ORIGINAL: Virginia7
ORIGINAL: nchawkeye
...I have been using the Federal Premium 85gr Sierra BTHP for the last few years...
This is NOT a deer hunting load. The 85gr. BTHP is a varmint bullet - period! It is an
excellent load for chucks, and even does a terrific job on coyote, as well as, of course,
prairie dogs. Used it a lot when I was in Wyoming.
NO RESPONSIBLE OR ETHICAL HUNTER SHOULD USE SUCH A LOAD FOR DEER!
Even Federal lists it as a varmint loading.
whoa whoa there big fella !
Dont go spewing stuff you know nothing about. This load has been tested on deer and is ranked the number one bullet for dropping deer in there tracks, it has out performed 7mm mags and such .
back to the question I use 100 gr. Hornady's and I'm sighted dead on at 200 yds, I can put a 100 gr core-lock in it and its dead on at 100 pretty weird but it's true I dont know why the hornady hit higher than the remingtons but they do, its like they have more velocity because they have the same POI at 200 yds as does the 85 gr sierras.
The only reason I dont use the 85 gr sierras is they are more subceptible to wind drift. I was at the range testing diffent bullets at 200 yds. I had a 10-15 mph crosswind that was pushing my 100 gr. hornady's to the left around 2 inches while pushing the 85. gr sierras around 6 inches to the left
heres a link on the sierras.
http://www.billsaccuracy.com/art1-p1.htm
and heres some testamonials
http://www.udarrell.com/ultimate_deer_cartridge_guests.htm