What bullet did you use this year?

[Chughes]

What bullet did you use this year and how did it perform?

I used the 165 grain cx Hornady bullet (copper) this year in my 300 winmag. I typically use the 168 grain vld hunters. I was worried it wouldn't expand at close range. I was pretty impressed in the performance of the cx, I shot a whitetail buck at around 80 yards away from me, slightly squatting away. The bullet expanded really well and passed through the deer. I will for sure use this bullet again.

Because I've never used or heard of anybody using it. I thought I would ask what people have had good and bad luck with this year.

 

[roadrunner]

Same as always, 140 gr Accubond. No change in performance either.

 

[walkingduckwaterfowl]

I was able to kill two whitetail bucks, one with a 7mm 175gr eld-x and another with a 6mm 95gr NBT (winchester ballistic silvertip). Both deer died with well placed shots just behind the front shoulder, but the deer shot with the 175gr 7mm bullet over 100 yards before death vs. the 95 grain NBT which went 30 yards or less. The wounds on both deer looked very similar.

 

[General RE LEE]

108 ELDM

143 ELDX

 

[Neumie]

130 CX worked great

 

[Raghornklr]

Bear -.22arc 77 TMK at 71yds surprising amount of damage lungs shredded, bear went 15yds.

MD x2 -172 and 193 yds. 175gr TGK in 6.8 western. Performance was similar to what I’ve seen from accubonds. Neither deer made it more than 10 steps

Elk- 507yds , 170gr Berger eol. What was expected from a Berger. Ton of damage to lungs and heart internals just soup,Rolled 30yds and died in sight.

 

[Sacrvrrat72]

108 ELDM
Worked great

 

[surfr716]

Shot a big heavy whitetail in montana; 22 arc, 77 gr TMK, high shoulder, no tracking needed. Also shot a big oregon blacktail; 6.5 prc, 156 berger EOL, high shoulder, also no tracking required.

other than that shot a lot of rock chucks and coyotes, mostly with the 22 or 6 arc using the eld vts, fairly impressed so far with their performance. longest shot of the year was 720 yrds on a coyote that hung up on the call, 80 gr eld vt from the 6 arc knocked him right down, one spin and done.

 

[Ucsdryder]

245 Berger hybrid. Devastating….

 

[MountainSide]

Moose with a 270 Win 145 ELD-x. Two shots from about 150 yards. One pass through.

Mature black bear with 243 Win 90gr ballistic tip. 120 yards, pass through.

Dall sheep with a 243 Win 95gr partition. 215 yards, pass through.