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Offline mkee

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anybody shooting a 6-30 AI or a 25 Bullberry?
« on: July 21, 2006, 03:37:12 AM »
What do you use for hunting whitetail in the 150 lb range?  80 gr Nosler BT's shoot well in my 6-30, but they're a varmint bullet.  Best groups out of my 25 BB have been had with Sierra's 90 gr HP Gameking, but not sure how they'll perform on whitetail.  They are a gameking bulleth though.  So what bullets have proven themselves in hunting situations for you guys?
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Re: anybody shooting a 6-30 AI or a 25 Bullberry?
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2006, 10:00:49 AM »
I have a 6mm 30-30 AI in a carbine length Contender.....Virgin Valley 21" 1-10 twist. Only ever shot one deer with it using a 80gr. Sierra SBT stock number 1515. This bullet is listed as a "varmint" bullet but my speeds were around 2900 fps at Chrony distance and the tech at Sierra told me they would work just fine.......it did. Mule deer doe shot at 120 yds. shot thru the lungs ...rib to rib dropped on the spot. That would be my only bg shot with that barrel setup. I use that barrel primarily for pds using a much lighter bullet...58 gr. Vmax at 3450 fps that smokes the little buggers. Who's barrel do you have and what have you shot thru it...........