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side issue
This topic brings up an interesting side issue. Why do we need to shoot so many variable size bullets out of the same gun? talking about loading these guns with 140-165 or 150 to 180 etc.. I pick one size bullet for my gun and thats what it shoots. If I am going for deer or antelope I pick regular old corlokts and for anything bigger I use a afram or barnes bullet of the same weight. Don't want to be resighting etc. If they don't work and really need a heavier bullet then i use a different gun/caliber. At one time bullet size was important, because the bullets (basically softpoints without supporting partitions)would fail or shed weight as they entered and ina bigger animal you wanted a lot of extra weight to account for the shedding of weight to insure it penetrated.
But in todays world with the hi tech bullets available why play such games. With a 280/7-08 just use 140g cause they shoot best and pick you bullets to your game, corelokt, BT, or any sp for your deer and antelope and then a partition, a-fram or x bullet for the bigger stuff. I mean seriously, use a winchester failsafe on anything and you biggest worry isn't if it will penetrate(which is the sole reason using the old logic for using a larger bullet) but if the damn thing will actually expand at all or merely passthrough like an old 45-70. Why bother with all this different weight bullets if they aren't going to give you an edge and screw up your trajectory to boot? IN my 30-06 I use 165 bt exclusively, they expand on deer and if i need immense penetration I will use a 165g partition or a-frame or even a failsafe. In my 308 I use 150g for good trajectory and if I need more penetration I change from BT to partitions to X bullets as the game/situtation dictates.
I wonder why this idea of using larger bullets in the same gun
still hold water till this day. We now have the best bullets that ever existed, so use them as they should be used. With my .243
I use 90 grain BT and they kill deer dead and i only use that gun for deer. If i was going to become a 1 gun hunter with the 243 I would then simply standardize on 100grainers and use bt on deer, antelopes and partitons or x bullets on elk and mule deer. Would never consider the logic being discussed here and try to get a load for that gun with 120or 130g bullet. All it would do is turn a very great cartridge into something its not and a very poor performing one at that.
It makes all the sense in the world to me, but maybe I am putting to much faith in new technology but Can't imagine having a 280 which tossses 140g so beautifuly and trying to turn it into a loping slingshot under some arcane belief that It needs more weight? Could be very wrong but it makes sense to me.
Do you guys really think it makes a difference based on experience. All of my shooting has been at deers and hogs so my ideas are entirely theoretical as they pertain to elk but thats what i would do if I was to hunt for them with any of my current gear.Anyone got stories that disprove this or proves this theory?
Would love to hear them. If i was to go tommorow on a hunt for elk i would be bringing my 30-06 with 165g with me as thats what i'm sighted with and what i know regarding trajectory, Id' just up them to a premium partition bullet. Just curious about all this bullet weight switchingI see going on. And please don't take this as a knockdown, as i see the same logic in all of the magazines as well. take care.
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