Sierra Game King Bullets

[Q_Sertorius]

For what it’s worth, I am brand loyal to SGK’s, so they are my first choice for cup-and-core bullets. If I needed bullets for a rifle, and I could not get SGK’s, I would happily buy the Hornady Interlocks.

My number one requirement for each rifle I own is to have at least 200 rounds of factory ammo or once-fired brass from the same manufacturer, 800 bullets in my desired weights for that cartridge, and enough primers and powder to send those bullets down range. I think it is reasonable to expect to reload most brass four times. I purchase components with those numbers in mind and replace as needed.

I probably own too many SGK’s, but they just do the job for me.


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[Vern400]

I have some of the new 308 175gr hpbt game king. I will be using this year on deer and aoudad

That's a harder bullet than the 165 SGK and does not initiate expansion as quickly. They work fine as long as you keep the velocity up. 175s only giving advantage in a 308 at extreme long ranges and with very high BC bullets. 150 and 165 are The Sweet spot. Might want to check the recommended expansion velocity and see how far that is for you. If you're too slow, they'll pencil right through.

 

[FredH]

Yeah the soft points are going to do that at higher velocities, similar story out of my 7RM with 140 hpbt gamekings but I was happy with the performance. The new tipped ones are tougher and probably more to your liking.

I guess our outlook on blood trails and exits is different. In my experience I’ve seen some exits that didn’t bleed at all and ran further, while everything I’ve shot with a fragging bullet either dropped on the spot or had such a short run that blood wasn’t necessary.

Virtually all cup and core bullets fragment to some degree. The weight loss they exhibit doesn't evaporate into thin air.

 

[Pony Soldier]

I used 175 boat tails in 7rm in the 90s at about 2600fps. They stayed together well until late 90s. They never fragmented but got to having a separation between the lead and the cup in the wound channel. I went to hornady and got good mushrooms with little losses and then they started eldx insanity. Hopefully I will die before I run out of my stockpile.

 

[wyodan]

I almost exclusively use gamekings, except when someone gives me others. I don’t seem to have a problem with them doing their job.