Originally Posted by
sabotloader
I would hope that you are not just judging the value of a bullet by it accuracy. Terminal Performance carries a bigger value for me than just accuracy.
Originally Posted by
WV Hunter
Absolutely. To me, that is the MOST important thing. For target shooting, sure... about any bullet is fine. The cheaper the better if you shoot a ton. But for hunting, I want the best money can buy.
I don't want to get into a war on words with bullets because we all have our own opinions.
I shoot those 300 gr XTPs in .451" and .429" out of my 50s and also the 200 gr 10mm from my .45.
I've shot 10-12 deer with them and the farthest any one went was about 50 yard or so. So I have no complaints. As for performance, I've never found a bullet as they were all pass throughs but the internal damage was severe.
One buck I shot with a 200 gr 10mm bullet was a legitimate 200+ lb 10 point that only ran 35 yards before piling up. Both lugs destroyed and top of heart busted up.
For some reason, again my opinion, people think they need a premium bullet for deer size game. I don't believe they have evolved into some kind of armored super deer. Now if you get significantly better accuracy from a bullet like the Lehigh or if your state does not allow lead projectiles then by all means I'm all for using them.