Decision Tree for Bullets




Very low cost---Yes-->Harvester Cast bullets 300g or larger, any cast large Meplat conical (BullStop, etc)
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|no
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Cost, low cost? ----yes----> 300g XTP, 300g Gold Dot, 250g Gold Dot,
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| No, terminal performance is most important to me
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Shooting Long distances most of time?—Yes---> 290, 250g Barnes TMZ, 200g SW,
| 200g Lehigh, 275g Parker Ballistic Extreme
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|no
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Take oblique angle shots----Yes-->300, 250, 260g Nosler Partition, 250, 300g Barnes MZ
| Sight in 3” high at 100, for MPBR of 170 yards
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| take only bow shots at deer i.e. broadside behind front shoulder
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Any bullet that is 3” or smaller group size at 100 yards and doesn’t fragment in it’s performance range

What other logic to add to the tree? I believe this is the collective wisdom of the board, or at least what I have learned from being on this forum for last 2 years.

Chap