ORIGINAL: fenrick
I still have yet to get out and shoot, but I'm wondering what bullets I should pick up. Right now, I just have some PB's and Shockwaves. At the store near me they also have CVA slickloads, Cheap Shot sabot's, and some variety of Knight sabot's. Just wanting your opinion on what I should get/start with?
Has anyone shot the Cheap Shot Sabot's? They arereally, really inexpensive.
If your gun shoots them accurate and the bullet does NOT fragment then go with them. When I first started MLing in 1999, I knew nothing about bullets, sabots and I used Knight 260g pure lead bullets, for two years and they worked fine, were accurate as heck in a Knight Disc.Theymy brother turned me on to Powerbelts, which I used successfully for 3 years and then had issues the last year I used them. I think any bullet is OK if you can place it accurately AND is does not fragement. I personally like Barnes and Noslers now, but if I was on a budget, raising kids and have limited funds, then go with a Gold Dot or a Remington HP or a Hornady XTP, 250 or 300g.The Remington HPs are excellent bullets also and folks don't talk alotabout them either. Also there are alotof folks on here that don't speak up, but I know they have opinions and a lot of experience, so listen to them about what is inexpensive and shoots well. As you have seen from SLer new rifle, he shot the 250g Gold Dots, they sell them 100 for $20, I don't think you can beat that bullet for shooting accuracy and killing power and price. I have 4 boxes of them and when I am done with my Noslers I will shoot them. I may try them in mySavage, butI wanted a higherBC bullet and that HP is not that ballistically efficient, but boy it does a number on deer. Chap