Thank you for the leads, kkp005! Blind Squirrel, a very experienced shooting buddy of mine made the same suggestion to me a couple days ago when I had the discussion with him. I have been interested in trying the Hornady sst's for awhile, sounds like it's time. Great story, BTW. I first...
Got to zero the .243 yesterday. I shot a mix of Herter's and Federal 100 gr. SoftPoint's, they shot the same at 100 yds. It was the typical Savage 100 yd. "New In Box" Zeroing experience for me. If not dead-on out of the box, tiny turns until I end up where I think I may have been where I...
Thank you, Ozarkansas for that input. In the past I've heard concerns about ballistic tips fragmenting early due to a thinner outer copper jacket. I didn't fully buy into this until my friend shot a bull elk at 75 yds., he put it down practically on the spot with two quick shots to the front...
I can't say a whole lot in regard to everyone's experience here. What works for you is great! Keep using it. I am a loyal fan of Nosler Accubonds. I've had some weird, bizarre things happen at close range with elk, but I've never had prey walk very far. The most typical story is to find a...