Favorite ammo?

[breeze900rr]

Personally I like the Winchester Supreme AccuBond for my 7 Wsm. Best bullet I've ever used! Not availible in 308 or 280 (I dont think), so what do y'all think? I'll be choosing 1 of these calibers as my next rifle!

 

[Model70Man]

Barnes.

 

[bonekelektr]

I like the Win. Supreme BSTs..When I finish this box I'd like to try the XP3s.

 

[breeze900rr]

Which Barns Mod70? And what manufacturer?

 

[Model70Man]

Which Barns Mod70? And what manufacturer?

I handload, but Federal loads Barnes bullets.

 

[JSTEVE]

I have always loved the Remmington Core-Lokt high velocity soft point for my 308. It has a large frontal area for greater impact. If I think I may be taking shots greater than 300 yards I switch to the pointed tip.

 

[breeze900rr]

Well after standing in the store staring at about 10 diff kinds of .308 ammo I finally made my choice. Federal Premium 165gr Sierra Gameking BTSP. Anybody use those wanna gimme some feedback. I know I shot them and can drive tacks with them at 100 yds.

 

[RUGER]

I usually use good ole Remington Core-Lokts
For my .308 though it is Black Hills custom match 168 grain hollowpoints for me.

 

[jakeway]

I friend of mine talked me into hand-loading a few years ago, and I haven't bought pre-loaded ammo since. It's not that the ammo is all that much better, but I tend to shoot a lot more. That first year I shot over 300 rounds, and got pretty good. I only shoot 20 to 30 rounds per year since then, because of time constraints, but I plan to do a lot more.

I like Nosler and Sierra products, particularly the Ballistic Tip and the Game King. I use the 130 gr BT in my .270 and have had great results except for the two times I screwed up on the shot. My son used the 150 gr BT in his .308; he had one experience where the bullet fragmented so badly that it left several small exit holes, but that was excusable. The buck was only 2 paces from his tree, and that bullet wasn't made for such high velocity at close range. We found the deer within 50 yards, so all is forgiven.

 

[holstonangler]

I like the ballistic silvertips for hunting. They have great expansion which really helps when you don't make that perfect shot.

 

[jakeway]

... I use the 130 gr BT in my .270 and have had great results except for the two times I screwed up on the shot...

Let me clarify. By "screwed up the shot" I mean once I shot from a very poor sitting position way to my right, instead of shooting left handed or standing up. I missed the deer clean. The other time I had a limb in the way, so I sort of squatted down and tried to shoot under the limb. STUPID, STUPID MISTAKE! I shot very low, and just nicked the deer's front leg. Only a few very small drops of blood, and after 3 hours of trailing I'm convinced it was a minor, non-lethal wound. All the deer I hit in the chest were recovered within 50 yards; several dropped in their tracks.

 

[TennBuck]

nothing shoots better than winchester BT's, out of my Tikka .308. my best group @ 100 is .68"

 

[bighead 1]

I have had good luck with federal premiun in a factory load.

 

[BucksNDucks]

A year ago I would of said Winchester Balistic Silver Tips, but since i go my .300wsm savage I am back to corelokt's. My savage doesn't seem to care for the winchester's. Any other savage shooter's having this problem?

 

[300WSM]

Winchester ballistic silvertips or accubonds.

 

[TAS]

mine

Ditto. Well I mean mine not yours DA but I haven't tried yours.

 

[BACKWOODS BOY]

im with ruger the core lock...hey its the deadliest mushroom in the woods how do you go wrong with them????

 

[muddyboots]

I've had very good luck with the following:
Federal Premium Accubonds, Nosler partitions, or Barnes whichever shoots best in your gun.

 

[breeze900rr]

I love the accubonds! 7mm WSM, 165gr. Nothing better!

 

[PickettSFHunter]

All STONE rolled lol
.260 Rem-120 Nosler Ballistic Tip
.308 Win-180 Nosler Accubond
.223 Rem-60 Nosler Partition
7mm RemMag- 150 Sierra Gameking
.270 Win-140 Nosler Ballistic Tip
Another .308(Rem 7400)- 165 Core Lokts

 

[Model70Man]

All STONE rolled lol
.260 Rem-120 Nosler Ballistic Tip
.308 Win-180 Nosler Accubond
.223 Rem-60 Nosler Partition
7mm RemMag- 150 Sierra Gameking
.270 Win-140 Nosler Ballistic Tip
Another .308(Rem 7400)- 165 Core Lokts

WHAT!!! No Barnes Bullets!!! :whistle:

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Model70man, I tend to prefer lead but thats just me lol Plus theres no way Im going to pay that much for bullets when every single one of my bolt actions will shoot .5 or under with those bullets listed above.

 

[thejedi]

Winchester Silver tips 130 grain

 

[BC from LC]

I am a Core-lokt man. .270 H&R handirifle. I only get one shot usually. Thats the way I like it.

 

[rogvegas]

Hornady!!!

 

[CZ284]

284 Winchester with 150 grain Barnes TSX (used to be just the X).

 

[String Music]

Def not Winchester Ballistic Silver tips. I have mixed reviews of these rounds. I've hammered deer before and had terrible blood trails. I also bought some for my .22-250 and was terribly disturbed. I shot a round and ejected it. When I looked inside my chamber it looked like there was some powder inside. When I was picking up my empty shells, I noticed one of the bullets I shot had sunken back into the cartridge! I'm a Hornady man myself. Very accurate!

 

[Boone 58]

I use the winchester 150 grain ballistic tips.....deadly killers.

 

[easy45]

Winchester supreme ballistic silvertips, 150 grain

 

[TNDeerGuy]

I also am with Ruger on this also.....gimme the Remington Core-Lokts

Dropped my buck within 20 yards with my Savage 30-06, huge mushroom and masssive damage!