Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting

[Article 4]

Not trying to speak for Form here, but it's not intended to be an apples to apples comparison. The thread is titled "why match target bullets for hunting". The post you quoted explains the difference in terminal effective range for a high bc match bullet versus a traditional bonded hunting bullet. Form's selection of a 140 AB seemed pretty reasonable to me. It's not like he picked a core lokt or partition with the BC of a dinner plate.

Showing the comparison with two match bullets doesn't help explain the reasoning for choosing a match bullet over a bonded bullet for long range hunting.

You are speaking for form but ok
I also listed a bonded bullet - the ABLR which would make more sense

 

[Athens]

eld's are popular in a grendel for hunting

 

[kravi]

Ok, so I'm a bit late to the party. While my "go to" hunting rifle is a 24" 7 Rem Mag, I'm in the process of building a 16.5" 308 Mountain Rifle (lightweight optic, titanium can). Now due to the fact that it is so short, and obviously I'm not getting the best velocities out of it, are ELD-X / ELD-M rounds still the best bang for the buck to keep it lethal out to 300 (or better yet 400) yards? Just a bit nervous about the slower speeds, and still wanting to not destroy "too much" meat.

 

[BLJ]

Ok, so I'm a bit late to the party. While my "go to" hunting rifle is a 24" 7 Rem Mag, I'm in the process of building a 16.5" 308 Mountain Rifle (lightweight optic, titanium can). Now due to the fact that it is so short, and obviously I'm not getting the best velocities out of it, are ELD-X / ELD-M rounds still the best bang for the buck to keep it lethal out to 300 (or better yet 400) yards? Just a bit nervous about the slower speeds, and still wanting to not destroy "too much" meat.

Kinda apples to oranges and not sure if you reload, but.

I’m shooting 155 TMK’s over Varget from my 308 with an 18” barrel and I’m getting 2728 MV.

At 1500’ of elevation that gets me to 610 at 1800 FPS.

I don’t think (“think”) you’ll have any issue getting to 300-400 with a 16” barrel.

I haven’t killed anything with these yet so I can’t speak to meat loss. But I feel very confident they will kill well.

 

[kravi]

Kinda apples to oranges and not sure if you reload, but.

I’m shooting 155 TMK’s over Varget from my 308 with an 18” barrel and I’m getting 2728 MV.

At 1500’ of elevation that gets me to 610 at 1800 FPS.

I don’t think (“think”) you’ll have any issue getting to 300-400 with a 16” barrel.

I haven’t killed anything with these yet so I can’t speak to meat loss. But I feel very confident they will kill well.

Appreciate the response. I do not reload, though I always think about getting started (despite shooting NRL Hunter / PRS and using factory ammo). So I'm stuck with factory rounds (and my general go to is Hornady Precision Hunter).

Cheers!

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Appreciate the response. I do not reload, though I always think about getting started (despite shooting NRL Hunter / PRS and using factory ammo). So I'm stuck with factory rounds (and my general go to is Hornady Precision Hunter).

Cheers!

Federal and Browning both sell the 168 TMK in factory ammo.

 

[BLJ]

Federal and Browning both sell the 168 TMK in factory ammo.

@kravi

I’d start here.