is better? More accurate? Faster? They will all generally get the job done (so long as they aren't a FMJ). Personally I shoot Hornady light mag SST out of my .30-06. Anyhting will work

[trust me]

As above, all common hunting bullets will work if you put them in the right place. I've used Sierra, Nosler and Hornady, all with good results.

[25-06]

Ballistic silver tips are awesome ,but very seldom leave exit holes.If you like exit holes get you some Accubonds.

[raven_over_easy]

Ballistic silver tips are awesome ,but very seldom leave exit holes.If you like exit holes get you some Accubonds.

Well put! Accubonds will work on any thing that walks, crawls or wiggles.

[KodiakJoe153]

I've used them and love them but they normaly leave a big exit hole.:D:D:D

[hunter115]

Remington Core lokt, they have been killing game for years and yes, they are the deadliest mushroom in the woods!!!

[kentucky_redneck]

Remington Core lokt, they have been killing game for years and yes, they are the deadliest mushroom in the woods!!!

I'll second that, they have killed everything i shot at.

[treerat]

i was real fond of the hornady sst's

[cornbread]

I reload the Nosler Accubonds and love them. They combine the best of the Ballistic Tips and Partitions.

[gurn]

My favorite bullet is the Barnes TSX, but I don't think the deer can tell the difference between it, and a plain old off the shelf Remchester discount bullet. :D

[Encore_Shooter]

It really dont matter in the cal's you listed, just rember a deer wont care if you and your rifle can shoot .002" groups or if you shoot 2.00" groups because he will be dead anyway if you put the bullet where it counts. Most deer are killed at well under 100 yards , most of the 300-400 yard deer killed is the lack of the shooter to judge distance. When you here someone tell you they killed a deer at 400-500 yards ask them what kind of gun they was using and then ask if they had to hold over and how much (guys have told me they held at top of a deers back shooting 30-06 zeroed at 100 yards and killed a deer at 500 yards) most people dont even shoot their rifle at 200 yards and couldn't in field position with a deer in front of them. Know your limits and only worry about bullet choice as a major factor when shooting paper and small varmints (off a bench where a bench rest bullet will make a differance) Just hunt and have fun and pratice ever chance you get cause pulling the trigger on paper is fun too. Nelson

[Allison77]

Remington Core lokt, they have been killing game for years and yes, they are the deadliest mushroom in the woods!!!


I used the core lokt for the first time this year out of a .270 and they did a heck of a job. Dropped the deer in his tracks:D and when skinning him out there was no exit hole but his hole side was jello.

[daking]

I shoot an '06 and a 308. I've used Speer 165 RN bullets, Winchester 165 gr sp Silvertips, 180 gr RN Silvertip bullets, Hornaday 180 RN, Hornaday 165 Spire points, and 180 gr Rem. Cor-Lockts.

I've shot bears, deer, boars and stray dogs (chasing deer on private property after a great deal of effort ascertaining that they weren't someone's pet).

All of 'em work fine. The Cor-Lokts were (in my experience) the hardest. They opened up the least. Not bad, but someone's gotta be first and someone's gotta be last. They wouldn't be my first choice, but I have no fear of using them.

They would all shoot within the capability of my rifles. Some were better than others, but for two rifles that were capable of sub-moa groups, none of the mentioned bullets would do worse than 1.25", which for a Kentucky deer rifle is more than adequate. Some were better than others.

I've never tried Noslers, Barnes or any of the premium bullets. Never hunted anything that posed such a challenge that I thought I needed a premium bullet. I've watched other guys use them with great success.

Today, because I rarely shoot over 150 yards, I stick to the Silvertip 180 RN for my '06 and the Speer 165 RN for my .308. Are they the best. Yes, for me. They always do what I ask them to do. Are the others better? Who knows? I have confidence in these bullets, therefore I shoot with confidence. If you think you will win, you will have a much better chance of winning...or as Chevy Chase says in Caddyshack; "see your future, be your future".

Pick one you like. Use it all the time. Know where it will go. It will be the best bullet in the world. For you. That's all that really matters.

[smoke-pole]

Barnes Triple Shock X (TSX)

[boatman00]

300 Win mag, Nosler 150gr Accubond,= Awesome!

[tex]

Tbbc !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!