Thread: Sako factory ammo one shot, two holes

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

Any chance it was the bullet going in the dirt behind and ricocheting back the way it came? Stones in the dirt can do that occationally.

No I don’t think it’s that….the paper would push back the other way. Both those holes are going through not entry and exit if you know what I mean.

Does anyone know what these bullets are ?
The gamehead pro are Sierra Gamechangers.
If the straight gamehead are also Sierra, perhaps they are the ProHunter ?
I shot some the other day in my 7mm08 and they shot OK. Didnt use the pro asvthey are a different weight and i didnt need tp send an extra $10 a box for that project.

From memory the Gamehead ammo projectiles are copies of the Sierra Gameking made under license by Sako themselves. Don't know what is making the two holes, I'd pick your hitting something Infront of the target though. If the projectile was breaking up in flight I doubt that the holes would be so close and in the same place repeatedly.

I have used and have a stock of 6.5*55 Sako 130 Gamehead Pro and found they are accurate and presented zero problems. Since reading this thread I have thumbed several bullet tips and found nil problems.

It almost looks like the jacket and core came apart in flight which is truly bizarre.

As spud attack said one is clearly a bullet, the hole has fouling in a discrete ring round the outside the left hand one doesn't so has been caused by something else.
The proximity may be complete coincidence. Bullets that fragment usually fly off tangentially from the bore axis, something to do with the 180,000 or so rpm.
If it is from the same bullet it would have needed to be on the central axis of the bore to stay close and therefore the tip or a fragment of it are the best options I feel,

Excellent value for money. Two holes for the price of one.

Gamechangers, shit projectiles, very unreliable expansion. Probably flew to bits

Originally Posted by Dan.22-250

From memory the Gamehead ammo projectiles are copies of the Sierra Gameking made under license by Sako themselves. Don't know what is making the two holes, I'd pick your hitting something Infront of the target though. If the projectile was breaking up in flight I doubt that the holes would be so close and in the same place repeatedly.

No. They are straight Sierra Gamekings, sourced from Sierra. Hence the issue sourcing these at the moment.
The Gamehead soft point is in house produced.
Superhammerheads are Fusion projectiles

Originally Posted by mcche171

No. They are straight Sierra Gamekings, sourced from Sierra. Hence the issue sourcing these at the moment.
The Gamehead soft point is in house produced.
Superhammerheads are Fusion projectiles

Cheers for clearing that up. Turns out my memory wasn't quite right.