most accurate 30 cal bullet
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Topic: most accurate 30 cal bullet
Posted By: Guests
Subject: most accurate 30 cal bullet
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 13:21
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What is the most accurate 30 cal bullet, forget the premium and the $2 each variety. But of the Speer, Hornady, Sierra, Remington, Winchester what would you recommend....figuring 150-190 grains. I'm thinking 400 yards for a range. BEAR |
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Posted By: Kingpin
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 13:35
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For target shooting or hunting?..................Kingpin ------------- There are times when a normal man must, spit in his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 13:44
| target, MOA type |
Posted By: dakotasin
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 19:38
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hornady a-max. ------------- Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that. |
Posted By: Moose6
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 02:16
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Target - Sierra 168gr Match Hunting - 165gr Game King. I firmly believe that if any rifle won't shoot this bullet well, it won't shoot anything well. ------------- Y'all shoot straight!!! Moose - Knoxville, TN |
Posted By: The_Mountaineer
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 01:53
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Sierra 168 gr. match IMO ------------- Paritur pax bello - Peace is obtained by war. |
Posted By: OkieHunter
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 13:37
| My Vote is for the Sierra 168 grain Match |
Posted By: Digital Dan
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 16:34
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Bear, there's lotsa quality bullets out there, MOA paper at 400 yards isn't all that rare anymore and most any of the bullets posted above will do it in one gun or another. Trajectory isn't important for paper punchin', BC is as it relates to drift or lack of it as the BC goes up. Question is, which will your gun like? You can work the loads for any and all if you like, but twist has a notable influence on what flies true. You're coy about that and the cartridge...whatcha got? Just my opinion but there's no moss growin' on Ballistic Tips, pick your weight and have at it. I wouldn't ever suggest a premium for target work...there's probably a dozen reasons +/-...big one is they are not as accurate as what's been suggested above...for the most part and most guns.
------------- If yuo're corssyeed and dyselxic can you sitll raed oaky? |
Posted By: dfletcher
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 17:53
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I'm going to the range tomorrow. Remington 40X @ 100yds, using 42 grains of RL15. Sierra lists is as the "most accurate" with their 168 MK. I'm using the MK, 168 AMax & Speer 168 BTHP moly and will be interested in the results.
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Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 18:11
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yep - twist, barrel harmonics, many factors come into play, both those related to the rifle and the shooter. if you can find a bullet that works well with the rifle, the rest is up to you. ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
Digital Dan wrote:Posted By: 7mm Magnum
Date Posted: 30 September 2006 at 10:16
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Hornady A-Max gets my vote also. ------------- Shoot Straight & Stay Safe! Terry A. Webster Life Member NAHC Life Member NAFC Life Member NRA Mich. Steelheaders RMEF Supporting Member SCI Veteran US Army 70-72 SGT 1Bn 327th Inf Div |
Posted By: dfletcher
Date Posted: 30 September 2006 at 16:00
| Well at least for today the Sierra was best, AMax very close 2nd. Best group of the day was by Speer. Granted only 50 rounds fired but I think I'd feel pretty well equipped using any of them. |
Posted By: 6Bits
Date Posted: 04 November 2006 at 07:52
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In a 300 Win mag that I owned and a 30-06, it was the Sierra 190 grain Boat Tail bullet. ------------- America Is Free! Thanks To It's VETERANS!!! |
Posted By: OkieHunter
Date Posted: 07 November 2006 at 15:00
 ------------- Old Age and Treachery Will alway's Overcome Youth and Skill |
Posted By: tj3006
Date Posted: 07 November 2006 at 15:34
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although it a little more money, still well under a dollar a round , the 180 grain nosler balistic tip is used in a match now and then, and i have loaded it for a few frends in 300 win and they like it for elk...tj3006 ------------- Freedom 1st tj3006 |
Posted By: Muleskinner
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 13:17
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The Sierra 165 boattail always seems to fly well, although they don't hold together well on game. At least, that was true a decade or so ago. Hornady bullets work about as well as any non-premium bullet on animals, and in some rifles, they shoot well. By and large, the Sierras seem to be the better shooters. ------------- Mule |
Posted By: OkieHunter
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 12:24
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hands down the Sierra 168 gr Match ------------- Old Age and Treachery Will alway's Overcome Youth and Skill |
Posted By: varmintcaller
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 17:59
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Hornady A Max ------------- Molon Labe "Come take Them" |
Posted By: 24mod12
Date Posted: 24 June 2007 at 10:05
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Nosler Solid Base bullets were the most accurate I've ever fired in my Sako Finnbear 30-06 5 in under an inch using 58gr of IMR 4831 & a standard CCI LR primer.They had a run on them until Federal stopped loading them in their ammo Nosler discontinued making a very popular bullet.A friend loads the 165gr Solid Base in his 300 Weatherby which he uses on Elk,Bear,Deer,etc.The Nosler Ballistic Tip 165gr with IMR 4895 and a match or mag primer shoots 1 minute of angle in my M-1 Garand which I used to take a Mule Deer in CO with a lucky neck shot. |