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Cheaper 30 Cal Hunting Bullet?

Old 09-01-2006 | 11:51 AM
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Hey guys,

I would like to load up some hunting ammo for a Swiss K31 7.5x55. It uses a 30 cal bullet. I don't want to shoot premium bullets. Other than the Remington Coreloks what are some other budget 30 cal bullets that I might want to consider?

Shots with this rifle will be within 70 hards.

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Old 09-01-2006 | 03:40 PM
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Default RE: Cheaper 30 Cal Hunting Bullet?

Sierra Gameking and Hornady Interlock come to mind.
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Old 09-02-2006 | 03:17 AM
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winchester power points are decent I shoot these from my 30-30 they do the trick fine on a deer. Sierra prohunters are good too I use the prohunters when I cant get PP's. I think speer might make a decent economy soft point too.
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Old 09-05-2006 | 02:12 PM
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I always thought the gamekings were a premium bullet. Is this not the case?

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Old 09-05-2006 | 02:23 PM
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I always thought the gamekings were a premium bullet. Is this not the case?
No it's not the case.The gameking is a plain unbonded cup and core bullet.
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Old 09-05-2006 | 08:14 PM
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Maybe this time i can do this without hitting the wrong key and posting too soon and haveing to edit....

What iwas trying to say is, that i see a lot of bullets mentioned in these forums that "i" don't consider "premium", that is for hunting anyway.... Most of them just have a catchy name and/or a higher price, like Corlok, innerlock, gameking, silvertip, or even Hotcore! Drive any of these a bit too fast or hit heavy bone, and they come apart, because the jacket seperates from the core.

If the core isn't bonded in, or a partition bullet, or something else spl.., then in my book, it's just not a premium "hunting"bullet....

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Old 09-06-2006 | 06:09 AM
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Hey guys,

I would like to load up some hunting ammo for a Swiss K31 7.5x55. It uses a 30 cal bullet. I don't want to shoot premium bullets. Other than the Remington Coreloks what are some other budget 30 cal bullets that I might want to consider?

Shots with this rifle will be within 70 hards.

Thanks

Tom
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Old 09-06-2006 | 07:40 AM
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Ok, so what is the cheapest premium bullet available?

I've priced out the Sierra Gamekings at $17 per 100 for 165gr.

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Old 09-06-2006 | 09:04 AM
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The hornady interbond is one of the lowest priced premium bullets.
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Old 09-06-2006 | 10:09 AM
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Another vote for the Hornady bullets.
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