6.8 SPC deer bullet

yotehunter243

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For the guys shooting the SPC what are you deer hunting with?. I have a couple boxes of 110 accubonds and considered the Cutting Edge 85gr Raptor. I'll mostly be shooting well inside 100 yards and max would be 200 (do to cover).
 
I have shot quite a few different bullets at deer/hogs. 110 Prohunters, 100 Accubond, 120 SST. For the money I think its hard to beat the 120 SSTs, they anchored a 180lb hog nicely. On deer I would imagine they would do the same. The one deer I shot with the Accubond was interesting, inside the deer the bullet seemed to fragment a lot more than one should, there were pieces of jacket scattered throughout the rib cage, it was weird. The 110 prohunters work fine on deer for me as well, although I know some have not had good luck.
 
Originally Posted By: TripleLThe one deer I shot with the Accubond was interesting, inside the deer the bullet seemed to fragment a lot more than one should, there were pieces of jacket scattered throughout the rib cage, it was weird. The 110 prohunters work fine on deer for me as well, although I know some have not had good luck.

Yes, this why I switched to the 95 gr. Barnes TTSX bullet. No weirdness in this bullet. Awesome wound channel, 2"-3" exit hole is typical, and one may find a copper mushroom wing piece in the blood pudding. If the critter doesn't DRT, then the blood train is usually easy to follow. I have switched to the TTSX bullet in all of my hunting rifles, from 6mm to .30 cal, because no matter how small or large the bullet is, it always does the same thing. I can find accurate loads, the bullet hits hard, and penetrates well, and mostly provides a decent leakage hole on the far side. In the 6.8, where velocity is hard to come by, the 95 gr. TTSX really shines. Most rifles like this bullet driven fast, so it shoots flatter, and hits harder when it gets there. The tipped all copper bullet takes care of the expansion and weight retention part, once it does get there.

This bullet takes the 6.8 from an OK deer/antelope round to a really good deer/antelope round. For varmints, and predators, I use the 90 gr. TNT HP, or Sierra HP. Both are close to the 95 gr. TTSX, so loads are similar, and zero changes are usually a few rounds and done, type of an exercise.

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