Originally Posted by
dqtommy
Taking my .30-06 bear hunting this year in Mn and wondering which bullet you guys recommend. I'm hunting over bait and my shot will be somewhere most likely between 20 and 50 yards. Out of these three bullets which would you guys recommend. And i don't want to hear all of them..... Hornady interlock 180gr, Winchester super x pp 180gr, and Federal trophy bonded tip 180gr,..... I know the trophy bonded tip is the premium ammo, but i've heard that it isn't a good load on thin skinned game like deer because it doesn't expand shooting through such thin skin and that it's made for thicker skinned game like elk and moose... Not sure if that's true or not because on a side note i just bought 200 rounds of it for white tail.... so hopefully i didn't waste my money. Thanks for the help
first. on thick skinned game, i'm a huge fan on interlocks!!! like, times 10! but there are many other good bullets. however, i don't believe the other two bullets will be ideal choices. the tipped bullets expand very fast and i have witness them being torn into fragments inside larger game.
having hunted them, and seen them hunted before. i'd just stay away from the ballistic tips on bears, they're great for deer though!
i use a barnes x hollow point. the tough alloy works great on big stuff. 165 grains is more than enough (probably better than 180)
the heavier your bullet, the slower velocities you get. speed is pretty important, the flatter you shoot, the more likely you are to hit your target in the field.