Why do you use Match bullets hunting?

[cabelasken]

For my purposes, I want a bullet that will mushroom to approximately 2X the org dia and provide full penetration or close to it. I also want to minimize the amount of meat loss because I want to put as much as I can in the freezer. My intent every time I pull the trigger is to 1) put the animal down quickly 2) minimize meat loss. I try to locate the impact area to accomplish both. Should I hit or have the bullet go thru a Ham or shoulder whether on entry or exit, I have not done my part. My first bull taken with a TSX Barnes was thru the middle of the first lung and out the rear of the second lung. No ribs were encountered on either side. As the bull ran towards me I could see blood spurting from both holes! The far side hide had a hole with a perfect clover leaf shape - evidence of the 2X expansion and mushroom. There was internal damage, but not a lot - about a 4 to 5" wound channel from start to finish. But I lost very little meat.
Two years ago, I took a small bull at 375 yds with a Hammer bullet. my hit was terribly low, but close to the heart. The bull rolled down the hill, but never regained it's feet. I'm not sure if another style of bullet would have anchored that bull. Another hunter in our party borrowed my spare rifle as his had scope issues and took a cow at 350 yds. His shot placement was also bad, but again the cow was immobilized and a quick follow up shot ended it. I believe one or more of the petals in those two instances did the damage as the shot locations in both instances were extremely poor. As I sometimes hunt in Calif. I have not choice but to use a non lead bullet but as long as I do my part, the Barnes TSX, TTSX and LRX and the various forms of Hammer bullets work just fine.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

I apologize, I agree my last comments were too generalized regarding copper alloy bullets. One day maybe I'll try another brand of copper bullets. I guess my experience with the Barnes TTSX, the first solid that I tried, got me a little "gun shy" with the category. Again, I know many have had great experiences with the TTSX and other coppers.

No apology needed. I did not mean to sound like I was directed at you. I just quoted your post as it fit what I was talking about.

 

[338 dude]

I have both sitting on my shelf.

Me too

 

[Grizzly60]

I've been using Barnes from the original, the XLC, TSX, and TTSX. Never lost a deer. Hope to be using some Hammers in the coming season.
I've seen what a match bullet can do. Don't care for how nasty they are.

 

[HARPERC]

What I care about is a bullet that reliably performs terminally as advertised.

If its supposed to mushroom it should do so throughout a stated range of velocities. It should not "energy dump" at one velocity or depend on if it hits bone or just soft tissue, pencil in another scenario, and give 3 caliber expansion in another.

 

[memtb]

If this means that I can't brag about the extreme range at which I shot my game…..so be it! Respect for the game should be a prerequisite!

In reading and rereading the responses to this topic, I found that I should've worded my last sentence a bit differently!

Perhaps, it should've read, "As this is a Long Range "Hunting" forum …..Respect for the game should be our prerequisite" memtb

 

[Keystone7mm]

I've used both, but I prefer and primarily use match bullets for taking big game. Why? Because they kill well. All energy is expended on the animal, and they expire quickly. That's it. A blood trail is not necessary if you anchor it right where it was.

 

[69precision]

Mostly because it works is why I do it. My brother in law had 150 depredation permits for his farm to shoot does. Handed them all to me and said have fun. I shot 130 with a 223 using factory black hills 69gr match. The furthest one ran about 50 yards. The other 20 were killed with various calibers from a 44 special pistol up to 375h&h. The one that ran the furthest went about 150 yards, and was shot with a 45-70.

 

[338 dude]

 

[coop2564]

To the OP.....I usually try not to hurt sensitive people's feelings, BUT........
If you're still asking this question you don't possess the intelligence to understand the answers.

This post has nothing to do with this post and questions. You could of ignored the post, but you had to post a derogatory statement and show your intelligence!

 

[hereinaz]

I have both sitting on my shelf.

I have some old 7mm 180 hunting VLD label in the yellow box and some in the orange box. I peeked inside and they both look deadly to me, however they identify.

 

[Buckskinner]

Ok, I'll bite... Because you can kill, albeit usually quite effectively and season your meat with thousands of tiny lead fragments at the same time!