The bullet that has proven out the most consistent for me in weight and on paper was Sierra Gameking 7mm 160gr SBT. I have since shot multiple ELD-X bullets into dime size groups from a 7 mag and a 6.5 creed so they have made me happy. the 55gr Vmax out of my 22-250 has shot some outstanding groups also. The barnes I shot for a while did ok but never really impressed me. Later talking to a good friend I got some good info. His uncle (who owned a truck load of small caliber rifles that ALL shoot) started making his own bullets. He would get jackets from Berger and do the rest himself. He ended up with a lot of very precise tools for measuring bullet run out, weights, jacket thickness, concentricity, etc. He went to work testing factory bullets and I don't claim to remember everything he learned. What stuck with me was that the least consistent bullets he tested were Barnes and Nosler, the most consistent were Sierras. Now there are a lot of factors here, and I don't think it is fair to just say some are junk. However I trust him, and therefore have never spent much money on Noslers, and I had already quit shooting Barnes. FYI, I did recently weigh out 200 ELDX 7mm 162s. nice looking bell curve with outliers creating a spread of .6 gr, with the majority falling within .1 gr of the median which was 161.9.
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That differs with which rifle or pistol I use. Nosler Accubond, Hornady Interlocks and Speer hot core shoot best for me depending on weapon.
Gary in MD
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Nosler Ballistic Tips or anything in the green boxes.
Calvin45
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Nosler ballistic tips
Hornady interlocks, especially the flat based ones
The very inexpensive Speer boat tail soft point. The tips can be visibly dinged up and it doesn't matter, my 243 LOVES the 100 grain btsp more than anything.
Hornady interlocks, especially the flat based ones
The very inexpensive Speer boat tail soft point. The tips can be visibly dinged up and it doesn't matter, my 243 LOVES the 100 grain btsp more than anything.
Guy M
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160 gr SPBT Sierra GameKings from my 7mm Rem Mag, with RL-22 pushing.
I figured to use them for practice with my then-new 7mm Rem mag, before working up a serious load with the 160 gr Nosler Partition. I still haven't used any of those Nosler Partitions! Rifle shot a 1.5" group at 300 yards from the bench. I was able to repeat that accuracy, not always to that level, but always good. So, I just loaded up more of that and took it for mule deer & antelope in Wyoming. It did great!
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I figured to use them for practice with my then-new 7mm Rem mag, before working up a serious load with the 160 gr Nosler Partition. I still haven't used any of those Nosler Partitions! Rifle shot a 1.5" group at 300 yards from the bench. I was able to repeat that accuracy, not always to that level, but always good. So, I just loaded up more of that and took it for mule deer & antelope in Wyoming. It did great!
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Plain old Hornady interlock flat base spire points for us on deer. Always puts up great groups and at a good price.
quigley257
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I have used Nosler Ballistic Tips in several different calibers for hunting, but the one that killed the most deer for me is the 115gr shot out of my 25-06 Sendero at around 3150 FPS. In 20+ years of using them I never once had a deer take more than a couple steps after being shot. I shot big Minnesota Whitetails at ranges from 30 to well over 400 yards with great confidence. Performance aside, the accuracy was amazing! I shot more sub-1/2" groups with that rifle and bullet combo than I can remember. I used it to make my first 1000+ yard Prairie Dog kill back in the mid 1990s. Ballistic Tips have always been a benchmark for accuracy in my book. I still use them regularly in the accuracy qualification of the rifles we build here at H-S Precision.
Varmint Hunter
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This ^^^^^^^^ would also be my response too. I've taken more critters with the 160 Accubond than probably any other bullet. They were always easy to find a good load for.
I've moved on to other bullets for now, but the B-Tip/Accubonds are hard to beat.
Sierras!
Thank you for those that have replied! The consensus seems to be that the Nosler Ballistic Tips and Accubonds are some of the most accurate hunting bullets. Anymore information and experiences are appreciated. Thank you!
john k
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In my rifles over the years, AB's have been accurate and extremely effective. They will remain in my lineup along with the most accurate and easiest bullet to work up a load for, the Hammer Hunter.
FireFlyFishing
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Had really good luck with Sierra GK HPBT. They kill stuff well and print outstanding groups. I use them in my .308s/M14s and my 7 mag. Lately, I've been getting hooked on Barnes lighter for caliber loads.
Buttermilk
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Nosler Ballistic Tips in the past have been my "go to" bullet. If the gun wouldn't shoot those, it likely just wouldn't shoot. I now shoot a lot of other bullets but still keep those around.
Ballistic tips for me.
