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Old 12-04-2008 | 06:43 PM
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gleason.chapman
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Default RE: Best Long Range Bullet

ORIGINAL: Big Ol Gobbler

What bullet have you guys used for longer range, 150-200 yards, shooting? Would you hunt with it?
I have shot a lot of different pointed high BC bullets inclusing:

Harvester PT Gold
Parker Ballistic Extrement
Barnes TMZ
Barnes Spitfire
Barnes Origonal
TC SW
TC SW bonded

Without a doubt the most accurate bullet on the market is the TC SW, it shoots well in most guns and is just one accurate bullet. The next most accurate bullet is the parker ballistic extreme, it is an excellent whitetail bullet, I wouldn't use it on elk, that is just me though. I am currently using Barnes Origonals 300g in a Crushed Rib sabot and shooting them at 2350 in a Savage with 4198, they hold togher very well, acutully they don't expand that well. They are accurate killers to 200 yards because their BC is .292. if you hunting big corn and bean fields in the mid west I would shoot
Barnes TMZ or new Barnes T-EZ (flat based barnes TMZ)
Barnes Origonal
Parker BC
TC SW.

If price is a big variable for you, shoot the 300g SW, not the 250, they frag on close shots. That is just my opinion form a lot of reading and some shooting of all these bullets. My story on shooting all these bullets for accuracy is here:

http://www.the-gleasons.com/this_is_my_savage_10_ml_page.htm

I like STRONG bullets that shoot thru and don't fragment. I believe in the "Court of bullets"
Accuracy is king
Penetration is queen
Expansion is prince
and shoot thru is princess.

Must have all 4 for me, just my opinion.

Barnes Origonal hunting with it now. 2 deer DRT. I think I will switch next year to a Barnes MZ, I don't need 200 yards back east here, 150 max is all I need.
Parker Ballistic Exreme, 8 deer last year. Good bullet, I would not say STRONG however, no shoot thru at all angles, would I use it again. Yes.
TC SW, regular not bonded, I have read about fragmentation and pencil thru without expansion, many guys I respect use this bullet and they are smart good hunters, and they know how to use them with high shoulder shots. I would use it, they gave me this accuracy in my savage:
Barnes TMZ I would use that as first choice if it was accurate in my gun, it wasn't.
Harvester PT Gold, I would not use it, since it doesn't have enough of a track record for me. If guys that I know and respect are using it, they that would weigh heavy in my decision to use it.

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