Please reference the list of bullets below. These are my choices that I have on hand. There are a lot of great bullets out there, but finding them in stock right now is difficult.
I picked up a used Browning X Bolt long range hunter in 30-06. It has a 26" heavy shorter barrel and I dropped it into a Boyd's At One stock with their factory installed front pillar. I have installed an Mcarbo trigger spring and measured trigger pull at 2.25lbs. The rifle is getting bedded tomorrow.
My goal is to use this rifle as a backup for out of state mule and whitetail deer hunting. Most shots are 100-200 yards, but in ideal conditions, my limit is 500 yards.
Given the above platform and parameters, which of the following projectiles that I have on hand should I use? I'm looking for proven performance on deer, inherent accuracy, and easy load development. I will be using once fired Norma brass and I have a wide variety of both primers and powder to choose from.
180gr Swift Scirocco
180gr Sierra TGK Gamechanger
168gr Speer Gold Dot
165gr Hornady Interlock
168gr Barnes TTSX
150gr Barnes TTSX, but have only 100 of these
152gr Hammer Hunters, but only 50 of them
180gr Speer BTSP
So what says the community? Which bullet is gonna get me to sub MOA groups first and effectively kill deer from 50 to 500 yards?
I'm leaning towards the Gold Dots, but I'd sure like to hear opinions
I picked up a used Browning X Bolt long range hunter in 30-06. It has a 26" heavy shorter barrel and I dropped it into a Boyd's At One stock with their factory installed front pillar. I have installed an Mcarbo trigger spring and measured trigger pull at 2.25lbs. The rifle is getting bedded tomorrow.
My goal is to use this rifle as a backup for out of state mule and whitetail deer hunting. Most shots are 100-200 yards, but in ideal conditions, my limit is 500 yards.
Given the above platform and parameters, which of the following projectiles that I have on hand should I use? I'm looking for proven performance on deer, inherent accuracy, and easy load development. I will be using once fired Norma brass and I have a wide variety of both primers and powder to choose from.
180gr Swift Scirocco
180gr Sierra TGK Gamechanger
168gr Speer Gold Dot
165gr Hornady Interlock
168gr Barnes TTSX
150gr Barnes TTSX, but have only 100 of these
152gr Hammer Hunters, but only 50 of them
180gr Speer BTSP
So what says the community? Which bullet is gonna get me to sub MOA groups first and effectively kill deer from 50 to 500 yards?
I'm leaning towards the Gold Dots, but I'd sure like to hear opinions
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