Thread: Matches with hunting bullets

Originally Posted by Magnetite

So can I make a few assumptions:

First the rifle doesn't have a preference (impossible to tell without testing anyway).
Second the QC between match and hunting bullets will be the insignificant.
Third the main difference will be BC due to differences in the jacket.

So it boils down to try the projectile with the best BC first.

What range do generally take game at ? Rifles DO often have a preference with projectiles. You dont want non-expanding target projectiles to pass through an animal with little damage. At long-range, your higher BC bullet should be more accurate, providing it is accurate closer-in. This doesnt mean its necessarily a target-specific projectile. The highest BC, best SD, isnt necessarily the most accurate projectile in All rifles. Shot-placement/velocity combined with bullet construction, is what is needed and hunting projectiles are designed to perform differently to target projectiles. A mate who hunts with a .243, fills a 20liter-bucket with cases, every couple of years. Ive never seen him miss, and he uses cheap PPU ammo. Same cheap Nikko-Sterling scope that came came with the rifle in 1982. Find what works and stick with it