Are Heavier Bullets Better?

[reynolds357]

Too true. But, that's not the new math Scorch. They read so many foot pounds of energy on the interwebs, and compare it to those big, obsolete bullets, and don't understand what we see during the autopsy.
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I have seen some pretty nasty autopsies from a wound caused by a 90 gr. bonded Norma spit out of a 257 Roy. I have also tracked a deer a half mile that was shot with a 460 Roy. It left a wound like an arrow with a field point. Proper bullet for the application is essential.

[gwpercle]

I side with Elmer Keith...heavy

[reynolds357]

I side with Elmer Keith...heavy

I side with Elmers late life philosophy, heavy and fast. (338-378 OKH later known as 338-378 WBY)

[Stats Shooter]

I have seen some pretty nasty autopsies from a wound caused by a 90 gr. bonded Norma spit out of a 257 Roy. I have also tracked a deer a half mile that was shot with a 460 Roy. It left a wound like an arrow with a field point. Proper bullet for the application is essential

Reynolds, did you read my entire post? I said bullet construction is also very important. I said, ALL things EQUAL, heavier will penitrate deeper.

But, if you choose the wrong bullet, weight won't bail you out.
Here's a real world example. When hunting hogs, my brother shot a 330 lb boar in the armor (scar tissue behind the shoulder) with a .375 HH mag, 270 gr Speer hot core. It mushroomed beautifully embedding in the armor on the opposite side and knocked the critter off his feet....DRT

With the same gun/load he shot a buck that ran half a mile before falling. Same shot placement. Why? Because that bullet in .375 has too tough of a jacket for thin skinned game if you don't hit bone or something to Open up properly. But, knowing this, he could aim front shoulder and then it would be devastating.

So, proper bullet selection is just as important as accuracy or anything else.

But, again, all else equal, I lean heavy unless I'm varminting or speed goat hunting where I want a long max point blank range.

[Danoobie]

I seem to have my best luck with the 180 grain for accuracy
with the 30.06.
That said, I like to use the 110 grain for varmints. Now,
the lighter bullets do shed velocity faster, but who's going
after varmints past 100 yards, anyway?

[reynolds357]

but who's going
after varmints past 100 yards, anyway?

Me. A lot further than 100.