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Old 07-19-2017, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MountainDevil54
Yes, along with my brother in law.

Shot a deer with 110gr JSG and the 338gr platinum. blew right through the shoulders and that deer dropped on the spot.
I shot a deer with a Ruger Blackhawk using a .22 short and it dropped on the spot. Doesn't mean it was the right bullet............
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Old 07-19-2017, 11:29 AM
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.22s are illegal to hunt with in the states I hunt.
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Old 07-19-2017, 02:31 PM
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I can use a spear here....somehow i dont think its as good as using bow or a crossbow with a good broadhead though. I can legally use a 22 Hornet or even a 17cal CF also...Oddly neither one seems like a good idea.

You mean like the premium priced plated PB Plats or sub 50cent 300gr Unicor soft points?
You most definitely need a premium bonded bullet traveling at hyper speeds to penetrate it!
$1.67 each https://www.midwayusa.com/product/24...tip-pack-of-15

37 cents each plus the cost of a sabot https://www.midwayusa.com/product/55...oint-box-of-50

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The bullet went through the carpet, plywood, and destroyed the first two jugs. Then the bullet penetrated through the third, fourth, and fifth jug , and into the powder jug. There was an exit hole in the powder jug, and there were pages torn in the phone book, however, the bullet was found inside the powder jug. The small piece of the bullet was found embedded in the plastic of the second water jug. The bullet now weighs 297.2 grain.

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Old 07-19-2017, 06:26 PM
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If the bullet doesn't work on Rons testing, it's sure not gonna work on game. And that doesn't matter if the animal is hard to kill or not.
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Old 07-19-2017, 06:59 PM
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Keep up the good work Ron!
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Old 07-19-2017, 07:10 PM
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29 cents per bullet. Scorpion PT Gold....

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Old 07-19-2017, 08:31 PM
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Got a link to that pricing? Carlos was around $20/50. Ive never seen the PT Golds for $14.50/50

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Old 07-19-2017, 08:53 PM
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last time i bought em was a couple years ago. Still shooting off that supply. Heck of a bullet for such a low price.
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Old 07-20-2017, 06:15 AM
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That is what i thought, not an actual price available to anyone. Ive never even seen larger bulk packs of Rainiers that cheap.

Its a shame they are not priced closer to a Rainier since that is who makes the Harvester bullets. You can get 100 50cal 335gr Rainier HPs for about $23. Hard to imagine the tip is worth roughly doubling the price.

That Speer 300gr JSP i posted is one heckuva a tough bullet. Maybe a bit too tough for deer but not bad at all for bear and its a bargain available to anyone.

They are even cheaper at Grafs and they normally have great pricing on sabots too
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...roductId/17367

300gr DeepCurls
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...roductId/17309

$6-$7 for 50 sabots
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...productId/5480

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Old 07-20-2017, 07:19 AM
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GM I hope you know I was only being sarcastic when I posted this:
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You most definitely need a premium bonded bullet traveling at hyper speeds to penetrate it!
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