Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

[Jeff3C]

Right now i'm shooting 178gr A-Max's but wanting to give the 155's a chance. If you had to pick one bullet for matches and hunting (coyotes and whitetails only) which one would you pick? Im considering the 155 gr A-Max, Scenars, SMK, or the VLDs.

I would love to try them all but don't have the time to load up this many loads so Im trying to narrow them down.

Please don't turn this into another "match" bullet for hunting thread. I did a search and see lots of opinions on the Scenars but not so much on the others. Anyone tried all of them? By the way the setup will be a Surgeon .308 w/ a 24" Broughton barrel. Probably will be using Lapua brass, Varget, and Fed 210m. If anyone has a good load they don't mind sharing please throw it out there.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

i've killed lots of stuff w/the 155 amax,,,,,45 grains of varget.

 

[81STFACP]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

45 grains of IMR 4895 pushing the 155 Berger VLD.

 

[Downzero]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

47 grains of Varget and a Scenar.

 

[xringdb]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

47.0 gr. Varget, 155 Berger VLD. 2940 fps. in my 24" Broughton.

 

[josephberry]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

how do the scenars do compared to the berger vld's? do they reliably expand?

 

[Wil]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

Amax will do....

However, I hear tell of the Scenar killin shit too... <grin>

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

I'd give the Nosler 150gr ballistic Tip a once over.

With a .450 BC it's comparable to the old Sierra 155 Palma (2155) and not far behind the new one (2156/.504 BC) the key to good performance with the 150/155's is a longer barrel (26" or longer, even as much as 32") and a slower rifling twist (1:12", and maybe as slow as 1:14/1:15" with the really longer barrels).

Greg

 

[flopduster]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

I'm shooting 155 berger hunting vld over 46.8 g of r 15. Will start shooting some does soon and see how they do.

 

[Gordon Nettleton]

Re: Which 155gr bullet for paper and hunting??

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wil</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Amax will do....

However, I hear tell of the Scenar killin shit too... <grin></div></div>

155 scenars do make dogs YELP!