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**44 AMP** · September 24, 2010, 12:03 PM

Also note that the GI FMJ ammo (what the Garand is designed to eat) is generally prohibited for game hunting. Use a soft point/expanding type bullet. Target bullets (because they are typically not FMJ) are not prohibited, BUT they do not perform as well after they hit. A hit that puts the deer down with a hunting bullet might not do so with a target bullet, leaving you with a wounded deer to track.

Target bullets will kill. No question. But they are not a good choice for hunting game.

September 24, 2010, 12:03 PM	#21
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,835	Also note that the GI FMJ ammo (what the Garand is designed to eat) is generally prohibited for game hunting. Use a soft point/expanding type bullet. Target bullets (because they are typically not FMJ) are not prohibited, BUT they do not perform as well after they hit. A hit that puts the deer down with a hunting bullet might not do so with a target bullet, leaving you with a wounded deer to track. Target bullets will kill. No question. But they are not a good choice for hunting game. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.