collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: What Grain Bullet?  (Read 3903 times)

Offline Bob33

  • Global Moderator
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2009
  • Posts: 21757
  • Groups: SCI, RMEF, NRA, Hunter Education
Re: What Grain Bullet?
« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2011, 11:20:35 AM »
The type of bullet is much more important than the weight.  A 130 grain Barnes Triple Shock will retain nearly 100 percent of its weight.  A 150 conventional jacketed bullet will probably retain around 50 to 60 percent of its weight.  That means the Barnes goes in with 130 grains, and out with 129.9 grains.  A 150 grain bullet designed to shed weight might come out (if it exits at all) with 80 or 90 grains left.

Really, in 95 percent of the cases it will not matter. Where it will matter is when you're taking a marginal shot at longer distances.  Trying shooting through a bull elk lengthwise at 400 yards with a marginal bullet, and you'll probably wish you'd spent $1 more for a better bullet.
Nature. It's cheaper than therapy.

Offline bobcat

  • Global Moderator
  • Trade Count: (+14)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 39203
  • Location: Rochester
    • robert68
Re: What Grain Bullet?
« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2011, 03:05:31 PM »
I've recovered two Barnes bullets from elk. One was a 140 grain out of a 264 Win. Mag. It weighed 126 grains for 90% retention. The other was a 140 grain from my 270 Win. It also weighed 126 grains.

Offline PA BEN

  • LINEMAN
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2008
  • Posts: 4877
  • Location: Chewelah
Re: What Grain Bullet?
« Reply #17 on: April 23, 2011, 07:42:08 PM »
I mostly hunt with my bow but do alot of shooting and I only hunt bear with my rifle and only because where I live all the shoots are usually over 200 due to the clearcuts and high mt. meadows... I always shoot deadcenter in the shoulder and the results have been the same time & time again....I dont like chasing woulded bear threw brush over my head... most of the bear i shoot are in heavy cover and I watched many roll down the mountain dead with one shot from my .270 and the 140 gr hornaday....but like I its all in the shooter...   Pa ben we need to know each other  a little better because I can tell your a turkey hunter and thats what i breath to do .. well over 100 gobblers under my belt and my boys are 15 and 16 now and have over 20 already /// we serious hurt some turkeys /// peace brother
What side do you hunt? I never have gotten an Eastern.

Offline BOWHUNTER45

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Nov 2009
  • Posts: 14731
Re: What Grain Bullet?
« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2011, 07:58:35 PM »
westside ... easterns are tough down south ... Mainly finding places to hunt ...I have gotten 5 total in Washington and two were at johnson cr. but after dealing the people down there I quit going there.. the other three were in the capitol forest area but have not been down there in awhile neither .. I go back to Pennsylvania to hunt with my brother and dad every couple years .. So thats how I get most my easterns ...i used to hunt porcupine bay area alot in the late 90s early 2000  but some developer bought all the land and started leasing it ...I like up north just to many birds and alot of fun....I have 10 turkey mounts now so now its all about my kids....

Offline sakoshooter

  • WFW Board of Directors
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Nov 2009
  • Posts: 3597
  • Location: Puyallup
  • Groups: Life Memberr NRA, Life Member Sumner Sportsmans Association
Re: What Grain Bullet?
« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2011, 01:09:12 PM »
Any of the bullet weights mentioned will perform well. I'd recommend a 'super premium' bullet rather than concerning myself with weight. Any of the bonded core bullets or solid copper expanding  bullets available today will out perfrom any of the similar weight bullets in a non-bonded bullet.
Rhinelander, WI
Home of the Hodag

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

KODIAK06 2025 trail cam and personal pics thread by kodiak06
[Today at 07:03:46 AM]


AUCTION: SE Idaho DIY Deer or Deer/Elk Hunt by mburrows
[Today at 06:22:12 AM]


Unknown Suppressors - Whisper Pickle by Sneaky
[Today at 04:09:53 AM]


Early Huckleberry Bull Moose tag drawn! by HillHound
[Yesterday at 11:25:17 PM]


THE ULTIMATE QUAD!!!! by Deer slayer
[Yesterday at 10:33:55 PM]


Archery elk gear, 2025. by WapitiTalk1
[Yesterday at 09:41:28 PM]


Utah cow elk hunt by bearpaw
[Yesterday at 07:18:51 PM]


Oregon spring bear by kodiak06
[Yesterday at 04:40:38 PM]


Tree stand for Western Washingtn by kodiak06
[Yesterday at 04:37:01 PM]


Pocket Carry by BKMFR
[Yesterday at 03:34:12 PM]


A lonely Job... by Loup Loup
[Yesterday at 01:15:11 PM]


Range finders & Angle Compensation by Fidelk
[Yesterday at 11:58:48 AM]


Willapa Hills 1 Bear by hunter399
[Yesterday at 10:55:29 AM]


Bearpaw Outfitters Annual July 4th Hunt Sale by bearpaw
[Yesterday at 08:40:03 AM]


Yard bucks by Boss .300 winmag
[July 04, 2025, 11:20:39 PM]


Yard babies by Feathernfurr
[July 04, 2025, 10:04:54 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal