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Old 05-06-2003, 10:06 AM
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what is a i deal grain size and premium bullet for use under 100yds for whitetail deer?
85gr. 95gr. 100gr.?
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Old 05-06-2003, 10:11 AM
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I like 100 grain Sierra Game Kings.
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Old 05-06-2003, 03:48 PM
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frizzellr is right on the money. I would never use anything less than a 100gr bullet to hunt deer. Many of the lighter weight bullets are designed for varmints.
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Old 05-06-2003, 06:22 PM
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100 grain, premium controlled exspansion bullet.[:-]
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Old 05-06-2003, 07:54 PM
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100 grain Hornady interlock
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Old 05-07-2003, 05:31 AM
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95 grain nosler partition or 90 gr barnes x will perforate a deer too. Nobody wants to use them, but Ive seen some deer shot with 105 gr Speer roundnose too that worked good for a 6mm. You just need to put the shot in a soft spot and dont count on a whole lot of penetration from these little bullets. I know a guy who shot deer for several years with 70 gr sierra bthp' s, but thats not the best bullet to use. He never lost a deer though, so its all in where you hit em.
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Old 05-07-2003, 01:37 PM
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Heres another vote for the 100 grain bullets!
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Old 05-07-2003, 02:01 PM
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100gr controlled expansion, you don' t want it to pop on impact, but you need it to expand enough to do enough damage to do it right too.
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Old 05-07-2003, 04:46 PM
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Hornady 100 gr interlock round nose.
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Old 05-07-2003, 08:52 PM
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I have been using the 85 gr Barnes XBT for both deer and antelope and I have taken quite a few animals with them at over 200 yards and only had one bullet that didn' t pass completely through . So I guess you could say I don' t agree with the idea that the 100 gr bullet is the bottom line . I have tried quite a few different bullets and combinations over time and the Barnes bullets are by far the better one in my opinion.
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