Please help with some suggestions and loads for cast bullets in my Ruger 77MK2 .338 Win.
It is a proven gun with 250gr jacketed bullets, 73gr RE19 @ 2750 and 1moa groups.
I am thinking about the 250gr Beartooth LFN GC. I have a fondness for cast bullets and the thought of something that penetrates well and costs less then half the price of Nos. Partitions has peaked my interest.
What should I consider to be the maximum velocity for this bullet?
The main purpose for this gun is elk hunting in the Mount St. Helens area near where I live. Shots range from 40 to 300 yards and the bulls are very tough. It is sometimes necessary to take shots with the animal quartered away or in other positions that require a lot of penetration.
Will this bullet tend to stay together when busting through shoulder blades Etc.?
Thanks much for your help.
It is a proven gun with 250gr jacketed bullets, 73gr RE19 @ 2750 and 1moa groups.
I am thinking about the 250gr Beartooth LFN GC. I have a fondness for cast bullets and the thought of something that penetrates well and costs less then half the price of Nos. Partitions has peaked my interest.
What should I consider to be the maximum velocity for this bullet?
The main purpose for this gun is elk hunting in the Mount St. Helens area near where I live. Shots range from 40 to 300 yards and the bulls are very tough. It is sometimes necessary to take shots with the animal quartered away or in other positions that require a lot of penetration.
Will this bullet tend to stay together when busting through shoulder blades Etc.?
Thanks much for your help.