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Bullet Recommendation for 300WSM
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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 3031146" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>I feel you on this. Full frontal at 100yd, or quartering toward at 50yd? It's nice to full confidence that a bullet set on a path through the vitals is goona make it there, and do some damage along the way.</p><p></p><p>If the rifle likes light bullets, might as well go with it an use an all copper construction - with impacts over 3000fps, there is no comparison. Unless they are bonded, lead bullets just get too frangible for anything but a broadside (ribs) shot, in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>Copper bullets have the opposite problem - performance drops off with velocity and by 2000fps or so wound channels get really small. Barnes struggle with low velocity performance from what I have seen, but Hammer and Cutting Edge shed the nose (like a partition) and do a lot better, especially at moderate velocity (2400-2500fps).</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion here, take it or leave it. For context, I was a heavy and slow guy for years. Had 2 300wsms and shot the 215gr Berger in both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 3031146, member: 103303"] I feel you on this. Full frontal at 100yd, or quartering toward at 50yd? It's nice to full confidence that a bullet set on a path through the vitals is goona make it there, and do some damage along the way. If the rifle likes light bullets, might as well go with it an use an all copper construction - with impacts over 3000fps, there is no comparison. Unless they are bonded, lead bullets just get too frangible for anything but a broadside (ribs) shot, in my opinion. Copper bullets have the opposite problem - performance drops off with velocity and by 2000fps or so wound channels get really small. Barnes struggle with low velocity performance from what I have seen, but Hammer and Cutting Edge shed the nose (like a partition) and do a lot better, especially at moderate velocity (2400-2500fps). Just my opinion here, take it or leave it. For context, I was a heavy and slow guy for years. Had 2 300wsms and shot the 215gr Berger in both. [/QUOTE]
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