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Because there's a chance I could have an opportunity at a 500-700 yard shot. Also just for simplicity, bonded and mono bullets are expensive so I'm not going to go out and shoot a bunch of those bullets on a weekend for fun and poke holes in paper. It would be nice to be able to just have one load for a gun whether you are shooting game or paper.
The Kiss method works very well (keep it simple stupid)but with inflation the cup and core bullets are not that much cheaper than copper monos anymore compared to lathe turned projectiles.Then one must consider delivery time most CNC made projectiles will be shipped to your door very quickly.
This is why my long-range rifles all have a 200 yard zero whilst they must be zeroed perfectly if I'm walking in walking out short-range shop presents itself I just drop in a hunting round in and let it fly , short-range does not matter if it shoots 2 inches away from point of aim at 200
I use the 155 vld in my rem 700 308 with a max load of accurate 2520 of 47.5 grains the book list it ar over 2900 fps, shot a white tail buck at 250 yards high double lung DRT no tracking necessary
I have killed several Coues bucks with the Berger 7mm 180 Target. They seem to work as good as the hunting bullets.
That should say VLD target I have some of the 155 VLD hunting but haven't tried them yet
MV between 2770 to 3310fps depending on rifle.
Thanks for the info and best guesses on impact velocities. I have been using the eld-x bullets the last two years and just haven't been overly impressed with them. Most shots have been under 100 yards and seems like I get a lot of bloodshot meat and not a single one has been DRT, all with heart/long shots.
If most of your shots are under 400 yards and you are concerned about "blood-shot" meat, I'd switch to a harder bullet. Something like a bonded bullet or one of the many mono's.
That's my intention, I'm trying out some hammers this fall, but still trying to learn and find out what works for other people. And like I said earlier, having a "hunting" load with a mono or bonded that are more expensive usually, creates a dilemma of having two separate loads and two separate zeros and two separate POI. It would just be simpler if I had a single load.
